diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index 433fa9886d..ad1f794680 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ def get_all_children(nodes):
         dag = sel.getDagPath(0)
 
         iterator.reset(dag)
-        next(iterator)  # ignore self
+        # ignore self
+        iterator.next()  # noqa: B305
         while not iterator.isDone():
 
             path = iterator.fullPathName()
 
             if path in traversed:
                 iterator.prune()
-                next(iterator)
+                iterator.next()  # noqa: B305
                 continue
 
             traversed.add(path)
-            next(iterator)
+            iterator.next()  # noqa: B305
 
     return list(traversed)