diff --git a/packages/nx/src/utils/project-graph-utils.ts b/packages/nx/src/utils/project-graph-utils.ts
index 75ac82ffbe5364..a8f04391c89777 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/utils/project-graph-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/utils/project-graph-utils.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ export function projectHasTarget(
   project: ProjectGraphProjectNode,
   target: string
 ) {
-  return !!(
-    project.data &&
-    project.data.targets &&
-    project.data.targets[target]
-  );
+  return !!project?.data?.targets?.[target];
 }
 
 export function projectHasTargetAndConfiguration(
@@ -24,17 +20,12 @@ export function projectHasTargetAndConfiguration(
 ) {
   return (
     projectHasTarget(project, target) &&
-    project.data.targets[target].configurations &&
-    project.data.targets[target].configurations[configuration]
+    project.data.targets[target].configurations?.[configuration]
   );
 }
 
 export function projectHasTag(project: ProjectGraphProjectNode, tag: string) {
-  return !!(
-    project.data &&
-    project.data.tags &&
-    project.data.tags.includes(tag)
-  );
+  return !!project?.data?.tags?.includes(tag);
 }
 
 export function mergeNpmScriptsWithTargets(