diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
index c8660aafc4..dc47488dc1 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from .constants import (
 from .lib import (
     CTX,
     FlameAppFramework,
-    maintain_current_timeline,
     get_project_manager,
     get_current_project,
     get_current_sequence,
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ __all__ = [
     # lib
     "CTX",
     "FlameAppFramework",
-    "maintain_current_timeline",
     "get_project_manager",
     "get_current_project",
     "get_current_sequence",
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
index ccc664ce63..b37cc35afd 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
@@ -225,40 +225,6 @@ class FlameAppFramework(object):
         return True
 
 
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def maintain_current_timeline(to_timeline, from_timeline=None):
-    """Maintain current timeline selection during context
-
-    Attributes:
-        from_timeline (resolve.Timeline)[optional]:
-    Example:
-        >>> print(from_timeline.GetName())
-        timeline1
-        >>> print(to_timeline.GetName())
-        timeline2
-
-        >>> with maintain_current_timeline(to_timeline):
-        ...     print(get_current_sequence().GetName())
-        timeline2
-
-        >>> print(get_current_sequence().GetName())
-        timeline1
-    """
-    # todo: this is still Resolve's implementation
-    project = get_current_project()
-    working_timeline = from_timeline or project.GetCurrentTimeline()
-
-    # swith to the input timeline
-    project.SetCurrentTimeline(to_timeline)
-
-    try:
-        # do a work
-        yield
-    finally:
-        # put the original working timeline to context
-        project.SetCurrentTimeline(working_timeline)
-
-
 def get_project_manager():
     # TODO: get_project_manager
     return
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/plugin.py
index 6122b7bf1f..1ae62f3a8d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/plugin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import re
 from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore
 import openpype.api as openpype
 from openpype import style
-from . import selection as opfapi_selection
 from . import (
     lib as flib,
     pipeline as fpipeline,
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ class Creator(openpype.Creator):
 
         # adding basic current context flame objects
         self.project = flib.get_current_project()
-        self.sequence = flib.get_current_sequence(opfapi_selection)
+        self.sequence = flib.get_current_sequence(flib.CTX.selection)
 
         if (self.options or {}).get("useSelection"):
             self.selected = flib.get_sequence_segments(self.sequence, True)