diff --git a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
index 8dba84db1b..82b29a703e 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 /components/esp_tee/                  @esp-idf-codeowners/security
 /components/esp_timer/                @esp-idf-codeowners/system
 /components/esp-tls/                  @esp-idf-codeowners/app-utilities
+/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/  @esp-idf-codeowners/system @esp-idf-codeowners/peripherals/usb
 /components/esp_vfs_*/                @esp-idf-codeowners/storage
 /components/esp_vfs_console/          @esp-idf-codeowners/storage @esp-idf-codeowners/system
 /components/esp_wifi/                 @esp-idf-codeowners/wifi
diff --git a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
index a6c7632830..05de4c204a 100644
--- a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                     REQUIRES "${requires}"
                     PRIV_REQUIRES esp_driver_uart
                                   esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag
+                                  esp_usb_cdc_rom_console
                     )
 
 if(CONFIG_COMPILER_STATIC_ANALYZER AND CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") # TODO IDF-10085
diff --git a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
index 07f9159c7a..59fcc1680e 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ else()
                                     # [refactor-todo] requirements due to init code,
                                     # should be removable once using component init functions
                                     # link-time registration is used.
-                                    bootloader_support esp_pm
+                                    bootloader_support esp_pm esp_usb_cdc_rom_console
                         LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf" "app.lf")
     add_subdirectory(port)
 
diff --git a/components/esp_system/Kconfig b/components/esp_system/Kconfig
index 098d01ec0f..d8e7f4731b 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_system/Kconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ menu "ESP System Settings"
             - Unified Behavior Sanitizer (UBSAN) hook
             - Interrupt watchdog handler
             - XTAL32K watchdog timer
-            - USB CDC functions for the esp_rom_printf (if ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC_SUPPORT_ETS_PRINTF=y)
             - IPC and IPC ISR
 
     choice ESP_SYSTEM_PANIC
diff --git a/components/esp_system/linker.lf b/components/esp_system/linker.lf
index 51b6cff9e2..6b4f880a80 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/linker.lf
+++ b/components/esp_system/linker.lf
@@ -34,20 +34,6 @@ entries:
         if COMPILER_STACK_CHECK = y:
             stack_check:__stack_chk_fail (noflash)
 
-        if ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC_SUPPORT_ETS_PRINTF:
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_write_char (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_write_buf (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_flush_internal (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_wait_proc (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_dis_int (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_ena_int (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_interrupt (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_poll_interrupts (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_cdc_acm_cb (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_dfu_detach_cb (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_before_restart (noflash)
-            usb_console:esp_usb_console_on_restart_timeout (noflash)
-
     if APP_BUILD_TYPE_RAM = n:
         image_process (noflash)
 
diff --git a/components/esp_system/panic.c b/components/esp_system/panic.c
index 38044b70d9..e9defe2006 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/panic.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/panic.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "esp_compiler.h"
 
 #include "esp_private/system_internal.h"
-#include "esp_private/usb_console.h"
 
 #include "esp_cpu.h"
 #include "soc/rtc.h"
@@ -64,6 +63,10 @@
 #include "hal/usb_serial_jtag_ll.h"
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC
+#include "esp_private/usb_console.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __XTENSA__
 #include "xtensa/semihosting.h"
 #elif __riscv
diff --git a/components/esp_system/port/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/port/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ba4c6fce8..d3adc03954 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/port/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/port/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ if(NOT CONFIG_APP_BUILD_TYPE_PURE_RAM_APP)
     list(APPEND srcs "image_process.c")
 endif()
 
-if(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC)
-    list(APPEND srcs "usb_console.c")
-endif()
-
 if(CONFIG_ESP_IPC_ISR_ENABLE)
     list(APPEND srcs "esp_ipc_isr.c")
     if(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_XTENSA)
diff --git a/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt b/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
index 5e1b1c308c..f5b74cd689 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ CORE: 105: init_newlib_time in components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c on BIT(0)
 CORE: 110: init_vfs_uart in components/esp_driver_uart/src/uart_vfs.c on BIT(0)
 CORE: 111: init_vfs_usj in components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/src/usb_serial_jtag_vfs.c on BIT(0)
 CORE: 112: init_vfs_usj_sec in components/esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag/src/usb_serial_jtag_vfs.c on BIT(0)
-CORE: 113: init_vfs_nullfs in components/vfs/nullfs.c on BIT(0)
-CORE: 114: init_vfs_console in components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c on BIT(0)
-CORE: 115: init_libc_stdio in components/newlib/src/init.c on BIT(0)
+CORE: 113: init_vfs_usb_cdc_rom_console in components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/vfs_cdcacm.c on BIT(0)
+CORE: 118: init_vfs_nullfs in components/vfs/nullfs.c on BIT(0)
+CORE: 119: init_vfs_console in components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c on BIT(0)
+CORE: 120: init_libc_stdio in components/newlib/src/init.c on BIT(0)
 
 CORE: 130: init_flash in components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c on BIT(0)
 CORE: 140: init_efuse in components/efuse/src/esp_efuse_startup.c on BIT(0)
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ SECONDARY: 205: init_bootloader_offset in components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c
 
 # usb_console needs to create an esp_timer at startup.
 # This can be done only after esp_timer initialization (esp_timer_init_os).
-SECONDARY: 220: esp_usb_console_init_restart_timer in components/esp_system/port/usb_console.c on BIT(0)
+SECONDARY: 220: esp_usb_console_init_restart_timer in components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/usb_console.c on BIT(0)
 
 # usb_serial_jtag needs to create and acquire a PM lock at startup.
 # This makes more sense to be done after esp_pm_impl_init (called from init_pm).
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/.build-test-rules.yml
similarity index 78%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/.build-test-rules.yml
index 526b1ad3b0..49b4843dc5 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Documentation: .gitlab/ci/README.md#manifest-file-to-control-the-buildtest-apps
-components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs:
+components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs:
   enable:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32s3"] # reason: console components is only implemented on these targets. TODO P4: IDF-9120
diff --git a/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01f3551f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+
+
+if(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC)
+    list(APPEND srcs "usb_console.c")
+endif()
+
+idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_timer
+                       LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf
+                      )
+
+if(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO AND CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC)
+    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC idf::vfs)
+    target_sources(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "vfs_cdcacm.c")
+    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u esp_vfs_dev_cdcacm_include_dev_init")
+endif()
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
diff --git a/components/esp_system/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm_select.h b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm_select.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_system/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm_select.h
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm_select.h
diff --git a/components/esp_system/include/esp_private/usb_console.h b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/usb_console.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_system/include/esp_private/usb_console.h
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_private/usb_console.h
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/include/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/include/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/include/esp_vfs_cdcacm.h
diff --git a/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/linker.lf b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/linker.lf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ff773f6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/linker.lf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[mapping:esp_usb_cdc_rom_console]
+archive: libesp_usb_cdc_rom_console.a
+entries:
+    if ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC_SUPPORT_ETS_PRINTF:
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_write_char (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_write_buf (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_flush_internal (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_wait_proc (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_dis_int (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_osglue_ena_int (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_interrupt (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_poll_interrupts (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_cdc_acm_cb (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_dfu_detach_cb (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_before_restart (noflash)
+        usb_console:esp_usb_console_on_restart_timeout (noflash)
+        vfs_cdcacm:cdcacm_tx_cb (noflash)
+        vfs_cdcacm:cdcacm_rx_cb (noflash)
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 96%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt
index 86ac25a3ab..1387c4448d 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This is the project CMakeLists.txt file for the test subproject
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 list(PREPEND SDKCONFIG_DEFAULTS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/test_apps/configs/sdkconfig.debug_helpers" "sdkconfig.defaults")
 
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/README.md b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/README.md
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/README.md
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 88%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 14d0b8955d..c50268bee9 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ set(src "test_app_main.c")
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${src}
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS .
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_system esp_vfs_console unity
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_system esp_vfs_console unity esp_usb_cdc_rom_console
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE
                        )
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/test_app_main.c b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/test_app_main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/test_app_main.c
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/main/test_app_main.c
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/pytest_usb_cdc_vfs.py b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/pytest_usb_cdc_vfs.py
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/pytest_usb_cdc_vfs.py
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/pytest_usb_cdc_vfs.py
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci.release b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci.release
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci.release
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.ci.release
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.defaults
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.defaults
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/test_apps/usb_cdc_vfs/sdkconfig.defaults
diff --git a/components/esp_system/port/usb_console.c b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/usb_console.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/esp_system/port/usb_console.c
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/usb_console.c
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_cdcacm.c b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/vfs_cdcacm.c
similarity index 97%
rename from components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_cdcacm.c
rename to components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/vfs_cdcacm.c
index 8b4331116c..e242d81450 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_cdcacm.c
+++ b/components/esp_usb_cdc_rom_console/vfs_cdcacm.c
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 #include "esp_attr.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "esp_heap_caps.h"
-
 #include "esp_private/esp_vfs_cdcacm_select.h"
 #include "esp_private/usb_console.h"
+#include "esp_private/startup_internal.h"
 
 #define USB_CDC_LOCAL_FD 0
 
@@ -522,3 +522,19 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_dev_cdcacm_register(void)
 {
     return esp_vfs_register_fs("/dev/cdcacm", &s_cdcacm_vfs, ESP_VFS_FLAG_STATIC, NULL);
 }
+#if CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC
+ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_vfs_usb_cdc_rom_console, CORE, BIT(0), 113)
+{
+    esp_err_t err = esp_usb_console_init();
+    if (err != ESP_OK) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    return esp_vfs_dev_cdcacm_register();
+}
+#endif
+
+void esp_vfs_dev_cdcacm_include_dev_init(void)
+{
+    // Linker hook function, exists to make the linker examine this file
+}
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_vfs_console/CMakeLists.txt
index b5ee171f5f..5223c748bb 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_vfs_console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,12 +8,8 @@ set(srcs "vfs_console.c")
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                        INCLUDE_DIRS include
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES vfs esp_driver_uart esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag
-                       LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
-
-if(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC)
-    target_sources(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "vfs_cdcacm.c")
-endif()
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES vfs esp_driver_uart esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag esp_usb_cdc_rom_console
+                      )
 
 if(CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO)
     target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC idf::vfs)
diff --git a/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c b/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c
index c3616b0f78..93c4a55a22 100644
--- a/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c
+++ b/components/esp_vfs_console/vfs_console.c
@@ -247,14 +247,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_console_register(void)
     primary_vfs = esp_vfs_usb_serial_jtag_get_vfs();
 #elif CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC
     primary_vfs = esp_vfs_cdcacm_get_vfs();
-    err = esp_usb_console_init();
-    if (err != ESP_OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
-    err = esp_vfs_dev_cdcacm_register();
-    if (err != ESP_OK) {
-        return err;
-    }
 #else
     primary_vfs = esp_vfs_null_get_vfs();
 #endif
@@ -267,7 +259,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_console_register(void)
     return err;
 }
 
-ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_vfs_console, CORE, BIT(0), 114)
+ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_vfs_console, CORE, BIT(0), 119)
 {
     return esp_vfs_console_register();
 }
diff --git a/components/newlib/src/init.c b/components/newlib/src/init.c
index 809ab07af3..c21e1d5c99 100644
--- a/components/newlib/src/init.c
+++ b/components/newlib/src/init.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_libc, CORE, BIT(0), 102)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_libc_stdio, CORE, BIT(0), 115)
+ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_libc_stdio, CORE, BIT(0), 120)
 {
 #if CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO
     esp_libc_init_global_stdio("/dev/console");
diff --git a/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt b/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
index ca4550376a..fca10cbde8 100644
--- a/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ list(APPEND sources "vfs.c"
                     "nullfs.c"
                     )
 
-list(APPEND pr esp_timer
-               # for backwards compatibility (TODO: IDF-8799)
-               esp_driver_uart esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag esp_vfs_console
-               )
+list(APPEND pr esp_vfs_console)
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${sources}
                        LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf"
diff --git a/components/vfs/nullfs.c b/components/vfs/nullfs.c
index 719620cb09..9237f59b37 100644
--- a/components/vfs/nullfs.c
+++ b/components/vfs/nullfs.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static int vfs_null_fsync(int fd)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_VFS_INITIALIZE_DEV_NULL) || defined(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_NONE)
-ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_vfs_nullfs, CORE, BIT(0), 113)
+ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_vfs_nullfs, CORE, BIT(0), 118)
 {
     return esp_vfs_null_register();
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/migration-guides/release-6.x/6.0/system.rst b/docs/en/migration-guides/release-6.x/6.0/system.rst
index 9496c5fdab..6f252312ac 100644
--- a/docs/en/migration-guides/release-6.x/6.0/system.rst
+++ b/docs/en/migration-guides/release-6.x/6.0/system.rst
@@ -180,3 +180,9 @@ The ``CONFIG_APPTRACE_GCOV_ENABLE`` option has been renamed to ``CONFIG_ESP_GCOV
 **Header File Changes**
 
 For the gcov functionality, include the ``esp_gcov.h`` header file instead of ``esp_app_trace.h``.
+
+System Console (STDIO)
+----------------------
+
+``esp_vfs_cdcacm.h`` has been moved to the new component ``esp_usb_cdc_rom_console``, you will now have to add an explicit ``REQUIRES`` for ``esp_usb_cdc_rom_console`` if using any functions from this header.
+
diff --git a/examples/system/console/advanced/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/system/console/advanced/main/CMakeLists.txt
index f8af67f147..925ae435e9 100644
--- a/examples/system/console/advanced/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/system/console/advanced/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "console_example_main.c" "console_settings.c"
                        PRIV_REQUIRES console esp_driver_uart fatfs esp_driver_usb_serial_jtag
-                                     nvs_flash cmd_system cmd_wifi cmd_nvs
+                                     esp_usb_cdc_rom_console nvs_flash cmd_system cmd_wifi cmd_nvs
                        INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
index c14f0f526b..47d05d8485 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ set(extra_components_which_shouldnt_be_included
 
     # esp_timer is a dependency of esp_pm, esp_system, esp_security, esp_hw_support
     # esp_pm should be removed from G1 build
-    # esp_system's dependency is due to usb_console (used for timeout functionality)
-    # and task_wdt timer implementation on C2, we could possibly place this implementation in esp_timer instead
+    # esp_system's dependency is due to task_wdt timer implementation on C2,
+    # we could possibly place this implementation in esp_timer instead
     # esp_security uses it for esp_ds (used for timeout functionality)
-    # esp_hw_support uses it for componensating time after sleep (dependency could be reversed) IDF-10416
+    # and for componensating time after sleep (dependency could be reversed) IDF-10416
     esp_timer
 
     # esptool_py is a dependency of bootloader, app_update, partition_table, all of which
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ set(extra_components_which_shouldnt_be_included
 
     # esp_security is required by mbedtls and spi_flash
     esp_security
+
+    # esp_usb_cdc_rom_console is used by the panic handler, will be conditional on cdc console option when
+    # the new build-system is implemented
+    esp_usb_cdc_rom_console
 )
 
 set(expected_components
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/check_dependencies.py b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/check_dependencies.py
index 56b1029112..f899a021a9 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/check_dependencies.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/check_dependencies.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR CC0-1.0
 import argparse
 import logging
-from typing import Dict
-from typing import List
-from typing import Optional
-from typing import Tuple
 
 g1_g0_components = [
     'hal',
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ g1_g0_components = [
 
 # Global expected dependency violations that apply to all targets
 expected_dep_violations = {
-    'esp_system': ['esp_timer', 'bootloader_support', 'esp_pm'],
+    'esp_system': ['esp_timer', 'bootloader_support', 'esp_pm', 'esp_usb_cdc_rom_console'],
     'spi_flash': ['bootloader_support'],
     'esp_hw_support': ['efuse', 'bootloader_support', 'esp_driver_gpio', 'esp_timer', 'esp_pm'],
     'cxx': ['pthread'],
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ target_specific_expected_dep_violations = {
 }
 
 
-def merge_expected_violations(target: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, List[str]]:
+def merge_expected_violations(target: str | None = None) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
     """
     Merge global and target-specific expected dependency violations.
 
@@ -75,13 +71,13 @@ def merge_expected_violations(target: Optional[str] = None) -> Dict[str, List[st
     return merged_violations
 
 
-def parse_dependencies(file_path: str, target: Optional[str] = None) -> Tuple[Dict[str, List[str]], List[str]]:
+def parse_dependencies(file_path: str, target: str | None = None) -> tuple[dict[str, list[str]], list[str]]:
     new_dependency_errors = []
 
     # Get merged expected violations for the specified target
     merged_expected_violations = merge_expected_violations(target)
 
-    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+    with open(file_path) as file:
         for line in file:
             line = line.strip(' ;')