diff --git a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rule_details.py b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rule_details.py
index 5a1bec67304dc8..a61d3ed35a6051 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rule_details.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rule_details.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def put(self, request: Request, project, rule) -> Response:
             kwargs = {
                 "name": data["name"],
                 "environment": data.get("environment"),
-                "project": project,
+                "project": None,
                 "project_id": project.id,
                 "action_match": data["actionMatch"],
                 "filter_match": data.get("filterMatch"),
diff --git a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rules.py b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rules.py
index a3daa57aff189e..3b8b3b5b90b011 100644
--- a/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rules.py
+++ b/src/sentry/api/endpoints/project_rules.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ def post(self, request: Request, project) -> Response:
         kwargs = {
             "name": data["name"],
             "environment": data.get("environment"),
-            "project": project,
+            "project": None,
             "project_id": project.id,
             "action_match": data["actionMatch"],
             "filter_match": data.get("filterMatch"),
diff --git a/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_project_rules.py b/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_project_rules.py
index eaec8441b4a53f..1dc8ae0b574caf 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_project_rules.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/api/endpoints/test_project_rules.py
@@ -727,6 +727,7 @@ def test_kicks_off_slack_async_job(
         payload["actions"][0].pop("name")
         kwargs = {
             "name": payload["name"],
+            "project": None,
             "project_id": self.project.id,
             "environment": payload.get("environment"),
             "action_match": payload["actionMatch"],
@@ -739,7 +740,6 @@ def test_kicks_off_slack_async_job(
             "uuid": "abc123",
         }
         call_args = mock_find_channel_id_for_alert_rule.call_args[1]["kwargs"]
-        assert call_args.pop("project").id == self.project.id
         assert call_args == kwargs
 
     def test_comparison_condition(self):