diff --git a/python/lsst/pipe/base/graphBuilder.py b/python/lsst/pipe/base/graphBuilder.py
index c2658345..7d2d322e 100644
--- a/python/lsst/pipe/base/graphBuilder.py
+++ b/python/lsst/pipe/base/graphBuilder.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 from lsst.daf.butler.registry import MissingCollectionError, MissingDatasetTypeError
 from lsst.daf.butler.registry.queries import DataCoordinateQueryResults
 from lsst.daf.butler.registry.wildcards import CollectionWildcard
-from lsst.utils import doImportType
 
 # -----------------------------
 #  Imports for other modules --
@@ -1606,18 +1605,10 @@ def makeGraph(
         scaffolding = _PipelineScaffolding(pipeline, registry=self.registry)
         if not collections and (scaffolding.initInputs or scaffolding.inputs or scaffolding.prerequisites):
             raise ValueError("Pipeline requires input datasets but no input collections provided.")
-        instrument_class: Optional[Any] = None
-        if isinstance(pipeline, Pipeline):
-            instrument_class_name = pipeline.getInstrument()
-            if instrument_class_name is not None:
-                instrument_class = doImportType(instrument_class_name)
-            pipeline = list(pipeline.toExpandedPipeline())
-        if instrument_class is not None:
-            dataId = DataCoordinate.standardize(
-                dataId, instrument=instrument_class.getName(), universe=self.registry.dimensions
-            )
-        elif dataId is None:
+        if dataId is None:
             dataId = DataCoordinate.makeEmpty(self.registry.dimensions)
+        if isinstance(pipeline, Pipeline):
+            dataId = pipeline.get_data_id(self.registry.dimensions).union(dataId)
         with scaffolding.connectDataIds(
             self.registry, collections, userQuery, dataId, datasetQueryConstraint, bind
         ) as commonDataIds:
diff --git a/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py b/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
index f1d198d0..e5754cd7 100644
--- a/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
+++ b/python/lsst/pipe/base/pipeline.py
@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@
 
 # -----------------------------
 #  Imports for other modules --
-from lsst.daf.butler import DatasetType, NamedValueSet, Registry, SkyPixDimension
+from lsst.daf.butler import (
+    DataCoordinate,
+    DatasetType,
+    DimensionUniverse,
+    NamedValueSet,
+    Registry,
+    SkyPixDimension,
+)
 from lsst.resources import ResourcePath, ResourcePathExpression
 from lsst.utils import doImportType
 from lsst.utils.introspection import get_full_type_name
@@ -613,6 +620,28 @@ def getInstrument(self) -> Optional[str]:
         """
         return self._pipelineIR.instrument
 
+    def get_data_id(self, universe: DimensionUniverse) -> DataCoordinate:
+        """Return a data ID with all dimension constraints embedded in the
+        pipeline.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        universe : `lsst.daf.butler.DimensionUniverse`
+            Object that defines all dimensions.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        data_id : `lsst.daf.butler.DataCoordinate`
+            Data ID with all dimension constraints embedded in the
+            pipeline.
+        """
+        instrument_class_name = self._pipelineIR.instrument
+        if instrument_class_name is not None:
+            instrument_class = doImportType(instrument_class_name)
+            if instrument_class is not None:
+                return DataCoordinate.standardize(instrument=instrument_class.getName(), universe=universe)
+        return DataCoordinate.makeEmpty(universe)
+
     def addTask(self, task: Union[Type[PipelineTask], str], label: str) -> None:
         """Add a new task to the pipeline, or replace a task that is already
         associated with the supplied label.