diff --git a/internal/command/project_grant.go b/internal/command/project_grant.go
index feb8a29e4b..82d5dcab38 100644
--- a/internal/command/project_grant.go
+++ b/internal/command/project_grant.go
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@ func (c *Commands) RemoveProjectGrant(ctx context.Context, projectID, grantID, r
 	if grantID == "" || projectID == "" {
 		return details, zerrors.ThrowInvalidArgument(nil, "PROJECT-1m9fJ", "Errors.IDMissing")
 	}
-
-	err = c.checkProjectExists(ctx, projectID, resourceOwner)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	existingGrant, err := c.projectGrantWriteModelByID(ctx, grantID, projectID, resourceOwner)
 	if err != nil {
 		return details, err
diff --git a/internal/command/project_grant_test.go b/internal/command/project_grant_test.go
index b6f44c27dd..e39835e2f4 100644
--- a/internal/command/project_grant_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/project_grant_test.go
@@ -1273,11 +1273,25 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "project not existing, precondition failed error",
+			name: "project already removed, precondition failed error",
 			fields: fields{
 				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
 					t,
-					expectFilter(),
+					expectFilter(
+						eventFromEventPusher(project.NewGrantAddedEvent(context.Background(),
+							&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
+							"projectgrant1",
+							"grantedorg1",
+							[]string{"key1"},
+						)),
+						eventFromEventPusher(
+							project.NewProjectRemovedEvent(context.Background(),
+								&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
+								"projectname1",
+								nil,
+							),
+						),
+					),
 				),
 			},
 			args: args{
@@ -1287,7 +1301,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 				resourceOwner: "org1",
 			},
 			res: res{
-				err: zerrors.IsPreconditionFailed,
+				err: zerrors.IsNotFound,
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1295,15 +1309,6 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
 					t,
-					expectFilter(
-						eventFromEventPusher(
-							project.NewProjectAddedEvent(context.Background(),
-								&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
-								"projectname1", true, true, true,
-								domain.PrivateLabelingSettingUnspecified,
-							),
-						),
-					),
 					expectFilter(),
 				),
 			},
@@ -1322,15 +1327,6 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
 					t,
-					expectFilter(
-						eventFromEventPusher(
-							project.NewProjectAddedEvent(context.Background(),
-								&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
-								"projectname1", true, true, true,
-								domain.PrivateLabelingSettingUnspecified,
-							),
-						),
-					),
 					expectFilter(
 						eventFromEventPusher(project.NewGrantAddedEvent(context.Background(),
 							&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
@@ -1365,15 +1361,6 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
 					t,
-					expectFilter(
-						eventFromEventPusher(
-							project.NewProjectAddedEvent(context.Background(),
-								&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
-								"projectname1", true, true, true,
-								domain.PrivateLabelingSettingUnspecified,
-							),
-						),
-					),
 					expectFilter(
 						eventFromEventPusher(project.NewGrantAddedEvent(context.Background(),
 							&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
@@ -1410,15 +1397,6 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveProjectGrant(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
 					t,
-					expectFilter(
-						eventFromEventPusher(
-							project.NewProjectAddedEvent(context.Background(),
-								&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,
-								"projectname1", true, true, true,
-								domain.PrivateLabelingSettingUnspecified,
-							),
-						),
-					),
 					expectFilter(
 						eventFromEventPusher(project.NewGrantAddedEvent(context.Background(),
 							&project.NewAggregate("project1", "org1").Aggregate,