diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
index 54023493..e0e40295 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_crud.py
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ async def get_project_by_id(
 
 async def get_projects(
     db: Database,
-    author_id: uuid.UUID,
     skip: int = 0,
     limit: int = 100,
 ):
@@ -97,14 +96,12 @@ async def get_projects(
     raw_sql = """
         SELECT id, name, short_description, description, per_task_instructions, outline
         FROM projects
-        WHERE author_id = :author_id
-        ORDER BY id DESC
+        ORDER BY created DESC
         OFFSET :skip
         LIMIT :limit;
         """
-    db_projects = await db.fetch_all(
-        raw_sql, {"author_id": author_id, "skip": skip, "limit": limit}
-    )
+    db_projects = await db.fetch_all(raw_sql, {"skip": skip, "limit": limit})
+
     return db_projects
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
index 97fa779f..e12b8ded 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ async def read_projects(
     user_data: AuthUser = Depends(login_required),
 ):
     "Return all projects"
-    author_id = user_data.id
-    projects = await project_crud.get_projects(db, author_id, skip, limit)
+    projects = await project_crud.get_projects(db, skip, limit)
     return projects