diff --git a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_clip_effects.py b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_clip_effects.py
index 5b0aa270a78..7fb381ff7ed 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_clip_effects.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_clip_effects.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 import os
 import json
 import pyblish.api
-import openpype
 
+from openpype.pipeline import publish
 
-class ExtractClipEffects(openpype.api.Extractor):
+
+class ExtractClipEffects(publish.Extractor):
     """Extract clip effects instances."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_frames.py b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_frames.py
index aa3eda2e9f1..f865d2fb398 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_frames.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_frames.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import pyblish.api
-import openpype
 
+from openpype.lib import (
+    get_oiio_tools_path,
+    run_subprocess,
+)
+from openpype.pipeline import publish
 
-class ExtractFrames(openpype.api.Extractor):
+
+class ExtractFrames(publish.Extractor):
     """Extracts frames"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder
@@ -13,7 +18,7 @@ class ExtractFrames(openpype.api.Extractor):
     movie_extensions = ["mov", "mp4"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        oiio_tool_path = openpype.lib.get_oiio_tools_path()
+        oiio_tool_path = get_oiio_tools_path()
         staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
         output_template = os.path.join(staging_dir, instance.data["name"])
         sequence = instance.context.data["activeTimeline"]
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
                 args.extend(["--powc", "0.45,0.45,0.45,1.0"])
 
             args.extend([input_path, "-o", output_path])
-            output = openpype.api.run_subprocess(args)
+            output = run_subprocess(args)
 
             failed_output = "oiiotool produced no output."
             if failed_output in output:
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index d12e7665bf7..e64aa89b261 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import pyblish.api
-import openpype.api
 
+from openpype.pipeline import publish
 
-class ExtractThumnail(openpype.api.Extractor):
+
+class ExtractThumnail(publish.Extractor):
     """
     Extractor for track item's tumnails
     """