"Visual Studio has added the full set of dependencies for ASP.NET MVC 5 to project" Can I reverse it?

Question

By mistake I create a MVC 5 Controler instead Web Api 2 Controller in my .NET Web API Project and I received the following message:

Visual Studio has added the full set of dependencies for ASP.NET MVC 5 to project 'PROJECT_NAME'.

The Global.asax.cs file in the project may require additional changes to enable ASP.NET MVC.

1. Add the following namespace references:

   using System.Web.Mvc; using System.Web.Routing; using System.Web.Optimization;

2. If the code does not already define an Application_Start method, add the following method:

   protected void Application_Start() { }

3. Add the following lines to the end of the Application_Start method:

   AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas(); RouteConfig.RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes); FilterConfig.RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters); BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);

Is there a simple way to reverse this? Do I have to delete unnecessary files and dependencies one by one manually? Will previously created Api controllers work without changes?

Any help or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

If you're using any form of source control like Git or TFVC you can just undo the changes.

Otherwise, unfortunately, yes to:

Do I have to delete unnecessary files and dependencies one by one manually?"