diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
index 5a446fa0d3..474002e1ee 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ class CollectLocalRenderInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 ]
             })
 
-        # Remove original render instance
-        # I can't remove it here as I still need it to trigger the render.
-        # context.remove(instance)
+        # Skip integrating original render instance.
+        # We are not removing it because it's used to trigger the render.
+        instance.data["integrate"] = False