diff --git a/keystone/resource/core.py b/keystone/resource/core.py
index df90d8ec63..d23a157195 100644
--- a/keystone/resource/core.py
+++ b/keystone/resource/core.py
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ class Manager(manager.Manager):
                                                      project['name'])
 
         project.setdefault('enabled', True)
-        project['enabled'] = clean.project_enabled(project['enabled'])
-        project['name'] = clean.project_name(project['name'])
+        project['name'] = project['name'].strip()
         project.setdefault('description', '')
 
         # For regular projects, the controller will ensure we have a valid
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/resource/test_backends.py b/keystone/tests/unit/resource/test_backends.py
index 18debe7bb2..e64f0121c5 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/resource/test_backends.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/resource/test_backends.py
@@ -302,28 +302,6 @@ class ResourceTests(object):
                           project['id'],
                           project)
 
-    def test_create_project_blank_name_fails(self):
-        project = unit.new_project_ref(
-            name='', domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.resource_api.create_project,
-                          project['id'],
-                          project)
-
-    def test_create_project_invalid_name_fails(self):
-        project = unit.new_project_ref(
-            name=None, domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.resource_api.create_project,
-                          project['id'],
-                          project)
-        project = unit.new_project_ref(
-            name=123, domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.resource_api.create_project,
-                          project['id'],
-                          project)
-
     def test_update_project_blank_name_fails(self):
         project = unit.new_project_ref(
             name='fake1', domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
@@ -374,16 +352,6 @@ class ResourceTests(object):
                           project['id'],
                           project)
 
-    def test_create_project_invalid_enabled_type_string(self):
-        project = unit.new_project_ref(
-            domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id,
-            # invalid string value
-            enabled="true")
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.resource_api.create_project,
-                          project['id'],
-                          project)
-
     def test_create_project_invalid_domain_id(self):
         project = unit.new_project_ref(domain_id=uuid.uuid4().hex)
         self.assertRaises(exception.DomainNotFound,
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
index 4e8839e581..f596be678b 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/test_backend_sql.py
@@ -300,21 +300,6 @@ class SqlIdentity(SqlTests,
         ref['name'] = ref['name'].upper()
         self.resource_api.create_project(ref['id'], ref)
 
-    def test_create_null_project_name(self):
-        project = unit.new_project_ref(
-            name=None, domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ValidationError,
-                          self.resource_api.create_project,
-                          project['id'],
-                          project)
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ProjectNotFound,
-                          self.resource_api.get_project,
-                          project['id'])
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ProjectNotFound,
-                          self.resource_api.get_project_by_name,
-                          project['name'],
-                          CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
-
     def test_delete_project_with_user_association(self):
         user = unit.new_user_ref(domain_id=CONF.identity.default_domain_id)
         user = self.identity_api.create_user(user)