diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_single_assembly.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_single_assembly.py
index 8771ca58d1..b768c9c4e8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_single_assembly.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_single_assembly.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ValidateSingleAssembly(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     hosts = ['maya']
-    families = ['rig', 'animation']
+    families = ['rig']
     label = 'Single Assembly'
 
     def process(self, instance):