diff --git a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/__init__.py b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/__init__.py
index 9e057c8cdd9..f96a7b85c49 100755
--- a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ bl_info = {
     # This is now displayed as the maintainer, so show the foundation.
     # "author": "Julien Duroure, Scurest, Norbert Nopper, Urs Hanselmann, Moritz Becher, Benjamin Schmithüsen, Jim Eckerlein", # Original Authors
     'author': "Blender Foundation, Khronos Group",
-    "version": (5, 0, 20),
+    "version": (5, 0, 21),
     'blender': (4, 4, 0),
     'location': 'File > Import-Export',
     'description': 'Import-Export as glTF 2.0',
diff --git a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/blender/imp/material.py b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/blender/imp/material.py
index 9e92750db46..973f6fbb816 100644
--- a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/blender/imp/material.py
+++ b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/blender/imp/material.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class BlenderMaterial():
         if material_idx is None:
             # If no material is specified, we create a default one
             mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name="DefaultMaterial")
-            # Since Blender 5.0, no need to remove default nodes, as they are not created by default
+            mat.node_tree.nodes.clear()
             output_node = mat.node_tree.nodes.new(type='ShaderNodeOutputMaterial')
             output_node.location = (0, 0)
             shader_node = mat.node_tree.nodes.new(type='ShaderNodeBsdfPrincipled')
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class BlenderMaterial():
         BlenderMaterial.set_eevee_surface_render_method(pymaterial, mat)
         BlenderMaterial.set_viewport_color(pymaterial, mat, vertex_color)
 
-        # Since Blender 5.0, no need to remove default nodes, as they are not created by default
+        mat.node_tree.nodes.clear()
 
         mh = MaterialHelper(gltf, pymaterial, mat, vertex_color)