diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
index 0ea579970e..9420a10228 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ from . import ops
 
 import pyblish.api
 import avalon.api
-from avalon import io, schema
+from avalon import io
 
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    schema,
     register_loader_plugin_path,
     register_creator_plugin_path,
     deregister_loader_plugin_path,
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/hiero/api/pipeline.py b/openpype/hosts/hiero/api/pipeline.py
index 5001043a74..8025ebff05 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/hiero/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/hiero/api/pipeline.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import os
 import contextlib
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
-from avalon import schema
 from pyblish import api as pyblish
 from openpype.api import Logger
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    schema,
     register_creator_plugin_path,
     register_loader_plugin_path,
     deregister_creator_plugin_path,
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/setdress.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/setdress.py
index 0b60564e5e..018ea4558c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/setdress.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/setdress.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from maya import cmds
 
 from avalon import io
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    schema,
     discover_loader_plugins,
     loaders_from_representation,
     load_container,
@@ -253,7 +254,6 @@ def get_contained_containers(container):
 
     """
 
-    import avalon.schema
     from .pipeline import parse_container
 
     # Get avalon containers in this package setdress container
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def get_contained_containers(container):
         try:
             member_container = parse_container(node)
             containers.append(member_container)
-        except avalon.schema.ValidationError:
+        except schema.ValidationError:
             pass
 
     return containers
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py b/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
index 636c826a11..4a7d1c5bea 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from pyblish import api as pyblish
 
-from avalon import schema
-
 from openpype.api import Logger
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    schema,
     register_loader_plugin_path,
     register_creator_plugin_path,
     deregister_loader_plugin_path,
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py b/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
index cb7c76f133..ca04f79ae6 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/load/utils.py
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import numbers
 import six
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 
-from avalon import io, schema
+from avalon import io
 from avalon.api import Session
 
 from openpype.lib import Anatomy
+from openpype.pipeline import schema
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
index ded149bdd0..76720fc9a3 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 from pymongo import InsertOne, ReplaceOne
 import pyblish.api
 
-from avalon import api, io, schema
+from avalon import api, io
 from openpype.lib import (
     create_hard_link,
     filter_profiles
 )
+from openpype.pipeline import schema
 
 
 class IntegrateHeroVersion(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
diff --git a/openpype/tools/loader/model.py b/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
index 6cc6fae1fb..8cb8f30013 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from Qt import QtCore, QtGui
 import qtawesome
 
-from avalon import schema
-from openpype.pipeline import HeroVersionType
+from openpype.pipeline import (
+    HeroVersionType,
+    schema,
+)
 
 from openpype.style import get_default_entity_icon_color
 from openpype.tools.utils.models import TreeModel, Item
diff --git a/openpype/tools/sceneinventory/model.py b/openpype/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
index f8fd8a911a..2c47381751 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/sceneinventory/model.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ from Qt import QtCore, QtGui
 import qtawesome
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 
-from avalon import io, schema
+from avalon import io
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    schema,
     HeroVersionType,
     registered_host,
 )