diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
index 583597df32..b7eece8a6a 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@
             "20": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "variant_label": "20",
-                "use_python_2": false,
                 "executables": {
                     "windows": [],
                     "darwin": [],
@@ -904,7 +903,6 @@
             "17": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "variant_label": "17",
-                "use_python_2": false,
                 "executables": {
                     "windows": [],
                     "darwin": [
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_harmony.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_harmony.json
index 083885a53b..c122b8930b 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_harmony.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_harmony.json
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
                     "template_data": [
                         {
                             "app_variant_label": "20",
-                            "app_variant": "20"
+                            "app_variant": "20",
+                            "variant_skip_paths": ["use_python_2"]
                         },
                         {
                             "app_variant_label": "17",
-                            "app_variant": "17"
+                            "app_variant": "17",
+                            "variant_skip_paths": ["use_python_2"]
                         }
                     ]
                 }