diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
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--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
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@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""Collect publishable instances in Unreal."""
-import ast
-import unreal  # noqa
-import pyblish.api
-from openpype.hosts.unreal.api.pipeline import UNREAL_VERSION
-from openpype.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
-
-
-class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
-    """Gather instances by OpenPypePublishInstance class
-
-    This collector finds all paths containing `OpenPypePublishInstance` class
-    asset
-
-    Identifier:
-        id (str): "pyblish.avalon.instance"
-
-    """
-
-    label = "Collect Instances"
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.1
-    hosts = ["unreal"]
-
-    def process(self, context):
-
-        ar = unreal.AssetRegistryHelpers.get_asset_registry()
-        class_name = [
-            "/Script/OpenPype",
-            "OpenPypePublishInstance"
-        ] if (
-            UNREAL_VERSION.major == 5
-            and UNREAL_VERSION.minor > 0
-        ) else "OpenPypePublishInstance"  # noqa
-        instance_containers = ar.get_assets_by_class(class_name, True)
-
-        for container_data in instance_containers:
-            asset = container_data.get_asset()
-            data = unreal.EditorAssetLibrary.get_metadata_tag_values(asset)
-            data["objectName"] = container_data.asset_name
-            # convert to strings
-            data = {str(key): str(value) for (key, value) in data.items()}
-            if not data.get("family"):
-                raise KnownPublishError("instance has no family")
-
-            # content of container
-            members = ast.literal_eval(data.get("members"))
-            self.log.debug(members)
-            self.log.debug(asset.get_path_name())
-            # remove instance container
-            self.log.info("Creating instance for {}".format(asset.get_name()))
-
-            instance = context.create_instance(asset.get_name())
-            instance[:] = members
-
-            # Store the exact members of the object set
-            instance.data["setMembers"] = members
-            instance.data["families"] = [data.get("family")]
-            instance.data["level"] = data.get("level")
-            instance.data["parent"] = data.get("parent")
-
-            label = "{0} ({1})".format(asset.get_name()[:-4],
-                                       data["asset"])
-
-            instance.data["label"] = label
-
-            instance.data.update(data)