diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
index 8dbaefe95f5..038a16f566c 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
@@ -2298,11 +2298,6 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::pre_import(const String &p_source_file, const HashM
 	Error err = OK;
 	HashMap<StringName, Variant> options_dupe = p_options;
 
-	// By default, the GLTF importer will extract embedded images into files on disk
-	// However, we do not want the advanced settings dialog to be able to write files on disk.
-	// To avoid this and also avoid compressing to basis every time, we are using the uncompressed option.
-	options_dupe["gltf/embedded_image_handling"] = 3; // Embed as Uncompressed defined in GLTFState::GLTFHandleBinary::HANDLE_BINARY_EMBED_AS_UNCOMPRESSED
-
 	Node *scene = importer->import_scene(p_source_file, EditorSceneFormatImporter::IMPORT_ANIMATION | EditorSceneFormatImporter::IMPORT_GENERATE_TANGENT_ARRAYS, options_dupe, nullptr, &err);
 	if (!scene || err != OK) {
 		return nullptr;