diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
index e99752b7ab..65d08b9ef4 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
     jobInfo = {}
     pluginInfo = {}
     group = None
-    deadline_pool = None
-    deadline_pool_secondary = None
     framePerTask = 1
     optional = True
 
@@ -91,10 +89,8 @@ class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         )
         job_info.Frames = frames
 
-        job_info.Pool = instance.data.get("primaryPool",
-                                          self.deadline_pool)
-        job_info.SecondaryPool = instance.data.get("secondaryPool",
-                                                   self.deadline_pool_secondary)    # noqa
+        job_info.Pool = instance.data.get("primaryPool")
+        job_info.SecondaryPool = instance.data.get("secondaryPool")
 
         attr_values = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)
 
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
index 0cbd323299..dec6a405a0 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
             "priority": 50,
             "chunk_size": 10,
             "group": "none",
-            "deadline_pool": "",
-            "deadline_pool_secondary": "",
             "framePerTask": 1
         },
         "NukeSubmitDeadline": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
index 9906939cc7..29551cc9f8 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
@@ -246,16 +246,6 @@
                             "key": "group",
                             "label": "Group Name"
                         },
-                        {
-                            "type": "text",
-                            "key": "deadline_pool",
-                            "label": "Deadline pool"
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "type": "text",
-                            "key": "deadline_pool_secondary",
-                            "label": "Deadline pool (secondary)"
-                        },
                         {
                             "type": "number",
                             "key": "framePerTask",