diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index ebe95655..2d477ef1 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ module Types
   validate :project_with_school_id_has_school_project
   validate :school_project_school_matches_project_school
 
-  default_scope -> { where.not(project_type: Types::SCRATCH) }
-
   scope :internal_projects, -> { where(user_id: nil) }
   scope :only_scratch, lambda { |only_scratch|
-    only_scratch ? unscoped.where(project_type: Project::Types::SCRATCH) : self
+    only_scratch ? Project.where(project_type: Project::Types::SCRATCH) : self
   }
 
   has_paper_trail(
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 6102ac09..85ad7464 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
   describe 'default scope' do
     let!(:python_project) { create(:project, project_type: Project::Types::PYTHON) }
     let!(:html_project) { create(:project, project_type: Project::Types::HTML) }
-    let!(:project_with_unknown_type) { create(:project, project_type: 'unknown') }
     let!(:scratch_project) { create(:project, project_type: Project::Types::SCRATCH) }
+    let!(:project_with_unknown_type) { create(:project, project_type: 'unknown') }
 
     it 'includes python projects' do
       expect(described_class.all).to include(python_project)
@@ -334,12 +334,12 @@
       expect(described_class.all).to include(html_project)
     end
 
-    it 'includes projects with unknown type' do
-      expect(described_class.all).to include(project_with_unknown_type)
+    it 'includes scratch projects' do
+      expect(described_class.all).to include(scratch_project)
     end
 
-    it 'does not include scratch projects' do
-      expect(described_class.all).not_to include(scratch_project)
+    it 'includes projects with unknown type' do
+      expect(described_class.all).to include(project_with_unknown_type)
     end
   end
 
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@
         expect(projects_in_scope).to include(html_project)
       end
 
-      it 'includes projects with unknown type' do
-        expect(projects_in_scope).to include(project_with_unknown_type)
+      it 'includes scratch projects' do
+        expect(projects_in_scope).to include(scratch_project)
       end
 
-      it 'does not include scratch projects' do
-        expect(projects_in_scope).not_to include(scratch_project)
+      it 'includes projects with unknown type' do
+        expect(projects_in_scope).to include(project_with_unknown_type)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/projects/remix_spec.rb b/spec/requests/projects/remix_spec.rb
index ac9a3c91..f6a78e76 100644
--- a/spec/requests/projects/remix_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/projects/remix_spec.rb
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@
         let(:original_project_type) { Project::Types::SCRATCH }
         let(:project_type) { Project::Types::SCRATCH }
 
-        it 'returns 404 response if scratch projects are not explicitly included' do
-          get("/api/projects/#{original_project.identifier}/remix", headers:)
-
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:not_found)
-        end
-
         it 'returns success response if scratch projects are explicitly included' do
           get("/api/projects/#{original_project.identifier}/remix?project_type=scratch", headers:)
 
@@ -128,12 +122,6 @@
       context 'when original project is scratch project' do
         let(:original_project_type) { Project::Types::SCRATCH }
 
-        it 'returns 404 response if scratch projects are not explicitly included' do
-          post("/api/projects/#{original_project.identifier}/remix", params: { project: project_params }, headers:)
-
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:not_found)
-        end
-
         it 'returns success response if scratch projects are explicitly included' do
           post("/api/projects/#{original_project.identifier}/remix?project_type=scratch", params: { project: project_params }, headers:)
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/projects/show_spec.rb b/spec/requests/projects/show_spec.rb
index 8adadb25..1f4541fb 100644
--- a/spec/requests/projects/show_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/projects/show_spec.rb
@@ -213,11 +213,6 @@
             expect(response.body).to eq(starter_project_json)
           end
         end
-
-        it 'returns 404 response if scratch project' do
-          get("/api/projects/#{starter_project.identifier}?locale=#{starter_project.locale}", headers:)
-          expect(response).to have_http_status(:not_found)
-        end
       end
 
       it 'creates a new ProjectLoader with the correct parameters' do