diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
index 020924db67..72cd010cf2 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
@@ -1101,16 +1101,6 @@
         "variants": {
             "4-26": {
                 "use_python_2": false,
-                "executables": {
-                    "windows": [],
-                    "darwin": [],
-                    "linux": []
-                },
-                "arguments": {
-                    "windows": [],
-                    "darwin": [],
-                    "linux": []
-                },
                 "environment": {}
             }
         }
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_unreal.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_unreal.json
index df5ec0e6fa..fa1b45601f 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_unreal.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_unreal.json
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
                 "children": [
                     {
                         "type": "schema_template",
-                        "name": "template_host_variant_items"
+                        "name": "template_host_variant_items",
+                        "skip_paths": [
+                            "executables",
+                            "arguments"
+                        ]
                     }
                 ]
             }