diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 8884243a96..b95cd4c4c2 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -899,12 +899,6 @@ class ProjectSerializer(UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer, ProjectOptionsSerializer):
                                          args=(obj.last_update.pk,))
         return res
 
-    def validate(self, attrs):
-        if 'organization' not in attrs or type(attrs['organization']) is not Organization:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError('Missing organization')
-        return super(ProjectSerializer, self).validate(attrs)
-
-
 
 class ProjectPlaybooksSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
index aaf0802791..e333f8be2b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_projects.py
@@ -116,9 +116,3 @@ def test_create_project(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando)
             assert Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
         else:
             assert not Project.objects.filter(name='Project %d' % i, organization=organization).exists()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.django_db(transaction=True)
-def test_cant_create_project_without_org(post, organization, org_admin, org_member, admin, rando):
-    assert post(reverse('api:project_list'), { 'name': 'Project foo', }, admin).status_code == 400
-    assert post(reverse('api:project_list'), { 'name': 'Project foo', 'organization': None}, admin).status_code == 400