diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 42d1b330d5..f6c95d0699 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     CreatorError,
     legacy_io,
 )
-from openpype.hosts.aftereffects.api import AfterEffectsHost
 
 
 class RenderCreator(Creator):
@@ -24,13 +23,12 @@ class RenderCreator(Creator):
                                                   ["create"]
                                                   ["RenderCreator"]
                                                   ["defaults"])
-        self._host = AfterEffectsHost()
 
     def get_icon(self):
         return resources.get_openpype_splash_filepath()
 
     def collect_instances(self):
-        for instance_data in self._host.list_instances():
+        for instance_data in self.host.list_instances():
             # legacy instances have family=='render' or 'renderLocal', use them
             creator_id = (instance_data.get("creator_identifier") or
                           instance_data.get("family", '').replace("Local", ''))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
index 52253c8e44..447b8cf72b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     CreatedInstance,
     legacy_io,
 )
-from openpype.hosts.aftereffects.api import AfterEffectsHost
 
 
 class AEWorkfileCreator(AutoCreator):
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ class AEWorkfileCreator(AutoCreator):
         return []
 
     def collect_instances(self):
-        for instance_data in AfterEffectsHost().list_instances():
+        for instance_data in self.host.list_instances():
             creator_id = instance_data.get("creator_identifier")
             if creator_id == self.identifier:
                 subset_name = instance_data["subset"]