diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/README.md b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/README.md
index e8d354e1e6..dd45eb14dd 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/README.md
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/README.md
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ class ExtractImage(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 ```python
 import os
 
-from avalon import api, io
 import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
 
 signature = str(uuid4()).replace("-", "_")
@@ -611,7 +610,7 @@ class ImageSequenceLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
     def update(self, container, representation):
         node = container.pop("node")
 
-        version = io.find_one({"_id": representation["parent"]})
+        version = legacy_io.find_one({"_id": representation["parent"]})
         files = []
         for f in version["data"]["files"]:
             files.append(
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
index 88f11dd16f..b953d0e984 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/pipeline.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ import logging
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 import pyblish.api
 
-from avalon import io
-
 from openpype import lib
 from openpype.lib import register_event_callback
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    legacy_io,
     register_loader_plugin_path,
     register_creator_plugin_path,
     deregister_loader_plugin_path,
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ def check_inventory():
     outdated_containers = []
     for container in ls():
         representation = container['representation']
-        representation_doc = io.find_one(
+        representation_doc = legacy_io.find_one(
             {
                 "_id": ObjectId(representation),
                 "type": "representation"
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
index 35b123f97d..f5bf051243 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_farm_render.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import attr
-from avalon import api
 
-from openpype.lib import get_formatted_current_time
-import openpype.lib.abstract_collect_render
-import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
-from openpype.lib.abstract_collect_render import RenderInstance
 import openpype.lib
+import openpype.lib.abstract_collect_render
+from openpype.lib.abstract_collect_render import RenderInstance
+from openpype.lib import get_formatted_current_time
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
+import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CollectFarmRender(openpype.lib.abstract_collect_render.
                 source=context.data["currentFile"],
                 label=node.split("/")[1],
                 subset=subset_name,
-                asset=api.Session["AVALON_ASSET"],
+                asset=legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"],
                 attachTo=False,
                 setMembers=[node],
                 publish=info[4],