diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
index 00d6602ef9..3f383fafb8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class MayaCreator(NewCreator, MayaCreatorBase):
                     default=True)
         ]
 
-    def apply_settings(self, project_settings, system_settings):
+    def apply_settings(self, project_settings):
         """Method called on initialization of plugin to apply settings."""
 
         settings_name = self.settings_name
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_animation.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_animation.py
index 214ac18aef..115c73c0d3 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_animation.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_animation.py
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ class CreateAnimation(plugin.MayaHiddenCreator):
 
         return defs
 
-    def apply_settings(self, project_settings, system_settings):
-        super(CreateAnimation, self).apply_settings(
-            project_settings, system_settings
-        )
+    def apply_settings(self, project_settings):
+        super(CreateAnimation, self).apply_settings(project_settings)
         # Hardcoding creator to be enabled due to existing settings would
         # disable the creator causing the creator plugin to not be
         # discoverable.
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
index cc5c1eb205..6266689af4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class CreateRenderlayer(plugin.RenderlayerCreator):
     render_settings = {}
 
     @classmethod
-    def apply_settings(cls, project_settings, system_settings):
+    def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
         cls.render_settings = project_settings["maya"]["RenderSettings"]
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
index 4e2a99eced..3c9a79156a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class CreateUnrealSkeletalMesh(plugin.MayaCreator):
     # Defined in settings
     joint_hints = set()
 
-    def apply_settings(self, project_settings, system_settings):
+    def apply_settings(self, project_settings):
         """Apply project settings to creator"""
         settings = (
             project_settings["maya"]["create"]["CreateUnrealSkeletalMesh"]
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_staticmesh.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_staticmesh.py
index 3f96d91a54..025b39fa55 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_staticmesh.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_staticmesh.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CreateUnrealStaticMesh(plugin.MayaCreator):
     # Defined in settings
     collision_prefixes = []
 
-    def apply_settings(self, project_settings, system_settings):
+    def apply_settings(self, project_settings):
         """Apply project settings to creator"""
         settings = project_settings["maya"]["create"]["CreateUnrealStaticMesh"]
         self.collision_prefixes = settings["collision_prefixes"]
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_vrayscene.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_vrayscene.py
index d601dceb54..2726979d30 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_vrayscene.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_vrayscene.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CreateVRayScene(plugin.RenderlayerCreator):
     singleton_node_name = "vraysceneMain"
 
     @classmethod
-    def apply_settings(cls, project_settings, system_settings):
+    def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
         cls.render_settings = project_settings["maya"]["RenderSettings"]
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):