diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj.conf b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj.conf
index 57cd1f1544e65c0..ac968ba0fe9dd81 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj.conf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_CBPRINTF_FP_SUPPORT=y
 # Can only run under 1 CPU
 CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS=1
 
-# Enable pipes
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
-
 CONFIG_APPLICATION_DEFINED_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_TIMING_FUNCTIONS=y
 
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj_user.conf b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj_user.conf
index fd222e6fb14409a..d64c95ecd8fed7d 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj_user.conf
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/prj_user.conf
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_CBPRINTF_FP_SUPPORT=y
 # Can only run under 1 CPU
 CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS=1
 
-# Enable pipes
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
-
 CONFIG_APPLICATION_DEFINED_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_TIMING_FUNCTIONS=y
 CONFIG_USERSPACE=y
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.c b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.c
index 541be64040ccb38..a7ebee3cc9bfb9a 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/master.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 BENCH_BMEM char msg[MAX_MSG];
 BENCH_BMEM char data_bench[MESSAGE_SIZE];
 
-BENCH_DMEM struct k_pipe *test_pipes[] = {&PIPE_NOBUFF, &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF};
+BENCH_DMEM struct k_pipe *test_pipes[] = {&PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF};
 BENCH_BMEM char sline[SLINE_LEN + 1];
 
 /*
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ K_MBOX_DEFINE(MAILB1);
 
 K_MUTEX_DEFINE(DEMO_MUTEX);
 
-K_PIPE_DEFINE(PIPE_NOBUFF, 0, 4);
 K_PIPE_DEFINE(PIPE_SMALLBUFF, 256, 4);
 K_PIPE_DEFINE(PIPE_BIGBUFF, 4096, 4);
 
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ int main(void)
 	k_thread_access_grant(&recv_thread, &DEMOQX1, &DEMOQX4, &DEMOQX192,
 			      &MB_COMM, &CH_COMM, &SEM0, &SEM1, &SEM2, &SEM3,
 			      &SEM4, &STARTRCV, &DEMO_MUTEX,
-			      &PIPE_NOBUFF, &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
+			      &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
 
 	k_thread_start(&recv_thread);
 	k_thread_start(&test_thread);
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ int main(void)
 	k_thread_access_grant(&test_thread, &DEMOQX1, &DEMOQX4, &DEMOQX192,
 			      &MB_COMM, &CH_COMM, &SEM0, &SEM1, &SEM2, &SEM3,
 			      &SEM4, &STARTRCV, &DEMO_MUTEX,
-			      &PIPE_NOBUFF, &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
+			      &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
 
 	k_thread_start(&recv_thread);
 	k_thread_start(&test_thread);
@@ -236,11 +235,11 @@ int main(void)
 	k_thread_access_grant(&test_thread, &DEMOQX1, &DEMOQX4, &DEMOQX192,
 			      &MB_COMM, &CH_COMM, &SEM0, &SEM1, &SEM2, &SEM3,
 			      &SEM4, &STARTRCV, &DEMO_MUTEX,
-			      &PIPE_NOBUFF, &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
+			      &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
 	k_thread_access_grant(&recv_thread, &DEMOQX1, &DEMOQX4, &DEMOQX192,
 			      &MB_COMM, &CH_COMM, &SEM0, &SEM1, &SEM2, &SEM3,
 			      &SEM4, &STARTRCV, &DEMO_MUTEX,
-			      &PIPE_NOBUFF, &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
+			      &PIPE_SMALLBUFF, &PIPE_BIGBUFF);
 
 	k_thread_start(&recv_thread);
 	k_thread_start(&test_thread);
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
index 3589b73806af558..0ec99b3c535c4a1 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_b.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void pipe_test(void)
 	PRINT_STRING(dashline);
 
 	for (putsize = 8U; putsize <= MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE; putsize <<= 1) {
-		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 3; pipe++) {
+		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 2; pipe++) {
 			putcount = NR_OF_PIPE_RUNS;
 			pipeput(test_pipes[pipe], _ALL_N, putsize, putcount,
 				 &puttime[pipe]);
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void pipe_test(void)
 
 	for (putsize = 8U; putsize <= (MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE); putsize <<= 1) {
 		putcount = MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE / putsize;
-		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 3; pipe++) {
+		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 2; pipe++) {
 			pipeput(test_pipes[pipe], _1_TO_N, putsize,
 					 putcount, &puttime[pipe]);
 			/* size*count == MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE */
@@ -171,16 +171,10 @@ int pipeput(struct k_pipe *pipe,
 	for (i = 0; option == _1_TO_N || (i < count); i++) {
 		size_t sizexferd = 0;
 		size_t size2xfer = MIN(size, size2xfer_total - sizexferd_total);
-		int ret;
-		size_t mim_num_of_bytes = 0;
 
-		if (option == _ALL_N) {
-			mim_num_of_bytes = size2xfer;
-		}
-		ret = k_pipe_put(pipe, data_bench, size2xfer,
-				&sizexferd, mim_num_of_bytes, K_FOREVER);
+		sizexferd = k_pipe_write(pipe, data_bench, size2xfer, K_FOREVER);
 
-		if (ret != 0) {
+		if (sizexferd < 0) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 		if (option == _ALL_N && sizexferd != size2xfer) {
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_r.c b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_r.c
index 653e66491fae051..5f6d93e3acd05cf 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_r.c
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/app_kernel/src/pipe_r.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void piperecvtask(void)
 	/* matching (ALL_N) */
 
 	for (getsize = 8; getsize <= MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE; getsize <<= 1) {
-		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 3; pipe++) {
+		for (pipe = 0; pipe < 2; pipe++) {
 			getcount = NR_OF_PIPE_RUNS;
 			pipeget(test_pipes[pipe], _ALL_N, getsize,
 				getcount, &gettime);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void piperecvtask(void)
 		/* non-matching (1_TO_N) */
 		for (getsize = (MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE); getsize >= 8; getsize >>= 1) {
 			getcount = MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE / getsize;
-			for (pipe = 0; pipe < 3; pipe++) {
+			for (pipe = 0; pipe < 2; pipe++) {
 				/* size*count == MESSAGE_SIZE_PIPE */
 				pipeget(test_pipes[pipe], _1_TO_N,
 						getsize, getcount, &gettime);
@@ -95,12 +95,9 @@ int pipeget(struct k_pipe *pipe, enum pipe_options option, int size, int count,
 	for (i = 0; option == _1_TO_N || (i < count); i++) {
 		size_t sizexferd = 0;
 		size_t size2xfer = MIN(size, size2xfer_total - sizexferd_total);
-		int ret;
 
-		ret = k_pipe_get(pipe, data_recv, size2xfer,
-				 &sizexferd, option, K_FOREVER);
-
-		if (ret != 0) {
+		sizexferd = k_pipe_read(pipe, data_recv, size2xfer, K_FOREVER);
+		if (sizexferd  < 0) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/prj.conf
index ffb1d6279ef2b64..8d6da5a325aa878 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/mem_protect/prj.conf
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ CONFIG_ZTEST_STACK_SIZE=2048
 CONFIG_MAX_THREAD_BYTES=4
 CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
 CONFIG_APPLICATION_DEFINED_SYSCALL=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/prj.conf
index c963d1f7f94b7ef..06b36cf8efd26ac 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/prj.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKS=y
 CONFIG_APPLICATION_DEFINED_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
index 08b3932c7adfaf2..918e6e7fe61b7cd 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/userspace/src/main.c
@@ -664,8 +664,6 @@ ZTEST(userspace, test_user_mode_enter)
 
 /* Define and initialize pipe. */
 K_PIPE_DEFINE(kpipe, PIPE_LEN, BYTES_TO_READ_WRITE);
-K_APP_BMEM(default_part) static size_t bytes_written_read;
-
 /**
  * @brief Test to write to kobject using pipe
  *
@@ -679,8 +677,7 @@ ZTEST_USER(userspace, test_write_kobject_user_pipe)
 	 */
 	set_fault(K_ERR_KERNEL_OOPS);
 
-	k_pipe_get(&kpipe, &test_revoke_sem, BYTES_TO_READ_WRITE,
-		   &bytes_written_read, 1, K_NO_WAIT);
+	k_pipe_read(&kpipe, (uint8_t *)&test_revoke_sem, BYTES_TO_READ_WRITE, K_NO_WAIT);
 
 	zassert_unreachable("System call memory write validation "
 			    "did not fault");
@@ -699,8 +696,7 @@ ZTEST_USER(userspace, test_read_kobject_user_pipe)
 	 */
 	set_fault(K_ERR_KERNEL_OOPS);
 
-	k_pipe_put(&kpipe, &test_revoke_sem, BYTES_TO_READ_WRITE,
-		   &bytes_written_read, 1, K_NO_WAIT);
+	k_pipe_write(&kpipe, (uint8_t *)&test_revoke_sem, BYTES_TO_READ_WRITE, K_NO_WAIT);
 
 	zassert_unreachable("System call memory read validation "
 			    "did not fault");
diff --git a/tests/kernel/mutex/mutex_error_case/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/mutex/mutex_error_case/prj.conf
index d144e826538b8cb..3fc9377dc690071 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mutex/mutex_error_case/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/mutex/mutex_error_case/prj.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD=y
 CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
 CONFIG_MP_MAX_NUM_CPUS=1
 CONFIG_ZTEST_FATAL_HOOK=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core/prj.conf
index 6c006bcb8e97501..95b1c1624c4c987 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core/prj.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_OBJ_CORE=y
 CONFIG_EVENTS=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MEM_BLOCKS=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core_stats_api/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core_stats_api/prj.conf
index d163a31e10510c3..1012c240aeb8988 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core_stats_api/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/obj_core/obj_core_stats_api/prj.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_OBJ_CORE=y
 CONFIG_OBJ_CORE_STATS=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_THREAD_USAGE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_THREAD_USAGE_ANALYSIS=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/obj_tracking/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/obj_tracking/prj.conf
index 38956d679530a03..04860b00cd2b956 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/obj_tracking/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/obj_tracking/prj.conf
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD=y
 CONFIG_TRACING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_OBJECT_TRACKING=y
 CONFIG_TRACING_NONE=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
 CONFIG_EVENTS=y
diff --git a/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/prj.conf b/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/prj.conf
index e193f5f626dd2ab..1ae0b78bdbff639 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/prj.conf
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_OFFLOAD=y
 CONFIG_TEST_USERSPACE=y
 CONFIG_ZTEST_FATAL_HOOK=y
-CONFIG_PIPES=y
 CONFIG_MAX_THREAD_BYTES=3
diff --git a/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/src/main.c
index 97816a3a47af794..83c35bfaac84fe3 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/semaphore/semaphore/src/main.c
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ void sem_multiple_take_and_timeouts_helper(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 {
 	int timeout = POINTER_TO_INT(p1);
 	int64_t start_ticks, end_ticks, diff_ticks;
-	size_t bytes_written;
 
 	start_ticks = k_uptime_get();
 
@@ -994,8 +993,7 @@ void sem_multiple_take_and_timeouts_helper(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 		     "time mismatch - expected at least %d, got %lld",
 		     timeout, diff_ticks);
 
-	k_pipe_put(&timeout_info_pipe, &timeout, sizeof(int),
-		   &bytes_written, sizeof(int), K_FOREVER);
+	k_pipe_write(&timeout_info_pipe, (uint8_t *)&timeout, sizeof(int), K_FOREVER);
 
 }
 
@@ -1011,7 +1009,6 @@ ZTEST(semaphore_1cpu, test_sem_multiple_take_and_timeouts)
 	}
 
 	static uint32_t timeout;
-	size_t bytes_read;
 
 	k_sem_reset(&simple_sem);
 	k_pipe_flush(&timeout_info_pipe);
@@ -1028,8 +1025,7 @@ ZTEST(semaphore_1cpu, test_sem_multiple_take_and_timeouts)
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < TOTAL_THREADS_WAITING; i++) {
-		k_pipe_get(&timeout_info_pipe, &timeout, sizeof(int),
-			   &bytes_read, sizeof(int), K_FOREVER);
+		k_pipe_read(&timeout_info_pipe, (uint8_t *)&timeout, sizeof(int), K_FOREVER);
 		zassert_equal(timeout, QSEC2MS(i + 1),
 			     "timeout did not occur properly: %d != %d",
 				 timeout, QSEC2MS(i + 1));
@@ -1043,10 +1039,10 @@ ZTEST(semaphore_1cpu, test_sem_multiple_take_and_timeouts)
 
 void sem_multi_take_timeout_diff_sem_helper(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 {
+	int rc;
 	int timeout = POINTER_TO_INT(p1);
 	struct k_sem *sema = p2;
 	int64_t start_ticks, end_ticks, diff_ticks;
-	size_t bytes_written;
 	struct timeout_info info = {
 		.timeout = timeout,
 		.sema = sema
@@ -1064,8 +1060,10 @@ void sem_multi_take_timeout_diff_sem_helper(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 		     "time mismatch - expected at least %d, got %lld",
 		     timeout, diff_ticks);
 
-	k_pipe_put(&timeout_info_pipe, &info, sizeof(struct timeout_info),
-		   &bytes_written, sizeof(struct timeout_info), K_FOREVER);
+	rc = k_pipe_write(&timeout_info_pipe, (uint8_t *)&info, sizeof(struct timeout_info),
+		   K_FOREVER);
+	zassert_true(rc == sizeof(struct timeout_info),
+		     "k_pipe_write failed: %d", rc);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1075,11 +1073,11 @@ void sem_multi_take_timeout_diff_sem_helper(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
  */
 ZTEST(semaphore, test_sem_multi_take_timeout_diff_sem)
 {
+	int rc;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KERNEL_COHERENCE)) {
 		ztest_test_skip();
 	}
 
-	size_t bytes_read;
 	struct timeout_info seq_info[] = {
 		{ SEC2MS(2), &simple_sem },
 		{ SEC2MS(1), &multiple_thread_sem },
@@ -1108,13 +1106,10 @@ ZTEST(semaphore, test_sem_multi_take_timeout_diff_sem)
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < TOTAL_THREADS_WAITING; i++) {
-		k_pipe_get(&timeout_info_pipe,
-			   &retrieved_info,
-			   sizeof(struct timeout_info),
-			   &bytes_read,
-			   sizeof(struct timeout_info),
-			   K_FOREVER);
-
+		rc = k_pipe_read(&timeout_info_pipe, (uint8_t *)&retrieved_info,
+			sizeof(struct timeout_info), K_FOREVER);
+		zassert_true(rc == sizeof(struct timeout_info),
+			     "k_pipe_read failed: %d", rc);
 
 		zassert_true(retrieved_info.timeout == SEC2MS(i + 1),
 			     "timeout did not occur properly");