diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
index e8e8e41f09..198e5cbd6b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/add/sources-add.controller.js
@@ -47,36 +47,6 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'SourcesFormDefinition',
             }
         };
 
-        // Detect and alert user to potential SCM status issues
-        var checkSCMStatus = function () {
-            if (!Empty($scope.project)) {
-                Rest.setUrl(GetBasePath('projects') + $scope.project + '/');
-                Rest.get()
-                    .success(function (data) {
-                        var msg;
-                        switch (data.status) {
-                        case 'failed':
-                            msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"failed\". You must run a successful update before you can select an inventory file.";
-                            break;
-                        case 'never updated':
-                            msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"never updated\". You must run a successful update before you can select an inventory file.";
-                            break;
-                        case 'missing':
-                            msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of \"missing\". Please check the server and make sure ' +
-                                ' the directory exists and file permissions are set correctly.</div>';
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        if (msg) {
-                            Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info alert-info--noTextTransform', null, null, null, null, true);
-                        }
-                    })
-                    .error(function (data, status) {
-                        ProcessErrors($scope, data, status, form, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                            msg: 'Failed to get project ' + $scope.project + '. GET returned status: ' + status });
-                    });
-            }
-        };
-
         // Register a watcher on project_name
         if ($scope.getInventoryFilesUnregister) {
             $scope.getInventoryFilesUnregister();
@@ -84,7 +54,6 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'SourcesFormDefinition',
         $scope.getInventoryFilesUnregister = $scope.$watch('project', function (newValue, oldValue) {
             if (newValue !== oldValue) {
                 getInventoryFiles(newValue);
-                checkSCMStatus();
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
index f4a68679ed..8075977ccf 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventories-hosts/inventories/related/sources/edit/sources-edit.controller.js
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'ParseVariableString',
     'rbacUiControlService', 'ToJSON', 'ParseTypeChange', 'GroupsService',
     'GetChoices', 'GetBasePath', 'CreateSelect2', 'GetSourceTypeOptions',
     'inventorySourceData', 'SourcesService', 'inventoryData', 'inventorySourcesOptions', 'Empty',
-    'Wait', 'Rest', 'Alert', 'ProcessErrors',
+    'Wait', 'Rest', 'Alert',
     function($state, $stateParams, $scope, ParseVariableString,
         rbacUiControlService, ToJSON,ParseTypeChange, GroupsService,
         GetChoices, GetBasePath, CreateSelect2, GetSourceTypeOptions,
         inventorySourceData, SourcesService, inventoryData, inventorySourcesOptions, Empty,
-        Wait, Rest, Alert, ProcessErrors) {
+        Wait, Rest, Alert) {
 
         function init() {
             $scope.projectBasePath = GetBasePath('projects');
@@ -136,33 +136,6 @@ export default ['$state', '$stateParams', '$scope', 'ParseVariableString',
                         Wait('stop');
                     });
             }
-
-            if (!Empty($scope.project)) {
-                Rest.setUrl(GetBasePath('projects') + $scope.project + '/');
-                Rest.get()
-                    .success(function (data) {
-                        var msg;
-                        switch (data.status) {
-                        case 'failed':
-                            msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"failed\". You must run a successful update before you can select an inventory file.";
-                            break;
-                        case 'never updated':
-                            msg = "<div>The Project selected has a status of \"never updated\". You must run a successful update before you can select an inventory file.";
-                            break;
-                        case 'missing':
-                            msg = '<div>The selected project has a status of \"missing\". Please check the server and make sure ' +
-                                ' the directory exists and file permissions are set correctly.</div>';
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        if (msg) {
-                            Alert('Warning', msg, 'alert-info alert-info--noTextTransform', null, null, null, null, true);
-                        }
-                    })
-                    .error(function (data, status) {
-                        ProcessErrors($scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                            msg: 'Failed to get project ' + $scope.project + '. GET returned status: ' + status });
-                    });
-            }
         }
 
         function initSourceSelect() {