diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail_ayon.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail_ayon.py
index fc77a803fc..e56c567667 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail_ayon.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail_ayon.py
@@ -106,11 +106,8 @@ class IntegrateThumbnailsAYON(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 continue
 
             # Find thumbnail path on instance
-            thumbnail_source = instance.data.get("thumbnailSource")
-            thumbnail_path = instance.data.get("thumbnailPath")
             thumbnail_path = (
-                thumbnail_source
-                or thumbnail_path
+                instance.data.get("thumbnailPath")
                 or self._get_instance_thumbnail_path(published_repres)
             )
             if thumbnail_path: