diff --git a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
index 4f164acc91..7db155048f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from pprint import pformat
 from openpype.hosts.hiero.otio import hiero_export
 from Qt.QtGui import QPixmap
 import tempfile
-reload(hiero_export)
 
 
 class PrecollectWorkfile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):