diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_background.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_background.py
index 9c01fe3cd8..9e9fcbfa32 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_background.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_background.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     load,
     get_representation_path,
 )
+from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import is_representation_from_latest
 import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
-import openpype.lib
 
 
 copy_files = """function copyFile(srcFilename, dstFilename)
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ class BackgroundLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         )
 
     def update(self, container, representation):
-
         path = get_representation_path(representation)
-
         with open(path) as json_file:
             data = json.load(json_file)
 
@@ -300,10 +298,9 @@ class BackgroundLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
 
         bg_folder = os.path.dirname(path)
 
-        path = get_representation_path(representation)
-
         print(container)
 
+        is_latest = is_representation_from_latest(representation["parent"])
         for layer in sorted(layers):
             file_to_import = [
                 os.path.join(bg_folder, layer).replace("\\", "/")
@@ -347,7 +344,7 @@ class BackgroundLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
             }
             %s
             """ % (sig, sig)
-            if openpype.lib.is_latest(representation):
+            if is_latest:
                 harmony.send({"function": func, "args": [node, "green"]})
             else:
                 harmony.send({"function": func, "args": [node, "red"]})
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_imagesequence.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_imagesequence.py
index 18695438d5..8d6421a6aa 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_imagesequence.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_imagesequence.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     load,
     get_representation_path,
 )
+from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import is_representation_from_latest
 import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
-import openpype.lib
 
 
 class ImageSequenceLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class ImageSequenceLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         )
 
         # Colour node.
-        if openpype.lib.is_latest(representation):
+        if is_representation_from_latest(representation["parent"]):
             harmony.send(
                 {
                     "function": "PypeHarmony.setColor",
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template.py
index c6dc9d913b..8ddd3934f7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
     load,
     get_representation_path,
 )
+from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import is_representation_from_latest
 import openpype.hosts.harmony.api as harmony
-import openpype.lib
 
 
 class TemplateLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TemplateLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         self_name = self.__class__.__name__
 
         update_and_replace = False
-        if openpype.lib.is_latest(representation):
+        if is_representation_from_latest(representation["parent"]):
             self._set_green(node)
         else:
             self._set_red(node)
diff --git a/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py b/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
index b3113ce188..1108791953 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/avalon_context.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from openpype.client import (
     get_asset_by_name,
     get_subset_by_name,
     get_subsets,
-    get_version_by_id,
     get_last_versions,
     get_last_version_by_subset_id,
     get_representations,
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ def with_pipeline_io(func):
     return wrapped
 
 
-@with_pipeline_io
+@deprecated("openpype.pipeline.context_tools.is_representation_from_latest")
 def is_latest(representation):
     """Return whether the representation is from latest version
 
@@ -190,21 +189,9 @@ def is_latest(representation):
         bool: Whether the representation is of latest version.
     """
 
-    project_name = legacy_io.active_project()
-    version = get_version_by_id(
-        project_name,
-        representation["parent"],
-        fields=["_id", "type", "parent"]
-    )
-    if version["type"] == "hero_version":
-        return True
+    from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import is_representation_from_latest
 
-    # Get highest version under the parent
-    last_version = get_last_version_by_subset_id(
-        project_name, version["parent"], fields=["_id"]
-    )
-
-    return version["_id"] == last_version["_id"]
+    return is_representation_from_latest(representation)
 
 
 @deprecated("openpype.pipeline.load.any_outdated_containers")
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py b/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
index e719e46514..e2f9df5dae 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/context_tools.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import pyblish.api
 from pyblish.lib import MessageHandler
 
 import openpype
+from openpype.client import version_is_latest
 from openpype.modules import load_modules, ModulesManager
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
 from openpype.lib import filter_pyblish_plugins
@@ -304,3 +305,17 @@ def debug_host():
     })
 
     return host
+
+
+def is_representation_from_latest(representation):
+    """Return whether the representation is from latest version
+
+    Args:
+        representation (dict): The representation document from the database.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: Whether the representation is of latest version.
+    """
+
+    project_name = legacy_io.active_project()
+    return version_is_latest(project_name, representation["parent"])