diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 2f1dca6978..117b260853 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@
                     "hwFogColorR": 1.0,
                     "hwFogColorG": 1.0,
                     "hwFogColorB": 1.0,
-                    "motionBlurEnable": true,
+                    "motionBlurEnable": false,
                     "motionBlurSampleCount": 8,
                     "motionBlurShutterOpenFraction": 0.2,
                     "cameras": false,