diff --git a/BuildLiveCD b/BuildLiveCD
index 31a23db9..2024e32f 100755
--- a/BuildLiveCD
+++ b/BuildLiveCD
@@ -87,15 +87,6 @@ case ${ARCH} in
     *) LINUX32="";;
 esac
 
-for arg in "$@"; do
-    case "$arg" in
-	*ubuntu|*ubuntu-dvd|kubuntu-active|ubuntu-lpia|ubuntu-mid|ubuntu-umpc|ubuntu-mobile|ubuntu-netbook|ubuntu-moblin-remix|mythbuntu|ubuntustudio-dvd|ubuntukylin|base|tocd|ubuntu-headless|ubuntu-server|ubuntu-core|cloud-live)	;;
-	*)
-	    echo "bad project: $arg" >&2
-	    exit 2
-	    ;;
-    esac
-done
 if [ "`echo $@ | wc -w`" -gt "1" ]; then
     for arg in "$@"; do
         $0 $arg
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dba4be78..aa8f9bc6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 livecd-rootfs (2.111) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * BuildLiveCD, live-build/auto/config: Add ubuntukylin as a valid project
+  * live-build/auto/config: Add ubuntukylin as a valid project
     (LP: #1152812).
+  * BuildLiveCD: Remove the explicit list of valid projects.  This is a
+    hassle to modify, and not very useful since an invalid project will fail
+    soon enough anyway.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:34:18 +0000