diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/__init__.py
index ce2b444997..b5db635a9c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/__init__.py
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root,
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 from .lib import (
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
     "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
 
     # Utility functions
     "maintained_selection",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
index 84e78d0883..c4968ce6cf 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root,
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 
@@ -120,18 +119,6 @@ class BlenderHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, IPublishHost, ILoadHost):
         """
         return has_unsaved_changes()
 
-    def work_root(self, session) -> str:
-        """Override work_root method from IWorkfileHost.
-        Modify workdir per host.
-
-        Args:
-            session (dict): Session context data.
-
-        Returns:
-            str: Path to new workdir.
-        """
-        return work_root(session)
-
     def get_context_data(self) -> dict:
         """Override abstract method from IPublishHost.
         Get global data related to creation-publishing from workfile.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/workio.py
index e0f333843a..562e1d8263 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/workio.py
@@ -77,13 +77,3 @@ def file_extensions() -> List[str]:
     """Return the supported file extensions for Blender scene files."""
 
     return [".blend"]
-
-
-def work_root(session: dict) -> str:
-    """Return the default root to browse for work files."""
-
-    work_dir = session["AYON_WORKDIR"]
-    scene_dir = session.get("AVALON_SCENEDIR")
-    if scene_dir:
-        return str(Path(work_dir, scene_dir))
-    return work_dir
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
index 8fcf0c92b0..63c536788f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/__init__.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root
+    file_extensions
 )
 from .render_utils import (
     export_clip,
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
     "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
 
     # render utils
     "export_clip",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/workio.py
index eef10a4847..65fb9c6a5f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/flame/api/workio.py
@@ -31,7 +31,3 @@ def open_file(filepath):
 
 def current_file():
     pass
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-    return os.path.normpath(session["AYON_WORKDIR"]).replace("\\", "/")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/pipeline.py
index 2d1073ec7d..7a3e36faf0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/api/pipeline.py
@@ -140,15 +140,6 @@ class FusionHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, ILoadHost, IPublishHost):
 
         return current_filepath
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        work_dir = session["AYON_WORKDIR"]
-        scene_dir = session.get("AVALON_SCENEDIR")
-        if scene_dir:
-            return os.path.join(work_dir, scene_dir)
-        else:
-            return work_dir
-    # endregion
-
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def maintained_selection(self):
         from .lib import maintained_selection
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
index bdcc43ea2f..d192f07f64 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "save_file",
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
-    "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
+    "file_extensions"
 ]
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/workio.py
index 1f95148e75..74f202e432 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/api/workio.py
@@ -71,7 +71,3 @@ def open_file(filepath):
 def current_file():
     """Returning None to make Workfiles app look at first file extension."""
     return None
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-    return os.path.normpath(session["AYON_WORKDIR"]).replace("\\", "/")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/__init__.py
index 099db14794..2f177b1d11 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 from .pipeline import (
@@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "save_file",
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
-    "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
+    "file_extensions"
 
     # Constants
     "OPENPYPE_TAG_NAME",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
index 4c2416ca38..3abca73c84 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/workio.py
@@ -67,7 +67,3 @@ def current_file():
     if not current_file:
         return None
     return os.path.normpath(current_file)
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-    return os.path.normpath(session["AYON_WORKDIR"]).replace("\\", "/")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/__init__.py
index 0948282f57..a39db8521f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 from .lib import (
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "save_file",
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
-    "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
+    "file_extensions"
 
     # Utility functions
     "lsattr",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/pipeline.py
index 8e6e2ccd8a..79ab541669 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/pipeline.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     file_extensions,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    work_root,
     current_file
 )
 
@@ -133,9 +132,6 @@ class MayaHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, ILoadHost, IPublishHost):
     def save_workfile(self, filepath=None):
         return save_file(filepath)
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        return work_root(session)
-
     def get_current_workfile(self):
         return current_file()
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workio.py
index ff6c11eb4f..ec5c5a625c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workio.py
@@ -32,35 +32,3 @@ def current_file():
         return None
 
     return current_filepath
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-    work_dir = session["AYON_WORKDIR"]
-    scene_dir = None
-
-    # Query scene file rule from workspace.mel if it exists in WORKDIR
-    # We are parsing the workspace.mel manually as opposed to temporarily
-    # setting the Workspace in Maya in a context manager since Maya had a
-    # tendency to crash on frequently changing the workspace when this
-    # function was called many times as one scrolled through Work Files assets.
-    workspace_mel = os.path.join(work_dir, "workspace.mel")
-    if os.path.exists(workspace_mel):
-        scene_rule = 'workspace -fr "scene" '
-        # We need to use builtins as `open` is overridden by the workio API
-        open_file = __builtins__["open"]
-        with open_file(workspace_mel, "r") as f:
-            for line in f:
-                if line.strip().startswith(scene_rule):
-                    # remainder == "rule";
-                    remainder = line[len(scene_rule):]
-                    # scene_dir == rule
-                    scene_dir = remainder.split('"')[1]
-    else:
-        # We can't query a workspace that does not exist
-        # so we return similar to what we do in other hosts.
-        scene_dir = session.get("AVALON_SCENEDIR")
-
-    if scene_dir:
-        return os.path.join(work_dir, scene_dir)
-    else:
-        return work_dir
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/__init__.py
index caefba766f..b057e96446 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ from .workio import (
     has_unsaved_changes,
     save_file,
     open_file,
-    current_file,
-    work_root,
+    current_file
 )
 from .command import (
     viewer_update_and_undo_stop
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ __all__ = (
     "save_file",
     "open_file",
     "current_file",
-    "work_root",
 
     "viewer_update_and_undo_stop",
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/pipeline.py
index 0d44aba2f9..700c10b048 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/pipeline.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     file_extensions,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    work_root,
     current_file
 )
 from .constants import ASSIST
@@ -93,9 +92,6 @@ class NukeHost(
     def save_workfile(self, filepath=None):
         return save_file(filepath)
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        return work_root(session)
-
     def get_current_workfile(self):
         return current_file()
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/workio.py
index b2445fd3d2..5385f48cd2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/nuke/api/workio.py
@@ -64,15 +64,3 @@ def current_file():
         return None
 
     return os.path.normpath(current_file).replace("\\", "/")
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-
-    work_dir = session["AYON_WORKDIR"]
-    scene_dir = session.get("AVALON_SCENEDIR")
-    if scene_dir:
-        path = os.path.join(work_dir, scene_dir)
-    else:
-        path = work_dir
-
-    return os.path.normpath(path).replace("\\", "/")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
index 27cfa5a7b5..28028d853b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class PhotoshopHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, ILoadHost, IPublishHost):
 
         return None
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        return os.path.normpath(session["AYON_WORKDIR"]).replace("\\", "/")
-
     def open_workfile(self, filepath):
         lib.stub().open(filepath)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/__init__.py
index 3359430ef5..e503bb1ac6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/__init__.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     current_file,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    file_extensions,
-    work_root
+    file_extensions
 )
 
 from .testing_utils import TestGUI
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "current_file",
     "has_unsaved_changes",
     "file_extensions",
-    "work_root",
 
     "TestGUI"
 ]
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
index 15e4f1203d..7f00f6a09b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/pipeline.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from .workio import (
     save_file,
     file_extensions,
     has_unsaved_changes,
-    work_root,
     current_file
 )
 
@@ -78,9 +77,6 @@ class ResolveHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, ILoadHost):
     def save_workfile(self, filepath=None):
         return save_file(filepath)
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        return work_root(session)
-
     def get_current_workfile(self):
         return current_file()
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/workio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/workio.py
index b6c2f63432..81999e3e7e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/workio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/resolve/api/workio.py
@@ -90,7 +90,3 @@ def current_file():
     # return current file path if it exists
     if os.path.exists(current_file_path):
         return os.path.normpath(current_file_path)
-
-
-def work_root(session):
-    return os.path.normpath(session["AYON_WORKDIR"]).replace("\\", "/")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/api/pipeline.py
index 6f5c4d49d4..61525b5f9c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/api/pipeline.py
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ class TVPaintHost(HostBase, IWorkfileHost, ILoadHost, IPublishHost):
         george_script = "tv_SaveProject {}".format(filepath.replace("\\", "/"))
         return execute_george(george_script)
 
-    def work_root(self, session):
-        return session["AYON_WORKDIR"]
-
     def get_current_workfile(self):
         return execute_george("tv_GetProjectName")