diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 26ad0818e0..e132cffe53 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 )
 
             # append full path
-            full_exp_files = []
             aov_dict = {}
             default_render_file = context.data.get('project_settings')\
                 .get('maya')\