diff --git a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/plugins/publish/collect_published_files.py b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/plugins/publish/collect_published_files.py
index 65cef147032..56b2ef6e200 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/plugins/publish/collect_published_files.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/plugins/publish/collect_published_files.py
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ def _get_family(self, settings, task_type, is_sequence, extension):
         msg = "No family found for combination of " +\
               "task_type: {}, is_sequence:{}, extension: {}".format(
                   task_type, is_sequence, extension)
-        found_family = "render"
         assert found_family, msg
 
         return (found_family,