diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/validate_model.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/validate_model.py
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--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/validate_model.py
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@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import pyblish
-from avalon.nuke import lib as anlib
-import nuke
-
-
-class OpenFailedGroupNode(pyblish.api.Action):
-    """
-    Centering failed instance node in node grap
-    """
-
-    label = "Open Model in Node Graph"
-    icon = "wrench"
-    on = "failed"
-
-    def process(self, context, plugin):
-
-        # Get the errored instances
-        failed = []
-        for result in context.data["results"]:
-            if (result["error"] is not None and result["instance"] is not None
-                    and result["instance"] not in failed):
-                failed.append(result["instance"])
-
-        # Apply pyblish.logic to get the instances for the plug-in
-        instances = pyblish.api.instances_by_plugin(failed, plugin)
-
-        # maintain selection
-        with anlib.maintained_selection():
-            # collect all failed nodes xpos and ypos
-            for instance in instances:
-                grpn = instance[0]
-                nuke.showDag(grpn)
-
-
-@pyblish.api.log
-class ValidateModel(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
-    """Validate amount of output nodes in model (group) node"""
-
-    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    optional = True
-    families = ["model"]
-    label = "Validate Model (Group)"
-    hosts = ["nuke"]
-    actions = [OpenFailedGroupNode]
-
-    def process(self, instance):
-        grpn = instance[0]
-
-        with grpn:
-            connections_out = nuke.allNodes('Output')
-            msg_multiple_outputs = "Only one outcoming connection from "
-            "\"{}\" is allowed".format(instance.data["name"])
-            assert len(connections_out) <= 1, msg_multiple_outputs
-
-            connections_in = nuke.allNodes('Input')
-            msg_missing_inputs = "At least one Input node has to be used in: "
-            "\"{}\"".format(instance.data["name"])
-            assert len(connections_in) >= 1, msg_missing_inputs