diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
index 85cc606b25..d5f99e5563 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                 "yeticache"]
     optional = True
     actions = [RepairAction]
-    exclude_families = []
+    exclude_product_types = []
 
     def process(self, instance):
         if not self.is_active(instance.data):
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
 
         # compare with data on instance
         errors = []
-        if [ef for ef in self.exclude_families
+        # QUESTION shouldn't this be just:
+        #   'if instance.data["family"] in self.exclude_product_types:'
+        if [ef for ef in self.exclude_product_types
                 if instance.data["family"] in ef]:
             return
         if (inst_start != frame_start_handle):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/settings/ayon_settings.py b/client/ayon_core/settings/ayon_settings.py
index 165e47da1a..9cadb36869 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/settings/ayon_settings.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/settings/ayon_settings.py
@@ -336,11 +336,6 @@ def _convert_maya_project_settings(ayon_settings, output):
     # --- Publish (START) ---
     ayon_publish = ayon_maya["publish"]
 
-    validate_frame_range = ayon_publish["ValidateFrameRange"]
-    if "exclude_product_types" in validate_frame_range:
-        validate_frame_range["exclude_families"] = (
-            validate_frame_range.pop("exclude_product_types"))
-
     # Extract playblast capture settings
     validate_rendern_settings = ayon_publish["ValidateRenderSettings"]
     for key in (