diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_logic.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_logic.py
index 0021905cb5..0bbb19523d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_logic.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/launch_logic.py
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ from wsrpc_aiohttp import (
 from Qt import QtCore
 
 from openpype.api import Logger
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype.tools.utils import host_tools
-
-from avalon import api
 from openpype.tools.adobe_webserver.app import WebServerTool
 
 from .ws_stub import PhotoshopServerStub
@@ -320,13 +319,13 @@ class PhotoshopRoute(WebSocketRoute):
         log.info("Setting context change")
         log.info("project {} asset {} ".format(project, asset))
         if project:
-            api.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project
+            legacy_io.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project
             os.environ["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project
         if asset:
-            api.Session["AVALON_ASSET"] = asset
+            legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"] = asset
             os.environ["AVALON_ASSET"] = asset
         if task:
-            api.Session["AVALON_TASK"] = task
+            legacy_io.Session["AVALON_TASK"] = task
             os.environ["AVALON_TASK"] = task
 
     async def read(self):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
index 1f069c2636..906418aced 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/api/pipeline.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from Qt import QtWidgets
 from bson.objectid import ObjectId
 
 import pyblish.api
-from avalon import io
 
 from openpype.api import Logger
 from openpype.lib import register_event_callback
 from openpype.pipeline import (
+    legacy_io,
     register_loader_plugin_path,
     register_creator_plugin_path,
     deregister_loader_plugin_path,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def check_inventory():
     outdated_containers = []
     for container in host.ls():
         representation = container['representation']
-        representation_doc = io.find_one(
+        representation_doc = legacy_io.find_one(
             {
                 "_id": ObjectId(representation),
                 "type": "representation"
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index 6198ed0156..50b50f86d9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from avalon import api
 import pyblish.api
 
 from openpype.settings import get_project_settings
 from openpype.hosts.photoshop import api as photoshop
 from openpype.lib import prepare_template_data
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 
 
 class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 "CreateImage", {}).get(
                 "defaults", [''])
             family = "image"
-            task_name = api.Session["AVALON_TASK"]
+            task_name = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_TASK"]
             asset_name = context.data["assetEntity"]["name"]
 
             fill_pairs = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
index ebe9cc21ea..b65f9d259f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/validate_instance_asset.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from avalon import api
 import pyblish.api
+
 import openpype.api
+from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype.hosts.photoshop import api as photoshop
 
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class ValidateInstanceAssetRepair(pyblish.api.Action):
         for instance in instances:
             data = stub.read(instance[0])
 
-            data["asset"] = api.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
+            data["asset"] = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
             stub.imprint(instance[0], data)
 
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class ValidateInstanceAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
         instance_asset = instance.data["asset"]
-        current_asset = api.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
+        current_asset = legacy_io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"]
         msg = (
             f"Instance asset {instance_asset} is not the same "
             f"as current context {current_asset}. PLEASE DO:\n"