diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_multiverse_usd_over.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_multiverse_usd_over.py
index b26d6421fd..83d840d045 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_multiverse_usd_over.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_multiverse_usd_over.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ class ExtractMultiverseUsdOverride(openpype.api.Extractor):
                 time_opts.framePerSecond = fps
 
             over_write_opts = multiverse.OverridesWriteOptions(time_opts)
-            options_items = getattr(options, "iteritems", options.items)
             options_discard_keys = {
                 "numTimeSamples",
                 "timeSamplesSpan",
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ class ExtractMultiverseUsdOverride(openpype.api.Extractor):
                 "step",
                 "fps"
             }
-            for key, value in options_items():
+            for key, value in  options.items():
                 if key in options_discard_keys:
                     continue
                 setattr(over_write_opts, key, value)