diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/load/load_clip.py b/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/load/load_clip.py
index 71850d95f6..cf88b14e81 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/load/load_clip.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/load/load_clip.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 from importlib import reload
 
-from avalon import io
 from openpype.hosts import resolve
-from openpype.pipeline import get_representation_path
+from openpype.pipeline import (
+    get_representation_path,
+    legacy_io,
+)
 from openpype.hosts.resolve.api import lib, plugin
 reload(plugin)
 reload(lib)
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ class LoadClip(resolve.TimelineItemLoader):
         namespace = container['namespace']
         timeline_item_data = resolve.get_pype_timeline_item_by_name(namespace)
         timeline_item = timeline_item_data["clip"]["item"]
-        version = io.find_one({
+        version = legacy_io.find_one({
             "type": "version",
             "_id": representation["parent"]
         })
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ class LoadClip(resolve.TimelineItemLoader):
         # define version name
         version_name = version.get("name", None)
         # get all versions in list
-        versions = io.find({
+        versions = legacy_io.find({
             "type": "version",
             "parent": version["parent"]
         }).distinct('name')
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
index 1333516177..a58f288770 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/plugins/publish/precollect_workfile.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import pyblish.api
-from openpype.hosts import resolve
-from avalon import api as avalon
 from pprint import pformat
-
-# dev
 from importlib import reload
+
+from openpype.hosts import resolve
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype.hosts.resolve.otio import davinci_export
 reload(davinci_export)
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class PrecollectWorkfile(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
     def process(self, context):
 
-        asset = avalon.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
+        asset = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
         subset = "workfile"
         project = resolve.get_current_project()
         fps = project.GetSetting("timelineFrameRate")