diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_attributes.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_attributes.py
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--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_attributes.py
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@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-from maya import cmds
-
-import pyblish.api
-from openpype.pipeline.publish import (
-    ValidateContentsOrder, PublishValidationError, RepairAction
-)
-from openpype.pipeline import discover_legacy_creator_plugins
-from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import imprint
-
-
-class ValidateInstanceAttributes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
-    """Validate Instance Attributes.
-
-    New attributes can be introduced as new features come in. Old instances
-    will need to be updated with these attributes for the documentation to make
-    sense, and users do not have to recreate the instances.
-    """
-
-    order = ValidateContentsOrder
-    hosts = ["maya"]
-    families = ["*"]
-    label = "Instance Attributes"
-    plugins_by_family = {
-        p.family: p for p in discover_legacy_creator_plugins()
-    }
-    actions = [RepairAction]
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_missing_attributes(self, instance):
-        plugin = self.plugins_by_family[instance.data["family"]]
-        subset = instance.data["subset"]
-        asset = instance.data["asset"]
-        objset = instance.data["objset"]
-
-        missing_attributes = {}
-        for key, value in plugin(subset, asset).data.items():
-            if not cmds.objExists("{}.{}".format(objset, key)):
-                missing_attributes[key] = value
-
-        return missing_attributes
-
-    def process(self, instance):
-        objset = instance.data.get("objset")
-        if objset is None:
-            self.log.debug(
-                "Skipping {} because no objectset found.".format(instance)
-            )
-            return
-
-        missing_attributes = self.get_missing_attributes(instance)
-        if missing_attributes:
-            raise PublishValidationError(
-                "Missing attributes on {}:\n{}".format(
-                    objset, missing_attributes
-                )
-            )
-
-    @classmethod
-    def repair(cls, instance):
-        imprint(instance.data["objset"], cls.get_missing_attributes(instance))