diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
index 5d13dd98c3..32620aa2f5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import json
 import re
-import os
 import hiero
 
 import ayon_api
-from ayon_core.client import get_assets
+
 from ayon_core.lib import Logger
 from ayon_core.pipeline import get_current_project_name
 
@@ -160,25 +159,6 @@ def add_tags_to_workfile():
             }
         }
 
-    # Get project assets. Currently Ftrack specific to differentiate between
-    # asset builds and shots.
-    if int(os.getenv("TAG_ASSETBUILD_STARTUP", 0)) == 1:
-        nks_pres_tags["[AssetBuilds]"] = {}
-        for asset in get_assets(
-            project_name, fields=["name", "data.entityType"]
-        ):
-            if asset["data"]["entityType"] == "AssetBuild":
-                nks_pres_tags["[AssetBuilds]"][asset["name"]] = {
-                    "editable": "1",
-                    "note": "",
-                    "icon": {
-                        "path": "icons:TagActor.png"
-                    },
-                    "metadata": {
-                        "productType": "assetbuild"
-                    }
-                }
-
     # loop through tag data dict and create deep tag structure
     for _k, _val in nks_pres_tags.items():
         # check if key is not decorated with [] so it is defined as bin
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/collect_assetbuilds.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/collect_assetbuilds.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 96d471115a..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/collect_assetbuilds.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-from pyblish import api
-
-from ayon_core.client import get_assets, get_asset_name_identifier
-
-
-class CollectAssetBuilds(api.ContextPlugin):
-    """Collect asset from tags.
-
-    Tag is expected to have name of the asset and metadata:
-        {
-            "productType": "assetbuild"
-        }
-    """
-
-    # Run just after CollectClip
-    order = api.CollectorOrder + 0.02
-    label = "Collect AssetBuilds"
-    hosts = ["hiero"]
-
-    def process(self, context):
-        project_name = context.data["projectName"]
-        asset_builds = {}
-        for asset_doc in get_assets(project_name):
-            if asset_doc["data"].get("entityType") != "AssetBuild":
-                continue
-
-            asset_name = get_asset_name_identifier(asset_doc)
-            self.log.debug("Found \"{}\" in database.".format(asset_doc))
-            asset_builds[asset_name] = asset_doc
-
-        for instance in context:
-            if instance.data["productType"] != "clip":
-                continue
-
-            # Exclude non-tagged instances.
-            tagged = False
-            asset_names = []
-
-            for tag in instance.data["tags"]:
-                t_metadata = dict(tag.metadata())
-                t_product_type = t_metadata.get("tag.productType")
-                if t_product_type is None:
-                    t_product_type = t_metadata.get("tag.family", "")
-
-                if t_product_type.lower() == "assetbuild":
-                    asset_names.append(tag["name"])
-                    tagged = True
-
-            if not tagged:
-                self.log.debug(
-                    "Skipping \"{}\" because its not tagged with "
-                    "\"assetbuild\"".format(instance)
-                )
-                continue
-
-            # Collect asset builds.
-            data = {"assetbuilds": []}
-            for name in asset_names:
-                data["assetbuilds"].append(asset_builds[name])
-            self.log.debug(
-                "Found asset builds: {}".format(data["assetbuilds"])
-            )
-
-            instance.data.update(data)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_hierarchy.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_hierarchy.py
index 3c1d19e827..7387b1865b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_hierarchy.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_hierarchy.py
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ class CollectHierarchy(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             if not instance.data.get("heroTrack"):
                 continue
 
-            # get asset build data if any available
-            shot_data["inputs"] = [
-                x["_id"] for x in instance.data.get("assetbuilds", [])
-            ]
-
             # suppose that all instances are Shots
             shot_data['entity_type'] = 'Shot'
             shot_data['tasks'] = instance.data.get("tasks") or {}