diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_assumed_destination.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_assumed_destination.py
index 2f567ebbb2..7de358b422 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_assumed_destination.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_assumed_destination.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import pyblish.api
 
-from avalon import io, api, lib
+from avalon import io, api
 
 
 class CollectAssumedDestination(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class CollectAssumedDestination(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         if hierarchy:
             # hierarchy = os.path.sep.join(hierarchy)
             hierarchy = os.path.join(*hierarchy)
-        application = lib.get_application(os.environ["AVALON_APP_NAME"])
+
         template_data = {"root": api.Session["AVALON_PROJECTS"],
                          "project": {"name": project_name,
                                      "code": project['data']['code']},
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class CollectAssumedDestination(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                          "subset": subset_name,
                          "version": version_number,
                          "hierarchy": hierarchy,
-                         "representation": "TEMP",
-                         "app": application["application_dir"]}
+                         "representation": "TEMP"}
 
         instance.data["template"] = template
         instance.data["assumedTemplateData"] = template_data
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate.py
index 5fd8a13670..00096a95ee 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import shutil
 
 import errno
 import pyblish.api
-from avalon import api, io, lib
+from avalon import api, io
 from avalon.vendor import filelink
 
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class IntegrateAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         if parents and len(parents) > 0:
             # hierarchy = os.path.sep.join(hierarchy)
             hierarchy = os.path.join(*parents)
-        application = lib.get_application(os.environ["AVALON_APP_NAME"])
+
         template_data = {"root": root,
                          "project": {"name": PROJECT,
                                      "code": project['data']['code']},
@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ class IntegrateAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                          "family": instance.data['family'],
                          "subset": subset["name"],
                          "version": int(version["name"]),
-                         "hierarchy": hierarchy,
-                         "app": application["application_dir"]}
+                         "hierarchy": hierarchy}
 
         template_publish = project["config"]["template"]["publish"]
         anatomy = instance.context.data['anatomy']
@@ -261,8 +260,7 @@ class IntegrateAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                     "subset": subset["name"],
                     "version": version["name"],
                     "hierarchy": hierarchy,
-                    "representation": ext[1:],
-                    "app": application["application_dir"]
+                    "representation": ext[1:]
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate_rendered_frames.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate_rendered_frames.py
index 3a0e89c328..8e7e2a59c4 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate_rendered_frames.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/integrate_rendered_frames.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import clique
 
 import errno
 import pyblish.api
-from avalon import api, io, lib
+from avalon import api, io
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class IntegrateFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         if parents and len(parents) > 0:
             # hierarchy = os.path.sep.join(hierarchy)
             hierarchy = os.path.join(*parents)
-        application = lib.get_application(os.environ["AVALON_APP_NAME"])
+
         template_data = {"root": root,
                          "project": {"name": PROJECT,
                                      "code": project['data']['code']},
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ class IntegrateFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                          "family": instance.data['family'],
                          "subset": subset["name"],
                          "version": int(version["name"]),
-                         "hierarchy": hierarchy,
-                         "app": application["application_dir"]}
+                         "hierarchy": hierarchy}
 
         # template_publish = project["config"]["template"]["publish"]
         anatomy = instance.context.data['anatomy']
@@ -273,8 +272,7 @@ class IntegrateFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                     "subset": subset["name"],
                     "version": int(version["name"]),
                     "hierarchy": hierarchy,
-                    "representation": ext[1:],
-                    "app": application["application_dir"]
+                    "representation": ext[1:]
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_templates.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_templates.py
index 19d70a197c..8f8eb45686 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_templates.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/validate_templates.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ class ValidateTemplates(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                      "version": 3,
                      "task": "animation",
                      "asset": "sh001",
-                     "hierarchy": "ep101/sq01/sh010",
-                     "app": "nuke"}
+                     "hierarchy": "ep101/sq01/sh010"}
 
 
             anatomy = context.data["anatomy"].format(data)
@@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ class ValidateTemplates(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                      "version": 1,
                      "task": "lookdev",
                      "asset": "bob",
-                     "hierarchy": "ep101/sq01/bob",
-                     "app": "nuke"}
+                     "hierarchy": "ep101/sq01/bob"}
 
             anatomy = context.data["anatomy"].format(data)
             self.log.info(anatomy.work.file)