diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
index 58afb2cd1f..745351dc49 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/collect_writes.py
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 "frameEndHandle": last_frame,
             })
 
-
         # TODO temporarily set stagingDir as persistent for backward
         # compatibility. This is mainly focused on `renders`folders which
         # were previously not cleaned up (and could be used in read notes)
@@ -269,10 +268,6 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             "tags": []
         }
 
-        frame_start_str = self._get_frame_start_str(first_frame, last_frame)
-
-        representation['frameStart'] = frame_start_str
-
         # set slate frame
         collected_frames = self._add_slate_frame_to_collected_frames(
             instance,