diff --git a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.cpp b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.cpp
index 7ba4021205..d4c7220d45 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
 
     bool GemInfo::IsValid() const
     {
-        return !m_path.isEmpty() && !m_uuid.IsNull();
+        return !m_path.isEmpty();
     }
 
 } // namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
diff --git a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.h b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.h
index 098b67dbf5..e6344ce5f8 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.h
+++ b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/GemCatalog/GemInfo.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
         QString m_path;
         QString m_name;
         QString m_displayName;
-        AZ::Uuid m_uuid;
         QString m_creator;
         bool m_isAdded = false; //! Is the gem currently added and enabled in the project?
         QString m_summary;
diff --git a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/PythonBindings.cpp b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/PythonBindings.cpp
index bc154ea059..2dd6f91d23 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/PythonBindings.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/ProjectManager/Source/PythonBindings.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
             AZ_Warning("ProjectManagerWindow", result != -1, "Append to sys path failed");
 
             // import required modules
-            m_registration = pybind11::module::import("o3de.registration");
+            m_registration = pybind11::module::import("o3de.manifest");
 
             return result == 0 && !PyErr_Occurred();
         } catch ([[maybe_unused]] const std::exception& e)
@@ -227,14 +227,13 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
         GemInfo gemInfo;
         gemInfo.m_path = Py_To_String(path);
 
-        auto data = m_registration.attr("get_gem_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
+        auto data = m_registration.attr("get_gem_json_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
         if (pybind11::isinstance<pybind11::dict>(data))
         {
             try
             {
                 // required
-                gemInfo.m_name        = Py_To_String(data["Name"]);
-                gemInfo.m_uuid        = AZ::Uuid(Py_To_String(data["Uuid"]));
+                gemInfo.m_name        = Py_To_String(data["gem_name"]);
 
                 // optional
                 gemInfo.m_displayName = Py_To_String_Optional(data, "DisplayName", gemInfo.m_name);
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
         ProjectInfo projectInfo;
         projectInfo.m_path = Py_To_String(path);
 
-        auto projectData = m_registration.attr("get_project_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
+        auto projectData = m_registration.attr("get_project_json_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
         if (pybind11::isinstance<pybind11::dict>(projectData))
         {
             try
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ namespace O3DE::ProjectManager
         ProjectTemplateInfo templateInfo;
         templateInfo.m_path = Py_To_String(path);
 
-        auto data = m_registration.attr("get_template_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
+        auto data = m_registration.attr("get_template_json_data")(pybind11::none(), path);
         if (pybind11::isinstance<pybind11::dict>(data))
         {
             try