diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
index 630b189743..512690bfd7 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
@@ -14,99 +14,80 @@
     "create": {
         "CreateArnoldAss": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"],
+            "default_variants": ["main"],
             "ext": ".ass"
         },
         "CreateArnoldRop": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "master",
-            "default_variants": ["master"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateAlembicCamera": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateBGEO": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateCompositeSequence": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateHDA": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateKarmaROP": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "master",
-            "default_variants": ["master"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateMantraROP": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "master",
-            "default_variants": ["master"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreatePointCache": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateRedshiftProxy": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "master",
-            "default_variants": ["master"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateRedshiftROP": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateRemotePublish": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateReview": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateUSD": {
             "enabled": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateUSDModel": {
             "enabled": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "USDCreateShadingWorkspace": {
             "enabled": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateUSDRender": {
             "enabled": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateVDBCache": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": ["Main"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         },
         "CreateVrayROP": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "master",
-            "default_variants": ["master"]
+            "default_variants": ["main"]
         }
     },
     "publish": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index f53501c7ac..e1c6d2d827 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -521,21 +521,18 @@
             "enabled": true,
             "make_tx": true,
             "rs_tex": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateRender": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateUnrealStaticMesh": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "",
             "default_variants": [
                 "",
                 "_Main"
@@ -550,7 +547,6 @@
         },
         "CreateUnrealSkeletalMesh": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "",
             "default_variants": [],
             "joint_hints": "jnt_org"
         },
@@ -559,12 +555,10 @@
             "publish_mip_map": true
         },
         "CreateAnimation": {
-            "enabled": false,
             "write_color_sets": false,
             "write_face_sets": false,
             "include_parent_hierarchy": false,
             "include_user_defined_attributes": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
@@ -573,7 +567,6 @@
             "enabled": true,
             "write_color_sets": false,
             "write_face_sets": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main",
                 "Proxy",
@@ -585,7 +578,6 @@
             "write_color_sets": false,
             "write_face_sets": false,
             "include_user_defined_attributes": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
@@ -594,14 +586,12 @@
             "enabled": true,
             "write_color_sets": false,
             "write_face_sets": false,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateReview": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ],
@@ -609,7 +599,6 @@
         },
         "CreateAss": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ],
@@ -632,70 +621,60 @@
             "enabled": true,
             "vrmesh": true,
             "alembic": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateMultiverseUsd": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateMultiverseUsdComp": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateMultiverseUsdOver": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateAssembly": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateCamera": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateLayout": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateMayaScene": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateRenderSetup": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateRig": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main",
                 "Sim",
@@ -704,7 +683,6 @@
         },
         "CreateSetDress": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main",
                 "Anim"
@@ -712,14 +690,12 @@
         },
         "CreateVRayScene": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
         },
         "CreateYetiRig": {
             "enabled": true,
-            "default_variant": "Main",
             "default_variants": [
                 "Main"
             ]
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
index 6e1eaf7146..a1736c811d 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
                     "key": "enabled",
                     "label": "Enabled"
                 },
-                {
-                  "type": "text",
-                  "key": "default_variant",
-                  "label": "Default variant"
-                },
                 {
                     "type": "list",
                     "key": "default_variants",
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_create_plugin.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_create_plugin.json
index 7384060625..3d2ed9f3d4 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_create_plugin.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_create_plugin.json
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
                 "key": "enabled",
                 "label": "Enabled"
             },
-            {
-                "type": "text",
-                "key": "default_variant",
-                "label": "Default variant"
-            },
             {
                 "type": "list",
                 "key": "default_variants",