diff --git a/pype/plugins/tvpaint/publish/collect_instances.py b/pype/plugins/tvpaint/publish/collect_instances.py
index b5e8f941ba..e751a18495 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/tvpaint/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/tvpaint/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         render_layer = instance_data["render_layer"]
         instance_data["label"] = "{}_{}".format(render_layer, pass_name)
 
-        # Change family to `renderLayer`
-        instance_data["family"] = "renderLayer"
-        instance_data["families"] = [instance_data["family"]]
-
         layers_data = context.data["layersData"]
         layers_by_id = {
             layer["layer_id"]: layer