diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_create.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_create.json
index a8105bdb5d..8dec0a8817 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_create.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_create.json
@@ -387,11 +387,6 @@
                     "key": "alembic",
                     "label": "Alembic"
                 },
-                {
-                    "type": "text",
-                    "key": "default_variant",
-                    "label": "Default variant"
-                },
                 {
                     "type": "list",
                     "key": "default_variants",