diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 3ec06d72..9b8cf05b 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -120,11 +120,14 @@ function emergencycontactStatus($reg_id="")
 function projectStatus($reg_id="")
 {
 	global $config;
-	$required_fields=array("title","projectcategories_id","projectdivisions_id","summary","language","req_table","req_electricity","summarycountok");
+	$required_fields=array("title","projectcategories_id","projectdivisions_id","language","req_table","req_electricity","summarycountok");
 
 	if($config['participant_short_title_enable'] == 'yes') 
 		$required_fields[] = 'shorttitle';
 
+	if($config['participant_project_summary_wordmin'] > 0) 
+		$required_fields[] = 'summary';
+
 	if($reg_id) $rid=$reg_id;
 	else $rid=$_SESSION['registration_id'];
 
@@ -138,11 +141,7 @@ function projectStatus($reg_id="")
 	{
 		foreach ($required_fields AS $req)
 		{
-			if($req == 'summary') {
-				$words = count(preg_split('/[ .,]+/', $r->$req));
-				if($words < $config['participant_project_summary_wordmin']) return 'incomplete';
-				if($words > $config['participant_project_summary_wordmax']) return 'incomplete';
-			} else if(!$r->$req) {
+			if(!$r->$req) {
 				return "incomplete";
 			}
 		}