diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/api/preview_animation.py b/openpype/hosts/max/api/preview_animation.py
index bb2f1410d4..c6dd8737a7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/api/preview_animation.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/api/preview_animation.py
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ def viewport_camera(camera):
     """
     original = rt.viewport.getCamera()
     has_autoplay = rt.preferences.playPreviewWhenDone
-    nitrousGraphicMgr = rt.NitrousGraphicsManager
-    viewport_setting = nitrousGraphicMgr.GetActiveViewportSetting()
-    orig_preset = viewport_setting.ViewportPreset
     if not original:
         # if there is no original camera
         # use the current camera as original
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ def viewport_camera(camera):
     finally:
         rt.viewport.setCamera(original)
         rt.preferences.playPreviewWhenDone = has_autoplay
-        viewport_setting.ViewportPreset = orig_preset
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
@@ -95,6 +91,7 @@ def viewport_preference_setting(general_viewport,
         for key, value in nitrous_viewport_original.items():
             setattr(viewport_setting, key, value)
 
+
 def publish_review_animation(instance, staging_dir, start,
                              end, ext, fps, viewport_options):
     """Function to set up preview arguments in MaxScript.