diff --git a/resources/build/test/test.sh b/resources/build/test/test.sh
index c6623e45ae..4cb78ab2c2 100755
--- a/resources/build/test/test.sh
+++ b/resources/build/test/test.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cd "$THIS_SCRIPT_PATH"
 builder_describe - clean build
 builder_parse "build"
 if [[ "${_builder_chosen_action_targets[@]}" != "build:project" ]]; then
-  builder_die "  Test: builder_parse, shorthand form 'build' should give us 'build:project'"
+  builder_die "  Test: builder_parse, shorthand form 'build' should give us 'build:project"
 fi
 
 if builder_start_action build; then
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ builder_describe_parse_short_test() {
   fi
 }
 
-builder_describe_parse_short_test "clean build test" ":module :tools :app" "build:module build:tools build:app build:project" "build"
+builder_describe_parse_short_test "clean build test" ":module :tools :app" "build:module build:tools build:app" "build"
 builder_describe_parse_short_test "clean build test" ":module :tools :app" "build:app" "build:app"
 builder_describe_parse_short_test "clean build test" ":module :tools :app" "build:app clean:module" "build:app clean:module"
 builder_describe_parse_short_test "clean build test" ":module :tools :app :project" "clean:module clean:tools clean:app clean:project build:app build:project" "clean build:app build:project"
@@ -113,23 +113,6 @@ builder_describe \
   "--zoom,-z    Use zoom mode" \
   "--feature=FOO Enable feature foo"
 
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Test implicit :project targets
-
-builder_parse_test "clean:app test:engine" "" clean:app test:engine
-
-if builder_has_action test:project; then
-  builder_die "FAIL: test:project should not have matched project-wide test action"
-fi
-
-builder_parse_test "clean:app test:app test:engine test:project" "" clean:app test
-
-if builder_has_action test:project; then
-  echo "PASS: test:project matched"
-else
-  builder_die: "FAIL: test:project missing for untargeted test action"
-fi
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Test --options
 
diff --git a/resources/builder.inc.sh b/resources/builder.inc.sh
index a63d75c681..8713a54531 100755
--- a/resources/builder.inc.sh
+++ b/resources/builder.inc.sh
@@ -1302,11 +1302,8 @@ _builder_parse_expanded_parameters() {
       for e in "${_builder_targets[@]}"; do
         _builder_chosen_action_targets+=("$action$e")
       done
-
-      if ! _builder_item_in_array ":project" "${_builder_targets[@]}"; then
-        # Also include an action-target pair indicating that the non-targeted action was specified.
-        _builder_chosen_action_targets+=("$action:project")
-      fi
+      # Also include an action-target pair indicating that the non-targeted action was specified.
+      _builder_chosen_action_targets+=("$action:project")
     elif (( has_target )); then
       # apply the default action to the selected target