diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF.csproj b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF.csproj
index 4f3cde7041b9..adbb866ea726 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF.csproj
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF/SamplesApp.Skia.WPF.csproj
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="2.1.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.Views.WPF" Version="2.88.1-preview.79" />
 		<PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp.Views.Uno" />
+
+		<!-- Explicitly included to remove all assets from Uno dependencies coming from SkiaSharp.Views.* -->
+		<PackageReference Include="Uno.UI" Version="4.4.5" ExcludeAssets="all" IncludeAssets="none" PrivateAssets="all" Condition="'$(UNO_UWP_BUILD)'=='true'"/>
+		<PackageReference Include="Uno.WinUI" Version="4.4.5" ExcludeAssets="all" IncludeAssets="none" PrivateAssets="all" Condition="'$(UNO_UWP_BUILD)'!='true'" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net6.0-windows'">