diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_options_defaults.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_options_defaults.py
index 5e354b5a65..4b2d780633 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_options_defaults.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_options_defaults.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ValidateAlembicOptionsDefaults(
     @classmethod
     def _get_plugin_name(cls, publish_attributes):
         for key in ["ExtractAnimation", "ExtractAlembic"]:
-            if key in publish_attributes.keys():
+            if key in publish_attributes:
                 return key
 
     @classmethod