diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index 4e5834ec30..2851ce787a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ from openpype.pipeline import (
 )
 from openpype.lib import NumberDef
 from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import get_current_project_asset
-from openpype.pipeline.create import (
-    legacy_create,
-    get_legacy_creator_by_name,
-)
+from openpype.pipeline.create import CreateContext
 from openpype.pipeline.context_tools import (
     get_current_asset_name,
     get_current_project_name,
@@ -3994,20 +3991,20 @@ def create_rig_animation_instance(nodes, context, namespace, log=None):
     )
     assert roots, "No root nodes in rig, this is a bug."
 
-    asset = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
-    dependency = str(context["representation"]["_id"])
-
     if log:
         log.info("Creating subset: {}".format(namespace))
 
+    # Fill creator identifier
+    creator_identifier = "io.openpype.creators.maya.animation"
+
+    host = registered_host()
+    create_context = CreateContext(host)
+
     # Create the animation instance
-    creator_plugin = get_legacy_creator_by_name("CreateAnimation")
     with maintained_selection():
         cmds.select([output, controls] + roots, noExpand=True)
-        legacy_create(
-            creator_plugin,
-            name=namespace,
-            asset=asset,
-            options={"useSelection": True},
-            data={"dependencies": dependency}
+        create_context.create(
+            creator_identifier=creator_identifier,
+            variant=namespace,
+            pre_create_data={"use_selection": True}
         )
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_reference.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_reference.py
index 54c39bd566..59116949e0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_reference.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_reference.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import difflib
 import contextlib
 from maya import cmds
 
-from openpype.pipeline import registered_host
-from openpype.pipeline.create import CreateContext
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
 import openpype.hosts.maya.api.plugin
 from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
@@ -224,35 +222,6 @@ class ReferenceLoader(openpype.hosts.maya.api.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
 
     def _post_process_rig(self, name, namespace, context, options):
 
-        output = next((node for node in self if
-                       node.endswith("out_SET")), None)
-        controls = next((node for node in self if
-                         node.endswith("controls_SET")), None)
-
-        assert output, "No out_SET in rig, this is a bug."
-        assert controls, "No controls_SET in rig, this is a bug."
-
-        # Find the roots amongst the loaded nodes
-        roots = cmds.ls(self[:], assemblies=True, long=True)
-        assert roots, "No root nodes in rig, this is a bug."
-
-        self.log.info("Creating subset: {}".format(namespace))
-
-        # Fill creator identifier
-        creator_identifier = "io.openpype.creators.maya.animation"
-
-        host = registered_host()
-        context = CreateContext(host)
-
-        # Create the animation instance
-        with maintained_selection():
-            cmds.select([output, controls] + roots, noExpand=True)
-            context.create(
-                creator_identifier=creator_identifier,
-                variant=namespace,
-                pre_create_data={"use_selection": True}
-            )
-
         nodes = self[:]
         create_rig_animation_instance(
             nodes, context, namespace, log=self.log