diff --git a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/nodes/service.rs b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/nodes/service.rs
index 9f94916678b..93198e48351 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/nodes/service.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/ockam/ockam_api/src/nodes/service.rs
@@ -211,18 +211,10 @@ impl NodeManager {
             if self.policies.get_policy(r, a).await?.is_none() {
                 let fallback = match custom_default {
                     Some(e) => e.clone(),
-                    None => and([
-                        eq([ident("resource.project_id"), ident("subject.project_id")]), // TODO: DEPRECATE - Removing PROJECT_ID attribute in favor of TRUST_CONTEXT_ID
-                                                                                         /*
-                                                                                         * TODO: replace the project_id check for trust_context_id.  For now the
-                                                                                         * existing authority deployed doesn't know about trust_context so this is to
-                                                                                         * be done after updating deployed authorities.
-                                                                                         eq([
-                                                                                             ident("resource.trust_context_id"),
-                                                                                             ident("subject.trust_context_id"),
-                                                                                         ]),
-                                                                                         */
-                    ]),
+                    None => and([eq([
+                        ident("resource.trust_context_id"),
+                        ident("subject.trust_context_id"),
+                    ])]),
                 };
                 self.policies.set_policy(r, a, &fallback).await?
             }