diff --git a/www/secretary/workbench/views/forms/icla.js.rb b/www/secretary/workbench/views/forms/icla.js.rb
index dd1eb638c5..b74706e90f 100644
--- a/www/secretary/workbench/views/forms/icla.js.rb
+++ b/www/secretary/workbench/views/forms/icla.js.rb
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ def updated()
     project = document.querySelector('select[name=project]')
     votelink = document.querySelector('input[name=votelink]')
 
-    valid &&= project.validity.valid
-
     # project votelink are only required with valid users; only validate
     # votelink if the user is valid
     if user.validity.valid and user.value.length > 0