diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/inventory/import_modelrender.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/inventory/import_modelrender.py
index d9bb256fac9..c2e43f196ff 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/inventory/import_modelrender.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/inventory/import_modelrender.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from openpype.pipeline import (
     InventoryAction,
     get_representation_context,
-    get_representation_path_from_context,
 )
 from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
     maintained_selection,
@@ -80,10 +79,10 @@ def assign_model_render_by_version(self, nodes, version_id):
         })
 
         context = get_representation_context(look_repr["_id"])
-        maya_file = get_representation_path_from_context(context)
+        maya_file = self.filepath_from_context(context)
 
         context = get_representation_context(json_repr["_id"])
-        json_file = get_representation_path_from_context(context)
+        json_file = self.filepath_from_context(context)
 
         # Import the look file
         with maintained_selection():
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/load/load_image_from_sequence.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/load/load_image_from_sequence.py
index 5f39121ae15..c25c5a8f2cf 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/load/load_image_from_sequence.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/load/load_image_from_sequence.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import qargparse
 
-from openpype.pipeline import get_representation_path_from_context
 from openpype.hosts.photoshop import api as photoshop
 from openpype.hosts.photoshop.api import get_unique_layer_name
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ def get_options(cls, repre_contexts):
         """
         files = []
         for context in repre_contexts:
-            fname = get_representation_path_from_context(context)
+            fname = cls.filepath_from_context(context)
             _, file_extension = os.path.splitext(fname)
 
             for file_name in os.listdir(os.path.dirname(fname)):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/load/load_reference_image.py b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/load/load_reference_image.py
index 5e4e3965d26..af1a4a9b6b3 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/load/load_reference_image.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/load/load_reference_image.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import collections
 import qargparse
-from avalon.pipeline import get_representation_context
+from openpype.pipeline import get_representation_context
 from openpype.hosts.tvpaint.api import lib, pipeline, plugin
 
 
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/__init__.py b/openpype/pipeline/__init__.py
index 8460d20ef1f..883713b0785 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 
     loaders_from_representation,
     get_representation_path,
+    get_representation_context,
     get_repres_contexts,
 )
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
 
     "loaders_from_representation",
     "get_representation_path",
+    "get_representation_context",
     "get_repres_contexts",
 
     # --- Publish ---
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py b/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
index d60aed0083b..a30a2188a4d 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def __init__(self, context):
     def get_representations(cls):
         return cls.representations
 
-    def filepath_from_context(self, context):
+    @classmethod
+    def filepath_from_context(cls, context):
         return get_representation_path_from_context(context)
 
     def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, options=None):