diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
index 293156a4c5..7303e6cbbb 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@ class ExtractModel(openpype.api.Extractor):
         subset = instance.data["subset"]
         staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
 
-        # get extension form setting or from preset
-        extension = instance.context.data["project_settings"]["nuke"]["create"]["CreateModel"]["extension"]
-        if not extension :
-            extension = next((k[1] for k in self.write_geo_knobs
-                            if k[0] == "file_type"), None)
-            if not extension:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    "Bad config for extension in presets. "
-                    "Talk to your supervisor or pipeline admin")
+        extension = next((k[1] for k in self.write_geo_knobs
+                          if k[0] == "file_type"), None)
+        if not extension:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Bad config for extension in presets. "
+                "Talk to your supervisor or pipeline admin")
 
         # create file name and path
         filename = subset + ".{}".format(extension)
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
index 83ccd84755..4085409e23 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
                 "Branch01",
                 "Part01"
             ]
-        },
-        "CreateModel": {
-            "extension": "abc"
         }
     },
     "publish": {