diff --git a/buildpipeline/alpine.3.6.groovy b/buildpipeline/linux-musl.groovy
similarity index 88%
rename from buildpipeline/alpine.3.6.groovy
rename to buildpipeline/linux-musl.groovy
index 08ed7cb4af4f..7f5b41103f9a 100644
--- a/buildpipeline/alpine.3.6.groovy
+++ b/buildpipeline/linux-musl.groovy
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ simpleDockerNode('microsoft/dotnet-buildtools-prereqs:alpine-3.6-3148f11-2017111
     }
     stage ('Generate version assets') {
         // Generate the version assets.  Do we need to even do this for non-official builds?
-        sh "./build-managed.sh -runtimeos=alpine.3.6 -- /t:GenerateVersionSourceFile /p:GenerateVersionSourceFile=true /p:PortableBuild=false"
+        sh "./build-managed.sh -runtimeos=linux-musl -- /t:GenerateVersionSourceFile /p:GenerateVersionSourceFile=true /p:PortableBuild=false"
     }
     stage ('Sync') {
-        sh "./sync.sh -p -runtimeos=alpine.3.6 -- /p:ArchGroup=x64 /p:PortableBuild=false"
+        sh "./sync.sh -p -runtimeos=linux-musl -- /p:ArchGroup=x64 /p:PortableBuild=false"
     }
     stage ('Build Product') {
-        sh "./build.sh -buildArch=x64 -runtimeos=alpine.3.6 -${params.CGroup} -- /p:PortableBuild=false"
+        sh "./build.sh -buildArch=x64 -runtimeos=linux-musl -${params.CGroup} -- /p:PortableBuild=false"
     }
     stage ('Build Tests') {
         def additionalArgs = ''
diff --git a/buildpipeline/pipeline.json b/buildpipeline/pipeline.json
index f415f7d086e1..edbda97fd9e9 100644
--- a/buildpipeline/pipeline.json
+++ b/buildpipeline/pipeline.json
@@ -48,22 +48,6 @@
             "Type": "build/product/"
           }
         },
-        {
-          "Name": "DotNet-CoreFx-Trusted-Linux",
-          "Parameters": {
-            "PB_DockerTag": "alpine-3.6-3148f11-20171119021156",
-            "PB_BuildArguments": "-buildArch=x64 -$(PB_ConfigurationGroup) -stripSymbols -RuntimeOS=alpine.3.6 -- /p:PortableBuild=false /p:StabilizePackageVersion=$(PB_IsStable) /p:PackageVersionStamp=$(PB_VersionStamp)",
-            "PB_BuildTestsArguments": "-buildArch=x64 -$(PB_ConfigurationGroup) -SkipTests -Outerloop -RuntimeOS=alpine.3.6 -- /p:ArchiveTests=true /p:EnableDumpling=true /p:PortableBuild=false",
-            "PB_SyncArguments": "-p -BuildTests=false -RuntimeOS=alpine.3.6 -- /p:ArchGroup=x64 /p:PortableBuild=false /p:DotNetRestoreSources=$(PB_RestoreSource) /p:DotNetAssetRootUrl=$(PB_AssetRootUrl)",
-            "PB_TargetQueue": "Alpine.36.Amd64",
-            "PB_CreateHelixArguments": "/p:ArchGroup=x64 /p:ConfigurationGroup=$(PB_ConfigurationGroup) /p:TestProduct=corefx /p:TimeoutInSeconds=1200 /p:TargetOS=Linux"
-          },
-          "ReportingParameters": {
-            "OperatingSystem": "Alpine3.6",
-            "Platform": "x64",
-            "Type": "build/product/"
-          }
-        },
         {
           "Name": "DotNet-CoreFx-Trusted-Linux",
           "Parameters": {
diff --git a/buildpipeline/pipelinejobs.groovy b/buildpipeline/pipelinejobs.groovy
index b5b174a2c8f9..9173030414fd 100644
--- a/buildpipeline/pipelinejobs.groovy
+++ b/buildpipeline/pipelinejobs.groovy
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def branch = GithubBranchName
 def linPipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/linux.groovy')
 def linArm64Pipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/linux.arm64.groovy')
 def centos6Pipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/centos.6.groovy')
-def alpine36Pipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/alpine.3.6.groovy')
+def linmuslPipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/linux-musl.groovy')
 def osxPipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/osx.groovy')
 def winPipeline = Pipeline.createPipelineForGithub(this, project, branch, 'buildpipeline/windows.groovy')
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def configurations = [
     ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':linPipeline, 'Name':'Linux' ,'ForPR':"Release-x64", 'Arch':['x64']],
     ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':linArm64Pipeline, 'Name':'Linux' ,'ForPR':"Release-arm64", 'Arch':['arm64']],
     ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':centos6Pipeline, 'Name':'CentOS.6' ,'ForPR':"", 'Arch':['x64']],
-    ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':alpine36Pipeline, 'Name':'Alpine.3.6' ,'ForPR':"Debug-x64", 'Arch':['x64']],
+    ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':linmuslPipeline, 'Name':'Linux-musl' ,'ForPR':"Debug-x64", 'Arch':['x64']],
     ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':osxPipeline, 'Name':'OSX', 'ForPR':"Debug-x64", 'Arch':['x64']],
     ['TGroup':"netcoreapp", 'Pipeline':winPipeline, 'Name':'Windows' , 'ForPR':"Debug-x64|Release-x86"],
     ['TGroup':"netfx",      'Pipeline':winPipeline, 'Name':'NETFX', 'ForPR':"Release-x86"],
diff --git a/external/runtime/runtime.depproj b/external/runtime/runtime.depproj
index 24003d9ab2ed..120512d43572 100644
--- a/external/runtime/runtime.depproj
+++ b/external/runtime/runtime.depproj
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.props))\dir.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <NugetRuntimeIdentifier>$(PackageRID)</NugetRuntimeIdentifier>
-    <!-- Set to alpine until we get a published linux-musl runtime package -->
-    <NugetRuntimeIdentifier Condition="'$(RuntimeOS)' == 'linux-musl'">alpine.3.6-x64</NugetRuntimeIdentifier>
     <RidSpecificAssets>true</RidSpecificAssets>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1603;NU1605</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/init-tools.sh b/init-tools.sh
index 0f5caaafe225..4d656defe282 100755
--- a/init-tools.sh
+++ b/init-tools.sh
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ if [ ! -e "$__DOTNET_PATH" ]; then
                 if [ -e /etc/os-release ]; then
                     source /etc/os-release
                     if [[ $ID == "alpine" ]]; then
-                        # remove the last version digit
-                        VERSION_ID=${VERSION_ID%.*}
-                        __PKG_RID=alpine.$VERSION_ID
+                        __PKG_RID=linux-musl
                     fi
                 elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]; then
                     redhatRelease=$(</etc/redhat-release)
diff --git a/pkg/Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp/netcoreapp.rids.props b/pkg/Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp/netcoreapp.rids.props
index 6299f2de242d..06bdbc769641 100644
--- a/pkg/Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp/netcoreapp.rids.props
+++ b/pkg/Microsoft.Private.CoreFx.NETCoreApp/netcoreapp.rids.props
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     <OfficialBuildRID Include="linux-x64" />
     <OfficialBuildRID Include="linux-musl-x64" />
     <OfficialBuildRID Include="rhel.6-x64" />
-    <OfficialBuildRID Include="alpine.3.6-x64" />
     <OfficialBuildRID Include="osx-x64" />
     <OfficialBuildRID Include="win-arm">
       <Platform>arm</Platform>