diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/run-one.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/run-one.ts
index 0e80e0b9bb0a1..11c2cf4231dae 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/run-one.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/run-one.ts
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ function calculateDefaultProjectName(
   }
   return (
     (workspaceConfiguration.cli as { defaultProjectName: string })
-      ?.defaultProjectName ||
-    workspaceConfiguration.defaultProject ||
-    workspaceConfiguration.defaultProject
+      ?.defaultProjectName || workspaceConfiguration.defaultProject
   );
 }