@@ -216,18 +216,14 @@ function setup_package_with_req_sync {

     local update_requirements=$(cd $project_dir && git diff --exit-code >/dev/null || echo "changed")

     if [[ $update_requirements != "changed" ]]; then

-        if [[ "$REQUIREMENTS_MODE" == "soft" ]]; then

-            if is_in_projects_txt $project_dir; then

-                (cd $REQUIREMENTS_DIR; \

-                    ./.venv/bin/python update.py $project_dir)

-            else

-                # soft update projects not found in requirements project.txt

-                (cd $REQUIREMENTS_DIR; \

-                    ./.venv/bin/python update.py -s $project_dir)

-            fi

-        else

+        if is_in_projects_txt $project_dir; then

             (cd $REQUIREMENTS_DIR; \

                 ./.venv/bin/python update.py $project_dir)

+        else

+            # soft update projects not found in requirements project.txt

+            echo "$project_dir not a constrained repository, soft enforcing requirements"

+            (cd $REQUIREMENTS_DIR; \

+                ./.venv/bin/python update.py -s $project_dir)

         fi

     fi

@@ -149,17 +149,6 @@ DATABASE_QUERY_LOGGING=$(trueorfalse False DATABASE_QUERY_LOGGING)

 # Zero disables timeouts

 GIT_TIMEOUT=${GIT_TIMEOUT:-0}

-# Requirements enforcing mode

-#

-# - strict (default) : ensure all project requirements files match

-#   what's in global requirements.

-#

-# - soft : enforce requirements on everything in

-#   requirements/projects.txt, but do soft updates on all other

-#   repositories (i.e. sync versions for requirements that are in g-r,

-#   but pass through any extras)

-REQUIREMENTS_MODE=${REQUIREMENTS_MODE:-strict}

-

 # Repositories

 # ------------