File is referenced externally but added in package.config in asp projects

Question

I am currently working on jQuery upgrade in my project.

This is my packages.config file of my ASP.NET MVC project:

<packages>   
    <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.1" targetFramework="net48" />   
    <package id="jquery" version="1.10.2" targetFramework="net48" /> 
</packages>

The jquery in our ASP.NET MVC project is referenced externally from the Scripts folder, but I could see its mentioned with different version in packages.config.

Can I proceed with deleting below line from packages.config in my ASP.NET MVC project ?

<package id="jquery" version="1.10.2" targetFramework="net48" />

Would it have any impact? Do I need to change it some other places in my ASP.NET MVC project?