diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_loaded_versions.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_loaded_versions.py
index 0c6f0821d5..c26b322df2 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_loaded_versions.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_scene_loaded_versions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 import pyblish.api
+from avalon import api, io
 
 
 class CollectSceneLoadedVersions(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -22,8 +23,6 @@ class CollectSceneLoadedVersions(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     ]
 
     def process(self, context):
-        from avalon import api, io
-
         host = api.registered_host()
         if host is None:
             self.log.warn("No registered host.")
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_inputlinks.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_inputlinks.py
index 745b09d8e0..e8a8b2296c 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_inputlinks.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_inputlinks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from avalon import io
 import pyblish.api
 
 
@@ -94,8 +96,6 @@ class IntegrateInputLinks(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             None
 
         """
-        from collections import OrderedDict
-        from avalon import io
         # NOTE:
         # using OrderedDict() here is just for ensuring field order between
         # python versions, if we ever need to use mongodb operation '$addToSet'
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ class IntegrateInputLinks(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         in database will be updated.
 
         """
-        from avalon import io
-
         for instance in instances:
             version_doc = instance.data.get("versionEntity")
             if version_doc is None: