diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
index 979d4b5767..2960e4403e 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from avalon import api
 import pype.maya.plugin
 import os
-import pymel.core as pm
 from pypeapp import config
 
 
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ class AssProxyLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
 
         import os
         from maya import cmds
+        import pymel.core as pm
 
         node = container["objectName"]
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_gpucache.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_gpucache.py
index b98ca8b7f4..9e7938777e 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_gpucache.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_gpucache.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from avalon import api
 import pype.maya.plugin
 import os
 from pypeapp import config
-import pymel.core as pm
 reload(config)
 
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_image_plane.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_image_plane.py
index e2d94ac82e..e95ea6cd8f 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_image_plane.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_image_plane.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import pymel.core as pc
-
 from avalon import api
 from Qt import QtWidgets
 
@@ -14,6 +12,8 @@ class ImagePlaneLoader(api.Loader):
     color = "orange"
 
     def load(self, context, name, namespace, data):
+        import pymel.core as pc
+
         new_nodes = []
         image_plane_depth = 1000
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
index a754c3be98..55db019cf4 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_reference.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-
 import pype.maya.plugin
 import os
 from pypeapp import config
-import pymel.core as pm
 reload(config)
 import pype.maya.plugin
 reload(pype.maya.plugin)
@@ -20,9 +18,10 @@ class ReferenceLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
     color = "orange"
 
     def process_reference(self, context, name, namespace, data):
-
         import maya.cmds as cmds
         from avalon import maya
+        import pymel.core as pm
+
 
         try:
             family = context["representation"]["context"]["family"]