diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_animated_reference.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_animated_reference.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e8261d42e..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_animated_reference.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-import pyblish.api
-import ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.action
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
-    PublishValidationError,
-    ValidateContentsOrder,
-    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
-)
-from maya import cmds
-
-
-class ValidateAnimatedReferenceRig(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
-                                   OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
-    """Validate all nodes in skeletonAnim_SET are referenced"""
-
-    order = ValidateContentsOrder
-    hosts = ["maya"]
-    families = ["animation.fbx"]
-    label = "Animated Reference Rig"
-    accepted_controllers = ["transform", "locator"]
-    actions = [ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.action.SelectInvalidAction]
-    optional = True
-
-    def process(self, instance):
-        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
-            return
-        animated_sets = instance.data.get("animated_skeleton", [])
-        if not animated_sets:
-            self.log.debug(
-                "No nodes found in skeletonAnim_SET. "
-                "Skipping validation of animated reference rig..."
-            )
-            return
-
-        for animated_reference in animated_sets:
-            is_referenced = cmds.referenceQuery(
-                animated_reference, isNodeReferenced=True)
-            if not bool(is_referenced):
-                raise PublishValidationError(
-                    "All the content in skeletonAnim_SET"
-                    " should be referenced nodes"
-                )
-        invalid_controls = self.validate_controls(animated_sets)
-        if invalid_controls:
-            raise PublishValidationError(
-                "All the content in skeletonAnim_SET"
-                " should be transforms"
-            )
-
-    @classmethod
-    def validate_controls(self, set_members):
-        """Check if the controller set contains only accepted node types.
-
-        Checks if all its set members are within the hierarchy of the root
-        Checks if the node types of the set members valid
-
-        Args:
-            set_members: list of nodes of the skeleton_anim_set
-            hierarchy: list of nodes which reside under the root node
-
-        Returns:
-            errors (list)
-        """
-
-        # Validate control types
-        invalid = []
-        set_members = cmds.ls(set_members, long=True)
-        for node in set_members:
-            if cmds.nodeType(node) not in self.accepted_controllers:
-                invalid.append(node)
-
-        return invalid
diff --git a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
index 3e8dc704b7..3ff57bab13 100644
--- a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
+++ b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
@@ -921,10 +921,7 @@ class PublishersModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=BasicValidateModel,
         title="Validate Animated Reference Rig",
     )
-    ValidateAnimationContent: BasicValidateModel = SettingsField(
-        default_factory=BasicValidateModel,
-        title="Validate Animation Content",
-    )
+
     ValidateOutRelatedNodeIds: BasicValidateModel = SettingsField(
         default_factory=BasicValidateModel,
         title="Validate Animation Out Set Related Node Ids",
@@ -1447,11 +1444,6 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "optional": True,
         "active": True
     },
-    "ValidateAnimatedReferenceRig": {
-        "enabled": False,
-        "optional": True,
-        "active": True
-    },
     "ValidateAnimationContent": {
         "enabled": True,
         "optional": False,