diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service-v2.ts b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service-v2.ts
index 484c946b4f..b7abcfb128 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service-v2.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service-v2.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     FEATURE_ENVIRONMENT_DISABLED,
     FEATURE_ENVIRONMENT_ENABLED,
     FEATURE_METADATA_UPDATED,
+    FEATURE_PROJECT_CHANGE,
     FEATURE_REVIVED,
     FEATURE_STALE_OFF,
     FEATURE_STALE_ON,
@@ -723,34 +724,30 @@ class FeatureToggleServiceV2 {
         return { ...legacyFeature, enabled, strategies };
     }
 
-    // @deprecated
-    // TODO: move to projectService
-    async updateField(
+    async changeProject(
         featureName: string,
-        field: string,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
-        value: any,
+        newProject: string,
         userName: string,
-        event: string,
-    ): Promise<any> {
+    ): Promise<void> {
         const feature = await this.featureToggleStore.get(featureName);
-        feature[field] = value;
-        await this.featureToggleStore.update(feature.project, feature);
+        const oldProject = feature.project;
+        feature.project = newProject;
+        await this.featureToggleStore.update(newProject, feature);
+
         const tags = await this.featureTagStore.getAllTagsForFeature(
             featureName,
         );
-
-        // Workaround to support pre 4.1 format
-        const data = await this.getFeatureToggleLegacy(featureName);
-
         await this.eventStore.store({
-            type: event,
+            type: FEATURE_PROJECT_CHANGE,
             createdBy: userName,
-            data,
-            project: data.project,
+            data: {
+                name: feature.name,
+                oldProject,
+                newProject,
+            },
+            project: newProject,
             tags,
         });
-        return feature;
     }
 
     async getArchivedFeatures(): Promise<FeatureToggle[]> {
diff --git a/src/lib/services/project-service.ts b/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
index fd9bcc8fb8..bce88e7837 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { nameType } from '../routes/util';
 import { projectSchema } from './project-schema';
 import NotFoundError from '../error/notfound-error';
 import {
-    FEATURE_PROJECT_CHANGE,
     PROJECT_CREATED,
     PROJECT_DELETED,
     PROJECT_UPDATED,
@@ -222,12 +221,10 @@ export default class ProjectService {
         if (!isCompatibleWithTargetProject) {
             throw new IncompatibleProjectError(newProjectId);
         }
-        const updatedFeature = await this.featureToggleService.updateField(
+        const updatedFeature = await this.featureToggleService.changeProject(
             featureName,
-            'project',
             newProjectId,
             user.username,
-            FEATURE_PROJECT_CHANGE,
         );
         await this.featureToggleService.updateFeatureStrategyProject(
             featureName,
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
index 0e6f26fe4f..e313f2ebcb 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let db: ITestDb;
 
 let projectService;
 let accessService;
-let featureToggleService;
+let featureToggleService: FeatureToggleServiceV2;
 let user;
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -511,13 +511,15 @@ test('should change project when checks pass', async () => {
     await projectService.createProject(projectDestination, user);
     await featureToggleService.createFeatureToggle(project.id, toggle, user);
 
-    const updatedFeature = await projectService.changeProject(
+    await projectService.changeProject(
         projectDestination.id,
         toggle.name,
         user,
         project.id,
     );
 
+    const updatedFeature = await featureToggleService.getFeature(toggle.name);
+
     expect(updatedFeature.project).toBe(projectDestination.id);
 });