diff --git a/src/sentry/receivers/core.py b/src/sentry/receivers/core.py
index 882eb0894fea1..30a21a5468a9a 100644
--- a/src/sentry/receivers/core.py
+++ b/src/sentry/receivers/core.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from sentry.services.hybrid_cloud.util import region_silo_function
 from sentry.signals import post_upgrade, project_created
 from sentry.silo import SiloMode
+from sentry.utils.settings import is_self_hosted
 
 PROJECT_SEQUENCE_FIX = """
 SELECT setval('sentry_project_id_seq', (
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def create_default_projects(**kwds):
+    if not is_self_hosted():
+        return
+
     create_default_project(
         # This guards against sentry installs that have SENTRY_PROJECT set to None, so
         # that they don't error after every migration. Specifically for single tenant.