diff --git a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/instancer.cpp b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/instancer.cpp
index 8c30ad8714..351a16e511 100644
--- a/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/instancer.cpp
+++ b/lib/mayaUsd/render/vp2RenderDelegate/instancer.cpp
@@ -29,20 +29,6 @@
 
 PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
-// Define local tokens for the names of the primvars the instancer
-// consumes.
-// XXX: These should be hydra tokens...
-// clang-format off
-TF_DEFINE_PRIVATE_TOKENS(
-    _tokens,
-
-    (instanceTransform)
-    (rotate)
-    (scale)
-    (translate)
-);
-// clang-format on
-
 /*! \brief  Constructor.
 
     \param delegate     The scene delegate backing this instancer's data.
@@ -148,8 +134,11 @@ VtMatrix4dArray HdVP2Instancer::ComputeInstanceTransforms(SdfPath const& prototy
 
     // The transforms for this level of instancer are computed by:
     // foreach(index : indices) {
-    //     instancerTransform * translate(index) * rotate(index) *
-    //     scale(index) * instanceTransform(index)
+    //     instancerTransform
+    //     * hydra:translate(index)
+    //     * hydra:rotate(index)
+    //     * hydra:scale(index)
+    //     * hydra:instanceTransform(index)
     // }
     // If any transform isn't provided, it's assumed to be the identity.
 
@@ -161,9 +150,14 @@ VtMatrix4dArray HdVP2Instancer::ComputeInstanceTransforms(SdfPath const& prototy
         transforms[i] = instancerTransform;
     }
 
-    // "translate" holds a translation vector for each index.
-    if (_primvarMap.count(_tokens->translate) > 0) {
-        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[_tokens->translate]);
+    // "hydra:instanceTranslations" holds a translation vector for each index.
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->translate) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->translate]);
+#else
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->instanceTranslations) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->instanceTranslations]);
+#endif
         for (size_t i = 0; i < instanceIndices.size(); ++i) {
             GfVec3f translate;
             if (sampler.Sample(instanceIndices[i], &translate)) {
@@ -174,9 +168,15 @@ VtMatrix4dArray HdVP2Instancer::ComputeInstanceTransforms(SdfPath const& prototy
         }
     }
 
-    // "rotate" holds a quaternion in <real, i, j, k> format for each index.
-    if (_primvarMap.count(_tokens->rotate) > 0) {
-        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[_tokens->rotate]);
+    // "hydra:instanceRotations" holds a quaternion in <real, i, j, k> format
+    // for each index.
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->rotate) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->rotate]);
+#else
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->instanceRotations) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->instanceRotations]);
+#endif
         for (size_t i = 0; i < instanceIndices.size(); ++i) {
             GfQuath quath;
             if (sampler.Sample(instanceIndices[i], &quath)) {
@@ -194,9 +194,14 @@ VtMatrix4dArray HdVP2Instancer::ComputeInstanceTransforms(SdfPath const& prototy
         }
     }
 
-    // "scale" holds an axis-aligned scale vector for each index.
-    if (_primvarMap.count(_tokens->scale) > 0) {
-        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[_tokens->scale]);
+    // "hydra:instanceScales" holds an axis-aligned scale vector for each index.
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->scale) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->scale]);
+#else
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->instanceScales) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->instanceScales]);
+#endif
         for (size_t i = 0; i < instanceIndices.size(); ++i) {
             GfVec3f scale;
             if (sampler.Sample(instanceIndices[i], &scale)) {
@@ -207,9 +212,14 @@ VtMatrix4dArray HdVP2Instancer::ComputeInstanceTransforms(SdfPath const& prototy
         }
     }
 
-    // "instanceTransform" holds a 4x4 transform matrix for each index.
-    if (_primvarMap.count(_tokens->instanceTransform) > 0) {
-        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[_tokens->instanceTransform]);
+    // "hydra:instanceTransforms" holds a 4x4 transform matrix for each index.
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransform) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransform]);
+#else
+    if (_primvarMap.count(HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransforms) > 0) {
+        HdVP2BufferSampler sampler(*_primvarMap[HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransforms]);
+#endif
         for (size_t i = 0; i < instanceIndices.size(); ++i) {
             GfMatrix4d instanceTransform;
             if (sampler.Sample(instanceIndices[i], &instanceTransform)) {
diff --git a/lib/usd/hdMaya/adapters/dagAdapter.cpp b/lib/usd/hdMaya/adapters/dagAdapter.cpp
index 973f71ac0d..9a0e30a915 100644
--- a/lib/usd/hdMaya/adapters/dagAdapter.cpp
+++ b/lib/usd/hdMaya/adapters/dagAdapter.cpp
@@ -36,18 +36,6 @@ PXR_NAMESPACE_OPEN_SCOPE
 
 TF_REGISTRY_FUNCTION(TfType) { TfType::Define<HdMayaDagAdapter, TfType::Bases<HdMayaAdapter>>(); }
 
-// clang-format off
-TF_DEFINE_PRIVATE_TOKENS(
-    _tokens,
-
-    (translate)
-    (rotate)
-    (scale)
-    (instanceTransform)
-    (instancer)
-);
-// clang-format on
-
 namespace {
 
 void _TransformNodeDirty(MObject& node, MPlug& plug, void* clientData)
@@ -116,9 +104,14 @@ void _InstancerNodeDirty(MObject& node, MPlug& plug, void* clientData)
         | HdChangeTracker::DirtyPrimvar);
 }
 
-const auto _instancePrimvarDescriptors = HdPrimvarDescriptorVector {
-    { _tokens->instanceTransform, HdInterpolationInstance, HdPrimvarRoleTokens->none },
-};
+const auto _instancePrimvarDescriptors = HdPrimvarDescriptorVector { {
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransform
+#else
+    HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransforms,
+#endif
+        HdInterpolationInstance,
+    HdPrimvarRoleTokens->none } };
 
 } // namespace
 
@@ -213,7 +206,7 @@ void HdMayaDagAdapter::RemovePrim()
     }
     GetDelegate()->RemoveRprim(GetID());
     if (_isInstanced) {
-        GetDelegate()->RemoveInstancer(GetID().AppendProperty(_tokens->instancer));
+        GetDelegate()->RemoveInstancer(GetID().AppendProperty(HdInstancerTokens->instancer));
     }
     _isPopulated = false;
 }
@@ -290,7 +283,7 @@ SdfPath HdMayaDagAdapter::GetInstancerID() const
         return {};
     }
 
-    return GetID().AppendProperty(_tokens->instancer);
+    return GetID().AppendProperty(HdInstancerTokens->instancer);
 }
 
 HdPrimvarDescriptorVector
@@ -307,7 +300,11 @@ bool HdMayaDagAdapter::_GetVisibility() const { return GetDagPath().isVisible();
 
 VtValue HdMayaDagAdapter::GetInstancePrimvar(const TfToken& key)
 {
-    if (key == _tokens->instanceTransform) {
+#if HD_API_VERSION < 56
+    if (key == HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransform) {
+#else
+    if (key == HdInstancerTokens->instanceTransforms) {
+#endif
         MDagPathArray dags;
         if (!MDagPath::getAllPathsTo(GetDagPath().node(), dags)) {
             return {};