diff --git a/openpype/lib/__init__.py b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
index c4097086e0..34b217f690 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ site.addsitedir(python_version_dir)
 
 
 from .vendor_bin_utils import (
-    create_hard_link,
     find_executable,
     get_vendor_bin_path,
     get_oiio_tools_path,
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ from .plugin_tools import (
 )
 
 from .path_tools import (
+    create_hard_link,
     version_up,
     get_version_from_path,
     get_last_version_from_path,
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "get_paths_from_environ",
     "get_global_environments",
 
-    "create_hard_link",
     "get_vendor_bin_path",
     "get_oiio_tools_path",
     "get_ffmpeg_tool_path",
@@ -293,6 +292,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "get_unique_layer_name",
     "get_background_layers",
 
+    "create_hard_link",
     "version_up",
     "get_version_from_path",
     "get_last_version_from_path",
diff --git a/openpype/lib/path_tools.py b/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
index 71fc0fe25c..c36e45c51f 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/path_tools.py
@@ -13,6 +13,41 @@ from .profiles_filtering import filter_profiles
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def create_hard_link(src_path, dst_path):
+    """Create hardlink of file.
+
+    Args:
+        src_path(str): Full path to a file which is used as source for
+            hardlink.
+        dst_path(str): Full path to a file where a link of source will be
+            added.
+    """
+    # Use `os.link` if is available
+    #   - should be for all platforms with newer python versions
+    if hasattr(os, "link"):
+        os.link(src_path, dst_path)
+        return
+
+    # Windows implementation of hardlinks
+    #   - used in Python 2
+    if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
+        import ctypes
+        from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL
+        CreateHardLink = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateHardLinkW
+        CreateHardLink.argtypes = [
+            ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_void_p
+        ]
+        CreateHardLink.restype = BOOL
+
+        res = CreateHardLink(dst_path, src_path, None)
+        if res == 0:
+            raise ctypes.WinError()
+    # Raises not implemented error if gets here
+    raise NotImplementedError(
+        "Implementation of hardlink for current environment is missing."
+    )
+
+
 def _rreplace(s, a, b, n=1):
     """Replace a with b in string s from right side n times."""
     return b.join(s.rsplit(a, n))
diff --git a/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py b/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
index 4a62da8f0c..4be016f656 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/vendor_bin_utils.py
@@ -86,41 +86,6 @@ def find_executable(executable):
     return None
 
 
-def create_hard_link(src_path, dst_path):
-    """Create hardlink of file.
-
-    Args:
-        src_path(str): Full path to a file which is used as source for
-            hardlink.
-        dst_path(str): Full path to a file where a link of source will be
-            added.
-    """
-    # Use `os.link` if is available
-    #   - should be for all platforms with newer python versions
-    if hasattr(os, "link"):
-        os.link(src_path, dst_path)
-        return
-
-    # Windows implementation of hardlinks
-    #   - used in Python 2
-    if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
-        import ctypes
-        from ctypes.wintypes import BOOL
-        CreateHardLink = ctypes.windll.kernel32.CreateHardLinkW
-        CreateHardLink.argtypes = [
-            ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.c_void_p
-        ]
-        CreateHardLink.restype = BOOL
-
-        res = CreateHardLink(dst_path, src_path, None)
-        if res == 0:
-            raise ctypes.WinError()
-    # Raises not implemented error if gets here
-    raise NotImplementedError(
-        "Implementation of hardlink for current environment is missing."
-    )
-
-
 def get_vendor_bin_path(bin_app):
     """Path to OpenPype vendorized binaries.