diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py b/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
index cda9b10f44..a54809bc36 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ def install_openpype_plugins(project_name=None, host_name=None):
     pyblish.api.register_discovery_filter(filter_pyblish_plugins)
     register_loader_plugin_path(LOAD_PATH)
 
+    modules_manager = ModulesManager()
+    publish_plugin_dirs = modules_manager.collect_plugin_paths()["publish"]
+    for path in publish_plugin_dirs:
+        pyblish.api.register_plugin_path(PUBLISH_PATH)
+
     if host_name is None:
         host_name = os.environ.get("AVALON_APP")
 
-    modules_manager = ModulesManager()
     creator_paths = modules_manager.collect_creator_plugin_paths(host_name)
     for creator_path in creator_paths:
         register_creator_plugin_path(creator_path)
diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index 6e339fabab..ace33ab92a 100644
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -386,18 +386,6 @@ def set_modules_environments():
     modules_manager = ModulesManager()
 
     module_envs = modules_manager.collect_global_environments()
-    publish_plugin_dirs = modules_manager.collect_plugin_paths()["publish"]
-
-    # Set pyblish plugins paths if any module want to register them
-    if publish_plugin_dirs:
-        publish_paths_str = os.environ.get("PYBLISHPLUGINPATH") or ""
-        publish_paths = publish_paths_str.split(os.pathsep)
-        _publish_paths = {
-            os.path.normpath(path) for path in publish_paths if path
-        }
-        for path in publish_plugin_dirs:
-            _publish_paths.add(os.path.normpath(path))
-        module_envs["PYBLISHPLUGINPATH"] = os.pathsep.join(_publish_paths)
 
     # Merge environments with current environments and update values
     if module_envs: