diff --git a/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts b/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
index 21f73e4c63..06f13dc656 100644
--- a/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/helpers/project.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-import crypto from "crypto";
-
-import { encryptAssymmetric } from "@app/components/utilities/cryptography/crypto";
 import encryptSecrets from "@app/components/utilities/secrets/encryptSecrets";
-import { uploadWsKey } from "@app/hooks/api/keys/queries";
 import { createSecret } from "@app/hooks/api/secrets/mutations";
-import { fetchUserDetails } from "@app/hooks/api/users/queries";
 import { createWorkspace } from "@app/hooks/api/workspace/queries";
 
 const secretsToBeAdded = [
@@ -91,43 +86,22 @@ const initProjectHelper = async ({
 }) => {
   // create new project
   const {
-    data: { workspace }
+    data: { project }
   } = await createWorkspace({
-    workspaceName: projectName,
-    organizationId
-  });
-
-  // create and upload new (encrypted) project key
-  const randomBytes = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString("hex");
-  const PRIVATE_KEY = localStorage.getItem("PRIVATE_KEY");
-
-  if (!PRIVATE_KEY) throw new Error("Failed to find private key");
-
-  const user = await fetchUserDetails();
-
-  const { ciphertext, nonce } = encryptAssymmetric({
-    plaintext: randomBytes,
-    publicKey: user.publicKey,
-    privateKey: PRIVATE_KEY
-  });
-
-  await uploadWsKey({
-    workspaceId: workspace.id,
-    userId: user.id,
-    encryptedKey: ciphertext,
-    nonce
+    organizationId,
+    projectName
   });
 
   // encrypt and upload secrets to new project
   const secrets = await encryptSecrets({
     secretsToEncrypt: secretsToBeAdded,
-    workspaceId: workspace.id,
+    workspaceId: project.id,
     env: "dev"
   });
 
   secrets?.forEach((secret) => {
     createSecret({
-      workspaceId: workspace.id,
+      workspaceId: project.id,
       environment: secret.environment,
       type: secret.type,
       secretKey: secret.secretName,
@@ -147,7 +121,7 @@ const initProjectHelper = async ({
     });
   });
 
-  return workspace;
+  return project;
 };
 
 export { initProjectHelper };