diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87543e57b0..1b71eaf7fc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ endif()
 
 include(cmake/mayahydra_version.info)
 set(MAYAHYDRA_VERSION "${MAYAHYDRA_MAJOR_VERSION}.${MAYAHYDRA_MINOR_VERSION}.${MAYAHYDRA_PATCH_LEVEL}")
-if(DEFINED ENV{PLUGIN_CUT_ID})
-    set(MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID $ENV{PLUGIN_CUT_ID})
-endif()
 
 include(cmake/flowViewport_version.info)
 set(FLOWVIEWPORT_VERSION "${FLOWVIEWPORT_MAJOR_VERSION}.${FLOWVIEWPORT_MINOR_VERSION}.${FLOWVIEWPORT_PATCH_LEVEL}")
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/CMakeLists.txt
index 2417b114cf..4b23d883ca 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/hydraExtensions/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ if(DEFINED MAYAHYDRA_VERSION)
             MAYAHYDRA_VERSION=${MAYAHYDRA_VERSION}
     )
 endif()
-if(DEFINED MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID)
-    target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}
-        PRIVATE
-            MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID=${MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID}
-    )
-endif()
 
     # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # link libraries
diff --git a/lib/mayaHydra/mayaPlugin/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/mayaHydra/mayaPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 598192b3da..d06d73e95b 100644
--- a/lib/mayaHydra/mayaPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/mayaHydra/mayaPlugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ if(DEFINED MAYAHYDRA_VERSION)
             MAYAHYDRA_VERSION=${MAYAHYDRA_VERSION}
     )
 endif()
-if(DEFINED MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID)
-    target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}
-        PRIVATE
-            MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID=${MAYAHYDRA_CUT_ID}
-    )
-endif()
 
 mayaHydra_compile_config(${TARGET_NAME})