diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
index 053c50ce8b..7311b64046 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
             "deadline_pool": "",
             "deadline_group": "",
             "deadline_chunk_size": 1,
-            "deadline_priority": 40,
+            "deadline_priority": 50,
             "publishing_script": "",
             "skip_integration_repre_list": [],
             "aov_filter": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
index 0348543c81..e730c42a8a 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
@@ -120,14 +120,12 @@
                         {
                             "type": "number",
                             "key": "priority",
-                            "label": "Priority",
-                            "default": 50
+                            "label": "Priority"
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "number",
                             "key": "tile_priority",
                             "label": "Tile Assembler Priority",
-                            "default": 50
                         },
                         {
                             "type": "text",