diff --git a/taskcluster/taskgraph/optimize/backstop.py b/taskcluster/taskgraph/optimize/backstop.py
index 2cba57d39a15..e485dc1d1ea1 100644
--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/optimize/backstop.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/optimize/backstop.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
 from taskgraph.optimize import OptimizationStrategy, register_strategy
-from taskgraph.util.attributes import match_run_on_projects
 from taskgraph.util.backstop import is_backstop, BACKSTOP_PUSH_INTERVAL, BACKSTOP_TIME_INTERVAL
 
 
@@ -20,23 +19,12 @@ class Backstop(OptimizationStrategy):
         push_interval (int): Number of pushes
         time_interval (int): Minutes between forced schedules.
                              Use 0 to disable.
-        remove_on_projects (set): For non-autoland projects, the task will
-            be removed if we're running on one of these projects, otherwise
-            it will be kept.
     """
     def __init__(self, push_interval, time_interval, remove_on_projects=None):
         self.push_interval = push_interval
         self.time_interval = time_interval
-        self.remove_on_projects = remove_on_projects or {'try'}
 
     def should_remove_task(self, task, params, _):
-        project = params["project"]
-
-        # Scheduling on a backstop only makes sense on autoland. For other projects,
-        # remove the task if the project matches self.remove_on_projects.
-        if project != 'autoland':
-            return match_run_on_projects(project, self.remove_on_projects)
-
         if is_backstop(params, self.push_interval, self.time_interval):
             return False
         return True
diff --git a/taskcluster/taskgraph/test/test_optimize_strategies.py b/taskcluster/taskgraph/test/test_optimize_strategies.py
index 983f2d20c52a..14dfdc8b08b2 100644
--- a/taskcluster/taskgraph/test/test_optimize_strategies.py
+++ b/taskcluster/taskgraph/test/test_optimize_strategies.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def test_bugbug_fallback(monkeypatch, responses, params):
 
 def test_backstop(responses, params):
     all_labels = {t.label for t in default_tasks}
-    opt = Backstop(10, 60, {'try'})  # every 10th push or 1 hour
+    opt = Backstop(10, 60)  # every 10th push or 1 hour
 
     responses.add(
         responses.GET,
@@ -357,15 +357,6 @@ def test_backstop(responses, params):
     scheduled = {t.label for t in default_tasks if not opt.should_remove_task(t, params, None)}
     assert scheduled == all_labels
 
-    # On non-autoland projects the 'remove_on_projects' value is used.
-    params['project'] = 'mozilla-central'
-    scheduled = {t.label for t in default_tasks if not opt.should_remove_task(t, params, None)}
-    assert scheduled == all_labels
-
-    params['project'] = 'try'
-    scheduled = {t.label for t in default_tasks if not opt.should_remove_task(t, params, None)}
-    assert scheduled == set()
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()