VAR officials Alan Muir and Frank Connor will be off-duty this weekend after the penalty fallout in the Premier Sports Cup final between Celtic and Rangers.
The pair have not been assigned any matches this weekend after being in the hot seat in Clydesdale House for the showpiece final at Hampden on Sunday.
The role of the VAR officials came under fire after Rangers were not awarded a penalty when Vaclav Cerny was fouled in extra-time.
John Beaton - who has been assigned a match this weekend - blew for a free-kick but there was no intervention from VAR to upgrade the call to a spot-kick.
Replays appeared to show Cerny's foot on the line of the penalty area when he was fouled but neither Muir nor Connor intervened.
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In the event of a factual decision, the referee would not be called to the monitor for a review, simply, he would be informed the foul was inside the area and therefore award a penalty.
The penalty outrage has not yet been addressed by the Scottish FA despite Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart having demanded answers over the decision-making process.
However, it's reported by the Scottish Sun that referee appointments for this weekend were not made in advance of Sunday's final with Muir and Connor left out after the cup final.
The Scottish FA website confirms referee appointments ahead of fixtures with Beaton and assistants Jonathan Bell and David McGeachie all involved in top-flight fixtures as Muir and Connor sit out this weekend.
"The performances in the SPFL have been really positive, we are scoring, not conceding, of course the Cup Final - I don’t want to dwell on it again, but it could have been such a memorable day," said Stewart on Rangers TV.
"We have a lot to be positive about. The manner which we lost was hard to take, and as I think people will know, I have spoken with the SFA to ask for an explanation about the non-awarding of a penalty in extra-time, so I will wait to hear what the SFA have to say about that.
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