--- a/taskcluster/ci/l10n/kind.yml
+++ b/taskcluster/ci/l10n/kind.yml
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ job-defaults:
         max-run-time: 36000
         env:
             # NOTE: this should really be a different "using" since it's using
             # build-l10n.sh instead of build-linux.sh.  Preferably, build-linux.sh
             # and the mozharness run implementation should be modified to support
             # the functionality that l10n needs
 
             JOB_SCRIPT: "taskcluster/scripts/builder/build-l10n.sh"
+    # don't run anywhere by default, but still available via try
+    run-on-projects: []
     when:
         files-changed:
             - browser/locales/all-locales
             - python/compare-locales/**
             - testing/mozharness/configs/single_locale/**
             - testing/mozharness/mozharness/mozilla/l10n/locales.py
             - testing/mozharness/scripts/desktop_l10n.py
             - toolkit/locales/**