diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
index a9d5b38ada..d344433d53 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/abstract_collect_render.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import six
 import pyblish.api
 
 from .publish_plugins import AbstractMetaContextPlugin
-from .lib import replace_instance_in_context
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -218,16 +217,10 @@ class AbstractCollectRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             data = self.add_additional_data(data)
             render_instance_dict = attr.asdict(render_instance)
 
-            instance = context.create_instance(render_instance.name)
             if render_instance.source_instance is not None:
-                # remove the new instance, because we want to insert it
-                # at the position of the original instance to replace the
-                # source instance in the context completely
-                context.pop()
-                replace_instance_in_context(
-                    context,
-                    source_instance=render_instance.source_instance,
-                    destination_instance=instance)
+                instance = render_instance.source_instance
+            else:
+                instance = context.create_instance(render_instance.name)
 
             instance.data.update(render_instance_dict)
             instance.data.update(data)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
index bf733a8620..0be72b459a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/publish/lib.py
@@ -933,36 +933,4 @@ def get_publish_instance_families(instance):
         output.append(family)
         families.discard(family)
     output.extend(families)
-    return output
-
-
-def replace_instance_in_context(
-    context: pyblish.api.Context,
-    source_instance: pyblish.api.Instance,
-    destination_instance: pyblish.api.Instance
-):
-    """Replace source instance with the destination instance.
-
-    This transfers the instance's IDs so that the new instance acts exactly
-    as if it was the source instance the whole time. This is required for
-    the publisher to correctly detect and transfer the logs relevant for the
-    instance.
-
-    """
-    # Transfer the pyblish.api.Instance id
-    destination_instance._id = source_instance.id
-
-    # Transfer the `instance_id` of the new publisher's instances
-    key = "instance_id"
-    if key in source_instance.data:
-        destination_instance.data[key] = source_instance.data[key]
-
-    # Replace the instance at the same index in the context
-    for idx, instance in enumerate(context):
-        if source_instance is instance:
-            context[idx] = destination_instance
-            return
-
-    raise ValueError(
-        f"Source instance {source_instance} not found in context."
-    )
+    return output
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