diff --git a/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index 2157a9132a..136d5f6879 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
-#include "tcpip_adapter.h"
+#include "esp_netif.h"
 #include "esp_eth.h"
 #include "esp_event.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void got_ip_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
                                  int32_t event_id, void *event_data)
 {
     ip_event_got_ip_t *event = (ip_event_got_ip_t *) event_data;
-    const tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t *ip_info = &event->ip_info;
+    const esp_netif_ip_info_t *ip_info = &event->ip_info;
 
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Got IP Address");
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "~~~~~~~~~~~");
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ static void got_ip_event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
 
 void app_main(void)
 {
-    tcpip_adapter_init();
+    esp_netif_init();
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(tcpip_adapter_set_default_eth_handlers());
+    esp_netif_config_t cfg = ESP_NETIF_DEFAULT_ETH();
+    esp_netif_t* eth_netif = esp_netif_new(&cfg);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_set_default_handlers(eth_netif));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(ETH_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &eth_event_handler, NULL));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP, &got_ip_event_handler, NULL));
 
@@ -112,4 +114,5 @@ void app_main(void)
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(mac, phy);
     esp_eth_handle_t eth_handle = NULL;
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &eth_handle));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_attach(eth_netif, eth_handle));
 }
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index f3df345f67..7d65a5bff2 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static void initialize_wifi(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, wifi_event_handler, NULL));
     wifi_init_config_t cfg = WIFI_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg));
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(tcpip_adapter_clear_default_wifi_handlers());
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_set_storage(WIFI_STORAGE_RAM));
     wifi_config_t wifi_config = {
         .ap = {
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
index 075908b13b..33dfba6ead 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/event_groups.h"
-#include "tcpip_adapter.h"
+#include "esp_netif.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_console.h"
 #include "esp_event.h"
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 #include "iperf.h"
 #include "sdkconfig.h"
 
-static tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t ip;
+static esp_netif_ip_info_t ip;
 static bool started = false;
 static EventGroupHandle_t eth_event_group;
 static const int GOTIP_BIT = BIT0;
 static esp_eth_handle_t eth_handle = NULL;
+static esp_netif_t* eth_netif = NULL;
 
 /* "ethernet" command */
 static struct {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ static int eth_cmd_control(int argc, char **argv)
         uint8_t mac_addr[6];
         esp_eth_ioctl(eth_handle, ETH_CMD_G_MAC_ADDR, mac_addr);
         printf("HW ADDR: " MACSTR "\r\n", MAC2STR(mac_addr));
-        tcpip_adapter_get_ip_info(ESP_IF_ETH, &ip);
+        esp_netif_get_ip_info(eth_netif, &ip);
         printf("ETHIP: " IPSTR "\r\n", IP2STR(&ip.ip));
         printf("ETHMASK: " IPSTR "\r\n", IP2STR(&ip.netmask));
         printf("ETHGW: " IPSTR "\r\n", IP2STR(&ip.gw));
@@ -176,9 +177,11 @@ static void event_handler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
 void register_ethernet(void)
 {
     eth_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
-    tcpip_adapter_init();
+    esp_netif_init();
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(tcpip_adapter_set_default_eth_handlers());
+    esp_netif_config_t cfg = ESP_NETIF_DEFAULT_ETH();
+    eth_netif = esp_netif_new(&cfg);
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_set_default_handlers(eth_netif));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(ETH_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP, &event_handler, NULL));
 
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ void register_ethernet(void)
 #endif
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(mac, phy);
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &eth_handle));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_attach(eth_netif, eth_handle));
 
     eth_control_args.control = arg_str1(NULL, NULL, "<info>", "Get info of Ethernet");
     eth_control_args.end = arg_end(1);