diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 556132cd77..9cfeb0762e 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -222,9 +222,10 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         # Transfer the environment from the original job to this dependent
         # job so they use the same environment
-
         environment = job["Props"].get("Env", {})
         environment["PYPE_METADATA_FILE"] = metadata_path
+        environment["AVALON_PROJECT"] = api.Session.get("AVALON_PROJECT")
+
         i = 0
         for index, key in enumerate(environment):
             if key.upper() in self.enviro_filter:
diff --git a/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py b/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
index fe795564a5..a41d97668e 100644
--- a/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
+++ b/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 error_format = "Failed {plugin.__name__}: {error} -- {error.traceback}"
 
-def _load_json(path):
-    assert os.path.isfile(path), ("path to json file doesn't exist")
-    data = None
-    with open(path, "r") as json_file:
-        try:
-            data = json.load(json_file)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            log.error(
-                "Error loading json: "
-                "{} - Exception: {}".format(path, exc)
-            )
-    return data
 
 def __main__():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -90,12 +78,6 @@ def __main__():
 
     paths = kwargs.paths or [os.environ.get("PYPE_METADATA_FILE")] or [os.getcwd()]  # noqa
 
-    for path in paths:
-        data = _load_json(path)
-        log.info("Setting session using data from file")
-        os.environ["AVALON_PROJECT"] = data["session"]["AVALON_PROJECT"]
-        break
-
     args = [
         os.path.join(pype_root, pype_command),
         "publish",