diff --git a/openpype/lib/applications.py b/openpype/lib/applications.py
index a81bdeca0f..d229848645 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/applications.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/applications.py
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ from openpype.settings.constants import (
     METADATA_KEYS,
     M_DYNAMIC_KEY_LABEL
 )
-from . import (
-    PypeLogger,
-    Anatomy
-)
+from . import PypeLogger
 from .profiles_filtering import filter_profiles
 from .local_settings import get_openpype_username
 from .avalon_context import (
@@ -1305,7 +1302,7 @@ def get_app_environments_for_context(
         dict: Environments for passed context and application.
     """
 
-    from openpype.pipeline import AvalonMongoDB
+    from openpype.pipeline import AvalonMongoDB, Anatomy
 
     # Avalon database connection
     dbcon = AvalonMongoDB()
diff --git a/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py b/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
index 5ff3b15119..a7078f9eca 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from openpype.settings import (
     get_project_settings,
     get_system_settings
 )
-from .anatomy import Anatomy
 from .profiles_filtering import filter_profiles
 from .events import emit_event
 from .path_templates import StringTemplate
@@ -593,6 +592,7 @@ def get_workdir_with_workdir_data(
         ))
 
     if not anatomy:
+        from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
         anatomy = Anatomy(project_name)
 
     if not template_key:
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ def get_workdir(
         TemplateResult: Workdir path.
     """
     if not anatomy:
+        from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
         anatomy = Anatomy(project_doc["name"])
 
     workdir_data = get_workdir_data(
@@ -750,6 +751,8 @@ def compute_session_changes(
 
 @with_pipeline_io
 def get_workdir_from_session(session=None, template_key=None):
+    from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
+
     if session is None:
         session = legacy_io.Session
     project_name = session["AVALON_PROJECT"]
@@ -856,6 +859,8 @@ def create_workfile_doc(asset_doc, task_name, filename, workdir, dbcon=None):
         dbcon (AvalonMongoDB): Optionally enter avalon AvalonMongoDB object and
             `legacy_io` is used if not entered.
     """
+    from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
+
     # Use legacy_io if dbcon is not entered
     if not dbcon:
         dbcon = legacy_io
@@ -1676,6 +1681,7 @@ def _get_task_context_data_for_anatomy(
     """
 
     if anatomy is None:
+        from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
         anatomy = Anatomy(project_doc["name"])
 
     asset_name = asset_doc["name"]
@@ -1744,6 +1750,7 @@ def get_custom_workfile_template_by_context(
     """
 
     if anatomy is None:
+        from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
         anatomy = Anatomy(project_doc["name"])
 
     # get project, asset, task anatomy context data
diff --git a/openpype/lib/path_tools.py b/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
index caad20f4d6..4f28be3302 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import platform
 from openpype.client import get_project
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
 
-from .anatomy import Anatomy
 from .profiles_filtering import filter_profiles
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -227,6 +226,7 @@ def fill_paths(path_list, anatomy):
 
 
 def create_project_folders(basic_paths, project_name):
+    from openpype.pipeline import Anatomy
     anatomy = Anatomy(project_name)
 
     concat_paths = concatenate_splitted_paths(basic_paths, anatomy)