diff --git a/examples/pipeline/cli.c b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
index 14f1cfa47e..517682f7c9 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/cli.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_swx_port_ethdev.h>
 #include <rte_swx_port_ring.h>
 #include <rte_swx_port_source_sink.h>
@@ -491,11 +492,11 @@ cmd_ring(char **tokens,
 	uint32_t n_tokens,
 	char *out,
 	size_t out_size,
-	void *obj)
+	void *obj __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct ring_params p;
+	struct rte_ring *r;
 	char *name;
-	struct ring *ring;
+	uint32_t size, numa_node;
 
 	if (n_tokens != 6) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
@@ -504,28 +505,32 @@ cmd_ring(char **tokens,
 
 	name = tokens[1];
 
-	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "size") != 0) {
+	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "size")) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "size");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.size, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&size, tokens[3])) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "size");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "numa") != 0) {
+	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "numa")) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "numa");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.numa_node, tokens[5]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&numa_node, tokens[5])) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "numa_node");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ring = ring_create(obj, name, &p);
-	if (!ring) {
+	r = rte_ring_create(
+		name,
+		size,
+		(int)numa_node,
+		RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ);
+	if (!r) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_CMD_FAIL, tokens[0]);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -2999,6 +3004,7 @@ cmd_help(char **tokens,
 			"List of commands:\n"
 			"\tmempool\n"
 			"\tethdev\n"
+			"\tring\n"
 			"\tpipeline codegen\n"
 			"\tpipeline libbuild\n"
 			"\tpipeline build\n"
diff --git a/examples/pipeline/obj.c b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
index 697d14a901..3614b99d28 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/obj.c
+++ b/examples/pipeline/obj.c
@@ -24,17 +24,11 @@
  */
 TAILQ_HEAD(link_list, link);
 
-/*
- * ring
- */
-TAILQ_HEAD(ring_list, ring);
-
 /*
  * obj
  */
 struct obj {
 	struct link_list link_list;
-	struct ring_list ring_list;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -282,62 +276,6 @@ link_next(struct obj *obj, struct link *link)
 		TAILQ_FIRST(&obj->link_list) : TAILQ_NEXT(link, node);
 }
 
-/*
- * ring
- */
-struct ring *
-ring_create(struct obj *obj, const char *name, struct ring_params *params)
-{
-	struct ring *ring;
-	struct rte_ring *r;
-	unsigned int flags = RING_F_SP_ENQ | RING_F_SC_DEQ;
-
-	/* Check input params */
-	if (!name || ring_find(obj, name) || !params || !params->size)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/**
-	 * Resource create
-	 */
-	r = rte_ring_create(
-		name,
-		params->size,
-		params->numa_node,
-		flags);
-	if (!r)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* Node allocation */
-	ring = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ring));
-	if (!ring) {
-		rte_ring_free(r);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* Node fill in */
-	strlcpy(ring->name, name, sizeof(ring->name));
-
-	/* Node add to list */
-	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&obj->ring_list, ring, node);
-
-	return ring;
-}
-
-struct ring *
-ring_find(struct obj *obj, const char *name)
-{
-	struct ring *ring;
-
-	if (!obj || !name)
-		return NULL;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(ring, &obj->ring_list, node)
-		if (strcmp(ring->name, name) == 0)
-			return ring;
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * obj
  */
@@ -351,7 +289,6 @@ obj_init(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&obj->link_list);
-	TAILQ_INIT(&obj->ring_list);
 
 	return obj;
 }
diff --git a/examples/pipeline/obj.h b/examples/pipeline/obj.h
index 4ea610ceed..dbbc6d39a0 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/obj.h
+++ b/examples/pipeline/obj.h
@@ -73,25 +73,4 @@ link_find(struct obj *obj, const char *name);
 struct link *
 link_next(struct obj *obj, struct link *link);
 
-/*
- * ring
- */
-struct ring_params {
-	uint32_t size;
-	uint32_t numa_node;
-};
-
-struct ring {
-	TAILQ_ENTRY(ring) node;
-	char name[NAME_SIZE];
-};
-
-struct ring *
-ring_create(struct obj *obj,
-	   const char *name,
-	   struct ring_params *params);
-
-struct ring *
-ring_find(struct obj *obj, const char *name);
-
 #endif /* _INCLUDE_OBJ_H_ */
