diff --git a/examples/pipeline/cli.c b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
index 7b725a9c27..b26e73c706 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
@@ -523,438 +523,6 @@ cmd_tap(char **tokens,
 	}
 }
 
-static const char cmd_pipeline_port_in_help[] =
-"pipeline <pipeline_name> port in <port_id>\n"
-"   link <link_name> rxq <queue_id> bsz <burst_size>\n"
-"   ring <ring_name> bsz <burst_size>\n"
-"   | source <mempool_name> <file_name> loop <n_loops>\n"
-"   | tap <tap_name> mempool <mempool_name> mtu <mtu> bsz <burst_size>\n";
-
-static void
-cmd_pipeline_port_in(char **tokens,
-	uint32_t n_tokens,
-	char *out,
-	size_t out_size,
-	void *obj)
-{
-	struct pipeline *p;
-	int status;
-	uint32_t port_id = 0, t0;
-
-	if (n_tokens < 6) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	p = pipeline_find(obj, tokens[1]);
-	if (!p || p->ctl) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "port") != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "port");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[3], "in") != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "in");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (parser_read_uint32(&port_id, tokens[4]) != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "port_id");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	t0 = 5;
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "link") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_ethdev_reader_params params;
-		struct link *link;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 6) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port in link");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		link = link_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!link) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"link_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.dev_name = link->dev_name;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "rxq") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "rxq");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint16(&params.queue_id, tokens[t0 + 3]) != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"queue_id");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 4], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 5])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 6;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"ethdev",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "ring") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_ring_reader_params params;
-		struct ring *ring;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 4) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port in ring");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		ring = ring_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!ring) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"ring_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.name = ring->name;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 3])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 4;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"ring",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "source") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_source_params params;
-		struct mempool *mp;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 5) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port in source");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		mp = mempool_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!mp) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"mempool_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.pool = mp->m;
-
-		params.file_name = tokens[t0 + 2];
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 3], "loop") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "loop");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint64(&params.n_loops, tokens[t0 + 4])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"n_loops");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 5;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"source",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "tap") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_fd_reader_params params;
-		struct tap *tap;
-		struct mempool *mp;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 8) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port in tap");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		tap = tap_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!tap) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"tap_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.fd = tap->fd;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "mempool") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND,
-				"mempool");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		mp = mempool_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 3]);
-		if (!mp) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"mempool_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.mempool = mp->m;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 4], "mtu") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND,
-				"mtu");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.mtu, tokens[t0 + 5]) != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "mtu");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 6], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 7])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 8;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_in_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"fd",
-			&params);
-
-	} else {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (status) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, "port in error.");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (n_tokens != t0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
-static const char cmd_pipeline_port_out_help[] =
-"pipeline <pipeline_name> port out <port_id>\n"
-"   link <link_name> txq <txq_id> bsz <burst_size>\n"
-"   ring <ring_name> bsz <burst_size>\n"
-"   | sink <file_name> | none\n"
-"   | tap <tap_name> bsz <burst_size>\n";
-
-static void
-cmd_pipeline_port_out(char **tokens,
-	uint32_t n_tokens,
-	char *out,
-	size_t out_size,
-	void *obj)
-{
-	struct pipeline *p;
-	int status;
-	uint32_t port_id = 0, t0;
-
-	if (n_tokens < 6) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	p = pipeline_find(obj, tokens[1]);
-	if (!p || p->ctl) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "port") != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "port");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[3], "out") != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "out");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (parser_read_uint32(&port_id, tokens[4]) != 0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "port_id");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	t0 = 5;
-
-	if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "link") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_ethdev_writer_params params;
-		struct link *link;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 6) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port out link");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		link = link_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!link) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"link_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.dev_name = link->dev_name;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "txq") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "txq");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint16(&params.queue_id, tokens[t0 + 3]) != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"queue_id");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 4], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 5])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 6;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"ethdev",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "ring") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_ring_writer_params params;
-		struct ring *ring;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 4) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port out link");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		ring = ring_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!ring) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"ring_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.name = ring->name;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 3])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 4;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"ring",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "sink") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_sink_params params;
-
-		params.file_name = strcmp(tokens[t0 + 1], "none") ?
-			tokens[t0 + 1] : NULL;
-
-		t0 += 2;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"sink",
-			&params);
-	} else if (strcmp(tokens[t0], "tap") == 0) {
-		struct rte_swx_port_fd_writer_params params;
-		struct tap *tap;
-
-		if (n_tokens < t0 + 4) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH,
-				"pipeline port out tap");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		tap = tap_find(obj, tokens[t0 + 1]);
-		if (!tap) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"tap_name");
-			return;
-		}
-		params.fd = tap->fd;
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[t0 + 2], "bsz") != 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "bsz");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (parser_read_uint32(&params.burst_size, tokens[t0 + 3])) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID,
-				"burst_size");
-			return;
-		}
-
-		t0 += 4;
-
-		status = rte_swx_pipeline_port_out_config(p->p,
-			port_id,
-			"fd",
-			&params);
-	} else {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (status) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, "port out error.");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (n_tokens != t0) {
-		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
 static const char cmd_pipeline_codegen_help[] =
 "pipeline codegen <spec_file> <code_file>\n";
 
@@ -3155,8 +2723,6 @@ cmd_help(char **tokens,
 			"\tmempool\n"
 			"\tlink\n"
 			"\ttap\n"
-			"\tpipeline port in\n"
-			"\tpipeline port out\n"
 			"\tpipeline codegen\n"
 			"\tpipeline libbuild\n"
 			"\tpipeline build\n"
@@ -3207,21 +2773,6 @@ cmd_help(char **tokens,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if ((strcmp(tokens[0], "pipeline") == 0) &&
-		(n_tokens == 3) && (strcmp(tokens[1], "port") == 0)) {
-		if (strcmp(tokens[2], "in") == 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, "\n%s\n",
-				cmd_pipeline_port_in_help);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (strcmp(tokens[2], "out") == 0) {
-			snprintf(out, out_size, "\n%s\n",
-				cmd_pipeline_port_out_help);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if ((strcmp(tokens[0], "pipeline") == 0) &&
 		(n_tokens == 2) && (strcmp(tokens[1], "codegen") == 0)) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, "\n%s\n", cmd_pipeline_codegen_help);
@@ -3489,22 +3040,6 @@ cli_process(char *in, char *out, size_t out_size, void *obj)
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(tokens[0], "pipeline") == 0) {
-		if ((n_tokens >= 4) &&
-			(strcmp(tokens[2], "port") == 0) &&
-			(strcmp(tokens[3], "in") == 0)) {
-			cmd_pipeline_port_in(tokens, n_tokens, out, out_size,
-				obj);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if ((n_tokens >= 4) &&
-			(strcmp(tokens[2], "port") == 0) &&
-			(strcmp(tokens[3], "out") == 0)) {
-			cmd_pipeline_port_out(tokens, n_tokens, out, out_size,
-				obj);
-			return;
-		}
-
 		if ((n_tokens >= 3) &&
 			(strcmp(tokens[1], "codegen") == 0)) {
 			cmd_pipeline_codegen(tokens, n_tokens, out, out_size,
