diff --git a/lib/task/sfBaseTask.class.php b/lib/task/sfBaseTask.class.php
index f15f7c2b7..06fbdfec3 100644
--- a/lib/task/sfBaseTask.class.php
+++ b/lib/task/sfBaseTask.class.php
@@ -48,18 +48,10 @@ public function getFilesystem()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks if the current directory is a symfony project directory.
-     *
-     * @return true if the current directory is a symfony project directory, false otherwise
-     *
-     * @throws sfException
+     * @deprecated
      */
     public function checkProjectExists()
     {
-        if (!file_exists('symfony')) {
-            throw new sfException('You must be in a symfony project directory.');
-        }
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -116,8 +108,6 @@ protected function doRun(sfCommandManager $commandManager, $options)
             return $event->getReturnValue();
         }
 
-        $this->checkProjectExists();
-
         $requiresApplication = $commandManager->getArgumentSet()->hasArgument('application') || $commandManager->getOptionSet()->hasOption('application');
         if (null === $this->configuration || ($requiresApplication && !$this->configuration instanceof sfApplicationConfiguration)) {
             $application = $commandManager->getArgumentSet()->hasArgument('application') ? $commandManager->getArgumentValue('application') : ($commandManager->getOptionSet()->hasOption('application') ? $commandManager->getOptionValue('application') : null);