From 1a5116600b342429faf11d1f8cb369d22d769833 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MustafaJafar <mustafataherzaky@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 17:30:27 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] remove 'hosts' and 'settings_category' attributes from
 plugins classes

---
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py      | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py     | 4 ----
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py | 3 ---
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py      | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py    | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py     | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py    | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py          | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py  | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py         | 3 ---
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py       | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py      | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py    | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py   | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py       | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py   | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py   | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py     | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py   | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py   | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py     | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py          | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py    | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py        | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py       | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py  | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py        | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py        | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py     | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py    | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py     | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py        | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py       | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py  | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py    | 1 -
 .../houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py       | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py             | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py            | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py    | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py       | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py  | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py      | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py  | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py   | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py      | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py      | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py           | 3 ---
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py   | 3 ---
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py  | 1 -
 .../client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py     | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py   | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py        | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py             | 3 ---
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py     | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py  | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py      | 2 --
 .../plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py      | 3 ---
 .../plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py    | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py           | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py  | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py      | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py     | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py        | 1 -
 .../plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py           | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py  | 1 -
 .../ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py   | 3 ---
 73 files changed, 91 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
index 73c11368b4..e09a347e9f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_active_state.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class CollectInstanceActiveState(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.299
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Instance Active State"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
index 0682ce8b9b..10c6d91d26 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["arnold_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
index 4bb3228c54..db9bde8595 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_asset_handles.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class CollectAssetHandles(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     the exclusive frame range and actual handle ranges.
     """
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
-
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectAnatomyInstanceData
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.499
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ class CollectAssetHandles(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     label = "Collect Folder Handles"
     use_asset_handles = True
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         # Only process instances without already existing handles data
         # but that do have frameStartHandle and frameEndHandle defined
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
index 9c41e68362..ecfebccfef 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class CollectDataforCache(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     families = ["ass", "pointcache",
                 "mantraifd", "redshiftproxy",
                 "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect Data for Cache"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
index f9f4304aa6..6ff53b7695 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_chunk_size.py
@@ -12,13 +12,10 @@ class CollectChunkSize(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     families = ["ass", "pointcache",
                 "vdbcache", "mantraifd",
                 "redshiftproxy", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect Chunk Size"
     chunk_size = 999999
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         # need to get the chunk size info from the setting
         attr_values = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
index 70f96e0104..8e339e0e04 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_current_file.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class CollectHoudiniCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.1
     label = "Houdini Current File"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
         """Inject the current working file"""
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
index 6acf216ef3..8fdae06f90 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_farm_instances.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class CollectFarmInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
                 "arnold_rop",
                 "vray_rop"]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
     label = "Collect farm instances"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
index 6a815f8d08..f2904a68f6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_inputs.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class CollectUpstreamInputs(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Collect Inputs"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.4
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         # We can't get the "inputAncestors" directly from the ROP
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py
index 07851387fe..542abf8139 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_type.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class CollectPointcacheType(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for different instances."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["pointcache", "model"]
     label = "Collect instances types"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
index ca94c50372..4f85a629fb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_instances_usd_layered.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class CollectInstancesUsdLayered(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Collect Instances (USD Configured Layers)"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
index 0b2110df4e..60fec9d2e0 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["karma_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
index 978d903fd2..259b2378bb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
                 "arnold_rop",
                 "vray_rop"]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Collect local render instances"
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     use_deadline_aov_filter = False
     aov_filter = {"host_name": "houdini",
                   "value": [".*([Bb]eauty).*"]}
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
index f9b6dd837d..f7feeee63b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantra_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
index a1f0e261d0..ff51669376 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class CollectOutputSOPPath(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
         "model"
     ]
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Collect Output Node Path"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
index c1d5267d0a..96cb6ebeaf 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["redshift_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
index b1b77aceb9..e695b57518 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_remote_publish.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class CollectRemotePublishSettings(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish Submission Settings"
     actions = [RepairAction]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
index cded3ac509..e84f6c6f84 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class CollectRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Collect Render Products"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.4
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdrender"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
index 9a2af9b9d8..cca55463e6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_review_data.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class CollectHoudiniReviewData(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # this plugin runs after CollectRopFrameRange
     # Also after CollectLocalRenderInstances
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.13
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["review"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
index 01cf095da1..c0f8d7aef9 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_rop_frame_range.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
 class CollectRopFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     label = "Collect RopNode Frame Range"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
index 91203d88e2..1aab655532 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_staticmesh_type.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 class CollectStaticMeshType(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Collect data type for fbx instance."""
 
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["staticMesh"]
     label = "Collect type of staticMesh"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
index e180cc1899..5067b9aab2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_bootstrap.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class CollectUsdBootstrap(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.35
     label = "Collect USD Bootstrap"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd", "usd.layered"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
index f8ed0b0931..7ecf5fbb02 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class CollectUsdLayers(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.35
     label = "Collect USD Layers"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
index a340cf818e..2f9c2bb18e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     # This specific order value is used so that
     # this plugin runs after CollectFrames
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.11
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["vray_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
index bfa1a754c3..8d0939a803 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workfile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class CollectWorkfile(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Houdini Workfile Data"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["workfile"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
index 7274523f66..0091eb0abb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_workscene_fps.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class CollectWorksceneFPS(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     label = "Workscene FPS"
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
         fps = hou.fps()
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
index 36f20b6e48..ef35a505c4 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_active_view_thumbnail.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class ExtractActiveViewThumbnail(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.49
     label = "Extract Active View Thumbnail"
     families = ["workfile"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         if IS_HEADLESS:
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
index 702c0f9687..4016dd05fb 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_alembic.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ExtractAlembic(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Alembic"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["abc", "camera"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
index bceafde75f..cb450b9524 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractAss(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Ass"
     families = ["ass"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
index 221b073bf0..f867bc98a8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_bgeo.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class ExtractBGEO(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract BGEO"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["bgeo"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
index 4059367914..41e4e4bb14 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_composite.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractComposite(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Composite (Image Sequence)"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["imagesequence"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
index 9f5cbc5fc2..f12ca666d8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_fbx.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractFBX(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     label = "Extract FBX"
     families = ["fbx"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
index 8f83d26930..d93113b0a6 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_hda.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class ExtractHDA(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract HDA"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["hda"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
index 29e1a1a93b..fd36759aa7 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_mantra_ifd.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class ExtractMantraIFD(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Mantra ifd"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantraifd"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
index c08f9875c5..8fa0cf0d25 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_opengl.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class ExtractOpenGL(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.01
     label = "Extract OpenGL"
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         ropnode = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
index b425ed52ac..b46f5a15a3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract Redshift Proxy"
     families = ["redshiftproxy"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["local", "remote"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
index 91ad77c144..62ad394e73 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ExtractRender(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Render"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["mantra_rop",
                 "karma_rop",
                 "redshift_rop",
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
index 321bdcb12e..c816a9a4ea 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ExtractUSD(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract USD"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usd",
                 "usdModel",
                 "usdSetDress"]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
index 40ae140a59..68f0516c6e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layered.py
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ class ExtractUSDLayered(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
     label = "Extract Layered USD"
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdLayered", "usdShade"]
 
     # Force Output Processors so it will always save any file
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
index 7275229422..4afa26036b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_vdb_cache.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractVDBCache(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
     label = "Extract VDB Cache"
     families = ["vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         if instance.data.get("farm"):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
index 57acf5b3af..878500f605 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class IncrementCurrentFile(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     label = "Increment current file"
     order = pyblish.api.IntegratorOrder + 9.0
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["workfile",
                 "usdrender",
                 "mantra_rop",
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
index f675952bfb..e0734da5d1 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class SaveCurrentScene(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     label = "Save current file"
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.49
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
 
     def process(self, context):
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
index f9b0496c6f..51885a963e 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_abc_primitive_to_detail.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ValidateAbcPrimitiveToDetail(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Primitive to Detail (Abc)"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
index 13365ecfd6..00ce554ff1 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_face_sets.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class ValidateAlembicROPFaceSets(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Alembic ROP Face Sets"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
index 38ead0f9f0..aab3068171 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_alembic_input_node.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class ValidateAlembicInputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Input Node (Abc)"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
index 4a044bc9ad..f3856b4147 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_bypass.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateBypassed(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.1
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate ROP Bypass"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
index f9e6b036b8..f21addb11d 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_camera_rop.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ValidateCameraROP(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["camera"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Camera ROP"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
index c593a96b9d..1d63e15d90 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class ValidateCopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["imagesequence"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate COP Output Node"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py
index a0dbc581ba..b26c60320b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_export_is_a_single_frame.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateSingleFrame(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     """
 
     families = ["model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Single Frame"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
index 2b2136c607..1c236bb8f7 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_fbx_output_node.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ValidateFBXOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["fbx"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate FBX Output Node"
     actions = [SelectROPAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
index cb8e0952bc..1b3a58f4b3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class ValidateFileExtension(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["camera", "vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Output File Extension"
 
     family_extensions = {
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
index f543497407..9435fa033a 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.1
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Frame Range"
     actions = [DisableUseFolderHandlesAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
index a96fdba452..d76f8a0072 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_houdini_license_category.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class ValidateHoudiniNotApprenticeLicense(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usd", "abc", "fbx", "camera"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Houdini Apprentice License"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
index 5dbd45f1dc..7566dff240 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ class ValidateInstanceInContextHoudini(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     label = "Instance in same Context"
     optional = True
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     actions = [SelectROPAction, RepairAction]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
index 94013a7ed4..b6725bc36c 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_is_static.py
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ class ValidateMeshIsStatic(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
 
     families = ["staticMesh",
                 "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Mesh is Static"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
 
         invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
index b4ba70c1e1..4573d4ba0b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_mkpaths_toggled.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class ValidateIntermediateDirectoriesChecked(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["pointcache", "camera", "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Create Intermediate Directories Checked"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
index 5f4222b3e8..ef66665d7b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_no_errors.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class ValidateNoErrors(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate no errors"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
index 1e068193fc..9daab2a1a3 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     families = ["abc"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Prims Hierarchy Path"
     actions = [AddDefaultPathAction]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
index 7332765fe2..08597c0a6f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class ValidateRemotePublishOutNode(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.4
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish ROP node"
     actions = [RepairContextAction]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
index 1c36ba6ee9..dc5666609f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_remote_publish_enabled.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class ValidateRemotePublishEnabled(plugin.HoudiniContextPlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.39
     families = ["*"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     targets = ["deadline"]
     label = "Remote Publish ROP enabled"
     actions = [RepairContextAction]
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
index 96c8d1d73a..e96b222446 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_review_colorspace.py
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ class ValidateReviewColorspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Review Colorspace"
     actions = [ResetViewSpaceAction, SelectROPAction]
 
     optional = True
     review_color_space = ""
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     @classmethod
     def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
         # Preserve automatic settings applying logic
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
index c923a2d33c..f45cd1c97d 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_scene_review.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class ValidateSceneReview(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["review"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Scene Setting for review"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
index 511d49aae7..7d37927058 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_sop_output_node.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class ValidateSopOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["pointcache", "vdbcache", "model"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (SOP)"
     actions = [SelectROPAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
index 0f046d8bfc..dfd353bddf 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_subset_name.py
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ class ValidateSubsetName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     """
 
     families = ["staticMesh"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Product Name"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [FixProductNameAction, SelectInvalidAction]
 
     optional = True
-    settings_category = "houdini"
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
index d400b513bc..a3d971695d 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     """
 
     families = ["staticMesh"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Unreal Static Mesh Name (FBX)"
     order = ValidateContentsOrder + 0.1
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
     collision_prefixes = []
     static_mesh_prefix = ""
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     @classmethod
     def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
index a55188d43a..4da67ff199 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_layer_path_backslashes.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ValidateUSDLayerPathBackslashes(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdSetDress", "usdShade", "usd", "usdrender"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "USD Layer path backslashes"
     optional = True
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
index 7af3427aee..935bd39e23 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_model_and_shade.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class ValidateUsdModel(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdModel"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Model"
     optional = True
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
index f35a4b56bc..88d549d46c 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_output_node.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ValidateUSDOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usd"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (USD)"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
index 6b19ba9264..eb46b266e2 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_render_product_names.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ValidateUSDRenderProductNames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdrender"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Render Product Names"
     optional = True
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
index f0fbf0f6ba..3e91f0418f 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_setdress.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class ValidateUsdSetDress(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["usdSetDress"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate USD Set Dress"
     optional = True
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
index 48493616d7..8a93d3b4a1 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_model_exists.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class ValidateUSDShadeModelExists(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """Validate the Instance has no current cooking errors."""
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdShade"]
     label = "USD Shade model exists"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
index 20be856ba4..8972941253 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_usd_shade_workspace.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class ValidateUsdShadeWorkspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     """
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     families = ["usdShade"]
     label = "USD Shade Workspace"
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
index 538ac1c281..c4ed9d2fb8 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_vdb_output_node.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ class ValidateVDBOutputNode(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.1
     families = ["vdbcache"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Output Node (VDB)"
     actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
 
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
index efc581b5bd..e1cd0c6caa 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_workfile_paths.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class ValidateWorkfilePaths(
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
     families = ["workfile"]
-    hosts = ["houdini"]
     label = "Validate Workfile Paths"
     actions = [RepairAction]
     optional = True
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ class ValidateWorkfilePaths(
     node_types = ["file", "alembic"]
     prohibited_vars = ["$HIP", "$JOB"]
 
-    settings_category = "houdini"
-
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
             return