diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index 8e24d5ea13..cf59a85c9b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -2601,6 +2601,10 @@ def fix_incompatible_containers():
                          "ReferenceLoader", type="string")
 
 
+def _null(*args):
+    pass
+
+
 class shelf():
     '''A simple class to build shelves in maya. Since the build method is empty,
     it should be extended by the derived class to build the necessary shelf