diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/ConnectionFactory.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/ConnectionFactory.cs
index d584b4ef4..5a17b72da 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/ConnectionFactory.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/ConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -82,12 +82,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Runspaces
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
         /// Thrown when runspaceConfiguration is null
         /// </exception>
-#if CORECLR
-        internal
-#else
-        public
-#endif
-        static Runspace CreateRunspace(RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration)
+        internal static Runspace CreateRunspace(RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration)
         {
             if (runspaceConfiguration == null)
             {
@@ -117,12 +112,7 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation.Runspaces
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
         /// Thrown when runspaceConfiguration is null
         /// </exception>
-#if CORECLR
-        internal
-#else
-        public
-#endif
-        static Runspace CreateRunspace(PSHost host, RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration)
+        internal static Runspace CreateRunspace(PSHost host, RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration)
         {
             if (host == null)
             {