diff --git a/cura/Machines/QualityManager.py b/cura/Machines/QualityManager.py
index 6869d99bc7..580d52b089 100644
--- a/cura/Machines/QualityManager.py
+++ b/cura/Machines/QualityManager.py
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ class QualityManager(QObject):
         machine_definition_id = getMachineDefinitionIDForQualitySearch(machine.definition)
 
         # This determines if we should only get the global qualities for the global stack and skip the global qualities for the extruder stacks
-        has_variant_materials = parseBool(machine.getMetaDataEntry("has_variant_materials", False))
+        has_variants = machine.getHasVariants()
+        has_materials = machine.getHasMaterials()
+        has_variants_or_materials = has_variants or has_materials
 
         # To find the quality container for the GlobalStack, check in the following fall-back manner:
         #   (1) the machine-specific node
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ class QualityManager(QObject):
         for node in nodes_to_check:
             if node and node.quality_type_map:
                 # Only include global qualities
-                if has_variant_materials:
+                if has_variants_or_materials:
                     quality_node = list(node.quality_type_map.values())[0]
                     is_global_quality = parseBool(quality_node.metadata.get("global_quality", False))
                     if not is_global_quality:
@@ -302,7 +304,7 @@ class QualityManager(QObject):
 
             for node in nodes_to_check:
                 if node and node.quality_type_map:
-                    if has_variant_materials:
+                    if has_variants_or_materials:
                         # Only include variant qualities; skip non global qualities
                         quality_node = list(node.quality_type_map.values())[0]
                         is_global_quality = parseBool(quality_node.metadata.get("global_quality", False))
diff --git a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
index 36084b7d4d..d7ebe804f4 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ from UM.Settings.SettingInstance import InstanceState
 from UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry import ContainerRegistry
 from UM.Settings.Interfaces import PropertyEvaluationContext
 from UM.Logger import Logger
+from UM.Util import parseBool
+
 import cura.CuraApplication
 
 from . import Exceptions
@@ -188,6 +190,12 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
     def getHeadAndFansCoordinates(self):
         return self.getProperty("machine_head_with_fans_polygon", "value")
 
+    def getHasMaterials(self) -> bool:
+        return parseBool(self.getMetaDataEntry("has_materials", False))
+
+    def getHasVariants(self) -> bool:
+        return parseBool(self.getMetaDataEntry("has_variants", False))
+
 
 ## private:
 global_stack_mime = MimeType(
diff --git a/resources/definitions/cartesio.def.json b/resources/definitions/cartesio.def.json
index 57c16241a0..9c7a95cceb 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/cartesio.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/cartesio.def.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
         "has_machine_quality": true,
         "has_materials": true,
         "has_machine_materials": true,
-        "has_variant_materials": true,
         "has_variants": true,
 
         "variants_name": "Tool",
diff --git a/resources/definitions/ultimaker3.def.json b/resources/definitions/ultimaker3.def.json
index b75d12ce44..b1daa6b780 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/ultimaker3.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/ultimaker3.def.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         "has_machine_quality": true,
         "has_materials": true,
         "has_machine_materials": true,
-        "has_variant_materials": true,
         "has_variants": true,
         "preferred_variant_name": "AA 0.4",
         "preferred_quality_type": "normal",
diff --git a/resources/definitions/ultimaker3_extended.def.json b/resources/definitions/ultimaker3_extended.def.json
index 1e6c322c73..eb3cda9320 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/ultimaker3_extended.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/ultimaker3_extended.def.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         "platform_offset": [0, 0, 0],
         "has_machine_quality": true,
         "has_machine_materials": true,
-        "has_variant_materials": true,
         "has_materials": true,
         "has_variants": true,
         "preferred_variant_name": "AA 0.4",
diff --git a/resources/definitions/ultimaker_s5.def.json b/resources/definitions/ultimaker_s5.def.json
index f6971d0da3..115c84c0db 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/ultimaker_s5.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/ultimaker_s5.def.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         "has_machine_quality": true,
         "has_materials": true,
         "has_machine_materials": true,
-        "has_variant_materials": true,
         "has_variant_buildplates": true,
         "has_variants": true,
         "preferred_variant_name": "AA 0.4",