diff --git a/core/dbt/context/context_config.py b/core/dbt/context/context_config.py
index 611693b29e3..b79ae307fa6 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/context_config.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/context_config.py
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ def calculate_node_config(
     ) -> BaseConfig:
         own_config = self.get_node_project(project_name)
         result = self.initial_result(resource_type=resource_type, base=base)
-        if "_dbt_node_type_configs" in config_call_dict:
-            result = self._update_from_config(result, config_call_dict["_dbt_node_type_configs"])
 
         project_configs = self._project_configs(own_config, fqn, resource_type)
         for fqn_config in project_configs:
@@ -163,9 +161,6 @@ def calculate_node_config(
 
         # config_calls are created in the 'experimental' model parser and
         # the ParseConfigObject (via add_config_call)
-        config_call_dict = {
-            k: config_call_dict[k] for k in config_call_dict.keys() - {"_dbt_node_type_configs"}
-        }
         result = self._update_from_config(result, config_call_dict)
 
         if own_config.project_name != self._active_project.project_name:
@@ -197,7 +192,6 @@ def get_config_source(self, project: Project) -> ConfigSource:
 
     def initial_result(self, resource_type: NodeType, base: bool) -> C:
         # defaults, own_config, config calls, active_config (if != own_config)
-        # aqui vai puxar o node config com default view
         config_cls = get_config_for(resource_type, base=base)
         # Calculate the defaults. We don't want to validate the defaults,
         # because it might be invalid in the case of required config members
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/base.py b/core/dbt/parser/base.py
index 89764a7724b..35c5c8c1cff 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/base.py
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ def _create_parsetime_node(
             name = block.name
         if block.path.relative_path.endswith(".py"):
             language = ModelLanguage.python
-            config.add_config_call(
-                {
-                    "_dbt_node_type_configs": {"materialized": "table"},
-                }
-            )
         else:
             # this is not ideal but we have a lot of tests to adjust if don't do it
             language = ModelLanguage.sql
@@ -310,6 +305,22 @@ def update_parsed_node_relation_names(
 
         self._update_node_relation_name(parsed_node)
 
+    def normalize_model_node(sellf, parsed_node: IntermediateNode) -> None:
+        """This normalize the config for a model node.
+
+        The default materialization for a model is a view, but it's not
+        supported by python models. This function changes the default view to
+        table for python models.
+        """
+        if not parsed_node.resource_type == NodeType.Model:
+            return None
+
+        if not parsed_node.language == ModelLanguage.python:
+            return None
+
+        if parsed_node.config.materialized == "view":
+            parsed_node.config.materialized = "table"
+
     def update_parsed_node_config(
         self,
         parsed_node: FinalNode,
@@ -327,6 +338,7 @@ def update_parsed_node_config(
         # and calls calculate_node_config to combine dbt_project configs and
         # config calls from SQL files, plus patch configs (from schema files)
         config_dict = config.build_config_dict(patch_config_dict=patch_config_dict)
+        self.normalize_model_node(parsed_node)
 
         # Set tags on node provided in config blocks. Tags are additive, so even if
         # config has been built before, we don't have to reset tags in the parsed_node.
diff --git a/tests/unit/parser/test_parser.py b/tests/unit/parser/test_parser.py
index f595ac41e83..d89bd12ea53 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parser/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parser/test_parser.py
@@ -1085,7 +1085,6 @@ def test_python_model_parse(self):
             config_call_dict={
                 "materialized": "table",
                 "packages": python_packages,
-                "_dbt_node_type_configs": {"materialized": "table"},
             },
             refs=[
                 RefArgs(name="a_model"),