diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index ba939d5428..246b2cc0f1 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import glob
-import contextlib
 import clique
 import capture
 
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(openpype.api.Extractor):
         else:
             preset["viewport_options"] = {"imagePlane": image_plane}
 
-        with maintained_time():
+        with lib.maintained_time():
             filename = preset.get("filename", "%TEMP%")
 
             # Force viewer to False in call to capture because we have our own
@@ -153,12 +151,3 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(openpype.api.Extractor):
             'camera_name': camera_node_name
         }
         instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
-
-
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def maintained_time():
-    ct = cmds.currentTime(query=True)
-    try:
-        yield
-    finally:
-        cmds.currentTime(ct, edit=True)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index c2cefc56f1..915c52109d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import contextlib
 import glob
 
 import capture
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(openpype.api.Extractor):
         if preset.pop("isolate_view", False) and instance.data.get("isolate"):
             preset["isolate"] = instance.data["setMembers"]
 
-        with maintained_time():
+        with lib.maintained_time():
             filename = preset.get("filename", "%TEMP%")
 
             # Force viewer to False in call to capture because we have our own
@@ -152,12 +151,3 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(openpype.api.Extractor):
             filepath = max(files, key=os.path.getmtime)
 
         return filepath
-
-
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def maintained_time():
-    ct = cmds.currentTime(query=True)
-    try:
-        yield
-    finally:
-        cmds.currentTime(ct, edit=True)