diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_alembic.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_alembic.py
index cc07051b4a..1d82632e36 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_alembic.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_alembic.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class ExtractColorbleedAlembic(colorbleed.api.Extractor):
     label = "Alembic"
     families = ["colorbleed.model",
                 "colorbleed.pointcache"]
-    optional = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_model.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_model.py
index de9dcfa6f1..e1be53d59a 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_model.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_model.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class ExtractModel(colorbleed.api.Extractor):
     label = "Model (Maya ASCII)"
     hosts = ["maya"]
     families = ["colorbleed.model"]
-    optional = True
 
     def process(self, instance):