diff --git a/openpype/hooks/pre_python_2_prelaunch.py b/openpype/hooks/pre_python_2_prelaunch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 84272d2e5d..0000000000
--- a/openpype/hooks/pre_python_2_prelaunch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from openpype.lib import PreLaunchHook
-
-
-class PrePython2Vendor(PreLaunchHook):
-    """Prepend python 2 dependencies for py2 hosts."""
-    order = 10
-
-    def execute(self):
-        if not self.application.use_python_2:
-            return
-
-        # Prepare vendor dir path
-        self.log.info("adding global python 2 vendor")
-        pype_root = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_REPOS_ROOT")
-        python_2_vendor = os.path.join(
-            pype_root,
-            "openpype",
-            "vendor",
-            "python",
-            "python_2"
-        )
-
-        # Add Python 2 modules
-        python_paths = [
-            python_2_vendor
-        ]
-
-        # Load PYTHONPATH from current launch context
-        python_path = self.launch_context.env.get("PYTHONPATH")
-        if python_path:
-            python_paths.append(python_path)
-
-        # Set new PYTHONPATH to launch context environments
-        self.launch_context.env["PYTHONPATH"] = os.pathsep.join(python_paths)
diff --git a/openpype/lib/applications.py b/openpype/lib/applications.py
index e72585c75a..fcb5226606 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/applications.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/applications.py
@@ -1118,6 +1118,39 @@ class ApplicationLaunchContext:
         # Return process which is already terminated
         return process
 
+    def _add_python_version_paths(self):
+        """Add vendor packages specific for a Python version."""
+
+        # Skip adding if host name is not set
+        if not self.application.host_name:
+            return
+
+        # Add Python 2/3 modules
+        openpype_root = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_REPOS_ROOT")
+        python_vendor_dir = os.path.join(
+            openpype_root,
+            "openpype",
+            "vendor",
+            "python"
+        )
+        python_paths = []
+        if self.application.use_python_2:
+            python_paths.append(
+                os.path.join(python_vendor_dir, "python_2")
+            )
+        else:
+            python_paths.append(
+                os.path.join(python_vendor_dir, "python_3")
+            )
+
+        # Load PYTHONPATH from current launch context
+        python_path = self.env.get("PYTHONPATH")
+        if python_path:
+            python_paths.append(python_path)
+
+        # Set new PYTHONPATH to launch context environments
+        self.env["PYTHONPATH"] = os.pathsep.join(python_paths)
+
     def launch(self):
         """Collect data for new process and then create it.
 
@@ -1130,6 +1163,8 @@ class ApplicationLaunchContext:
             self.log.warning("Application was already launched.")
             return
 
+        self._add_python_version_paths()
+
         # Discover launch hooks
         self.discover_launch_hooks()