diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/init/template_loader.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/template_loader.py
similarity index 91%
rename from openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/init/template_loader.py
rename to openpype/hosts/maya/api/template_loader.py
index 95c9d6fe436..73506331bb9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/init/template_loader.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/template_loader.py
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-from openpype.plugins.load.abstract_load_template import AbstractTemplateLoader
-import importlib
-
-cmds = None
-
-
-def init_cmds():
-    global cmds
-    cmds = cmds or importlib.import_module('maya').cmds
+from openpype.lib.abstract_load_template import AbstractTemplateLoader
+from maya import cmds
 
 
 ATTRIBUTES = ['builder_type', 'representation', 'families',
@@ -15,10 +8,6 @@ def init_cmds():
 
 class TemplateLoader(AbstractTemplateLoader):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        init_cmds()
-        super(TemplateLoader, self).__init__()
-
     def import_template(self, path):
         self.newNodes = cmds.file(path, i=True, returnNewNodes=True)
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/init/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/init/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/load/abstract_load_template.py b/openpype/lib/abstract_load_template.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openpype/plugins/load/abstract_load_template.py
rename to openpype/lib/abstract_load_template.py
diff --git a/openpype/lib/build_template.py b/openpype/lib/build_template.py
index d5c5984d74d..b36495a1974 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/build_template.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/build_template.py
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 import avalon
-from openpype.hosts.maya.plugins.init.template_loader \
-    import TemplateLoader as maya_TemplateLoader
-
+import importlib
 
 def get_concrete_template_loader():
-    concrete_loaders = {
-        'maya': maya_TemplateLoader
+    concrete_loaders_modules = {
+        'maya': 'openpype.hosts.maya.api.template_loader'
     }
 
     dcc = avalon.io.Session['AVALON_APP']
-    loader = concrete_loaders.get(dcc)
-    if not loader:
-        raise ValueError('DCC not found for template')
-    return loader
+    module_path = concrete_loaders_modules.get(dcc, None)
+
+    if not module_path:
+        raise ValueError("Template not found for DCC '{}'".format(dcc))
+
+    module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
+    if not hasattr(module, 'TemplateLoader'):
+        raise ValueError("Linked module '{}' does not implement a template loader".format(module_path))
+
+    concrete_loader = module.TemplateLoader
+
+    return concrete_loader
 
 
 class BuildWorkfileTemplate:
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/__init__.py b/openpype/plugins/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/load/__init__.py b/openpype/plugins/load/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000