diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
index 72b12ddba2..12d08f7d83 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ class CreateArnoldAss(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Arnold ASS"
     family = "ass"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["Main"]
-
 
     # Default extension: `.ass` or `.ass.gz`
     # however calling HoudiniCreator.create()
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_rop.py
index 7d00e8b3e5..b58c377a20 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_rop.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class CreateArnoldRop(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Arnold ROP"
     family = "arnold_rop"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["master"]
 
     # Default extension
     ext = "exr"
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
index cb9c6dd711..4e1360ca45 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class CreateKarmaROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Karma ROP"
     family = "karma_rop"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["master"]
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         import hou  # noqa
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
index b2846d53fa..d2f0e735a8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class CreateMantraROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Mantra ROP"
     family = "mantra_rop"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["master"]
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         import hou  # noqa
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
index 9bb1d58d8f..e37718129c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Redshift ROP"
     family = "redshift_rop"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["master"]
 
     ext = "exr"
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
index a3ae01f5ae..34c8906bb0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class CreateVrayROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "VRay ROP"
     family = "vray_rop"
     icon = "magic"
-    default_variants = ["master"]
 
     ext = "exr"