diff --git a/pype/hosts/hiero/lib.py b/pype/hosts/hiero/lib.py
index db7199a190..a508343bfa 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/hiero/lib.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/hiero/lib.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import hiero
 import pyblish.api
 import avalon.api as avalon
+import avalon.io
 from avalon.vendor.Qt import (QtWidgets, QtGui)
 import pype.api as pype
 from pype.api import Logger, Anatomy
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ def sync_avalon_data_to_workfile():
         project.setProjectRoot(active_project_root)
 
     # get project data from avalon db
-    project_data = pype.get_project()["data"]
+    project_doc = avalon.io.find_one({"type": "project"})
+    project_data = project_doc["data"]
 
     log.debug("project_data: {}".format(project_data))
 
diff --git a/pype/hosts/maya/lib.py b/pype/hosts/maya/lib.py
index 2dda198d45..e7ca5ec4dc 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/maya/lib.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/maya/lib.py
@@ -1857,8 +1857,8 @@ def set_context_settings():
     """
 
     # Todo (Wijnand): apply renderer and resolution of project
-
-    project_data = lib.get_project()["data"]
+    project_doc = io.find_one({"type": "project"})
+    project_data = project_doc["data"]
     asset_data = lib.get_asset()["data"]
 
     # Set project fps
diff --git a/pype/hosts/nuke/lib.py b/pype/hosts/nuke/lib.py
index 8fd84b8555..24cd4f9a97 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/nuke/lib.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def format_anatomy(data):
     if not version:
         file = script_name()
         data["version"] = pype.get_version_from_path(file)
-    project_document = pype.get_project()
+    project_document = io.find_one({"type": "project"})
     data.update({
         "subset": data["avalon"]["subset"],
         "asset": data["avalon"]["asset"],
diff --git a/pype/lib/__init__.py b/pype/lib/__init__.py
index bf3771c0e7..b2bbd9e60d 100644
--- a/pype/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pype/lib/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from .lib_old import (
     switch_item,
     _get_host_name,
     get_asset,
-    get_project,
     get_version_from_path,
     get_last_version_from_path,
     get_subsets,
diff --git a/pype/lib/lib_old.py b/pype/lib/lib_old.py
index 6b142c8325..747865f08d 100644
--- a/pype/lib/lib_old.py
+++ b/pype/lib/lib_old.py
@@ -472,11 +472,6 @@ def get_asset(asset_name=None):
     return asset_document
 
 
-def get_project():
-    io.install()
-    return io.find_one({"type": "project"})
-
-
 def get_version_from_path(file):
     """
     Finds version number in file path string