diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
index 635855863c..201fd5be48 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/attribute_defs/widgets.py
@@ -640,15 +640,13 @@ class EnumAttrWidget(_BaseAttrDefWidget):
         return self.attr_def.multiselection
 
     def _ui_init(self):
-        placeholder = self.attr_def.placeholder
         if self.multiselection:
             input_widget = MultiSelectionComboBox(
-                self, placeholder=placeholder
+                self, placeholder=self.attr_def.placeholder
             )
 
         else:
             input_widget = CustomTextComboBox(self)
-            input_widget.set_placeholder(placeholder)
             combo_delegate = QtWidgets.QStyledItemDelegate(input_widget)
             input_widget.setItemDelegate(combo_delegate)
             self._combo_delegate = combo_delegate
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/widgets.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/widgets.py
index 8d5a11b811..059a06648b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/widgets.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/utils/widgets.py
@@ -71,15 +71,8 @@ class CustomTextComboBox(ComboBox):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._custom_text = None
-        self._placeholder = placeholder
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def set_placeholder(self, placeholder: Optional[str]):
-        if placeholder == self._placeholder:
-            return
-        self.lineEdit().setPlaceholderText(placeholder)
-        self.repaint()
-
     def set_custom_text(self, text=None):
         if self._custom_text != text:
             self._custom_text = text