diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_farm_env_variables.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_farm_env_variables.py
index 2a58b580cd..7ee3356cee 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_farm_env_variables.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_farm_env_variables.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class CollectCoreJobEnvVars(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             "AYON_IN_TESTS",
             # NOTE Not sure why workdir is needed?
             "AYON_WORKDIR",
+            # DEPRECATED remove when deadline stops using it (added in 1.1.1)
+            "AYON_DEFAULT_SETTINGS_VARIANT",
         ]:
             value = os.getenv(key)
             if value: