diff --git a/app/nvmf_tgt/nvmf_tgt.c b/app/nvmf_tgt/nvmf_tgt.c
index 4906f86615..10ad32279a 100644
--- a/app/nvmf_tgt/nvmf_tgt.c
+++ b/app/nvmf_tgt/nvmf_tgt.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_memzone.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "nvmf_tgt.h"
 
diff --git a/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c b/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
index d5bf442044..2f0f6204cd 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
+++ b/examples/ioat/perf/perf.c
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 
 #include "spdk/ioat.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
+#include "spdk/queue.h"
 #include "spdk/string.h"
 
 struct user_config {
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ struct thread_entry {
 	uint64_t current_queue_depth;
 	unsigned lcore_id;
 	bool is_draining;
-	struct rte_mempool *data_pool;
-	struct rte_mempool *task_pool;
+	struct spdk_mempool *data_pool;
+	struct spdk_mempool *task_pool;
 };
 
 struct ioat_task {
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ ioat_done(void *cb_arg)
 	thread_entry->current_queue_depth--;
 
 	if (thread_entry->is_draining) {
-		rte_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->src);
-		rte_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->dst);
-		rte_mempool_put(thread_entry->task_pool, ioat_task);
+		spdk_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->src);
+		spdk_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->dst);
+		spdk_mempool_put(thread_entry->task_pool, ioat_task);
 	} else {
 		submit_single_xfer(thread_entry, ioat_task, ioat_task->dst, ioat_task->src);
 	}
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ submit_xfers(struct thread_entry *thread_entry, uint64_t queue_depth)
 		void *src = NULL, *dst = NULL;
 		struct ioat_task *ioat_task = NULL;
 
-		rte_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool, &src);
-		rte_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool, &dst);
-		rte_mempool_get(thread_entry->task_pool, (void **)&ioat_task);
+		src = spdk_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool);
+		dst = spdk_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool);
+		ioat_task = spdk_mempool_get(thread_entry->task_pool);
 
 		submit_single_xfer(thread_entry, ioat_task, dst, src);
 	}
@@ -287,11 +287,8 @@ work_fn(void *arg)
 
 	snprintf(buf_pool_name, sizeof(buf_pool_name), "buf_pool_%d", rte_lcore_id());
 	snprintf(task_pool_name, sizeof(task_pool_name), "task_pool_%d", rte_lcore_id());
-	t->data_pool = rte_mempool_create(buf_pool_name, 512, g_user_config.xfer_size_bytes, 0, 0, NULL,
-					  NULL,
-					  NULL, NULL, SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
-	t->task_pool = rte_mempool_create(task_pool_name, 512, sizeof(struct ioat_task), 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
-					  NULL, NULL, SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
+	t->data_pool = spdk_mempool_create(buf_pool_name, 512, g_user_config.xfer_size_bytes, -1);
+	t->task_pool = spdk_mempool_create(task_pool_name, 512, sizeof(struct ioat_task), -1);
 	if (!t->data_pool || !t->task_pool) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate buffer pool.\n");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/examples/ioat/verify/verify.c b/examples/ioat/verify/verify.c
index 73c2a7658e..730b412fb3 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/verify/verify.c
+++ b/examples/ioat/verify/verify.c
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 
 #include "spdk/ioat.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
+#include "spdk/queue.h"
 #include "spdk/string.h"
 
 #define SRC_BUFFER_SIZE (512*1024)
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ struct thread_entry {
 	uint64_t current_queue_depth;
 	unsigned lcore_id;
 	bool is_draining;
-	struct rte_mempool *data_pool;
-	struct rte_mempool *task_pool;
+	struct spdk_mempool *data_pool;
+	struct spdk_mempool *task_pool;
 };
 
 struct ioat_task {
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ ioat_done(void *cb_arg)
 
 	thread_entry->current_queue_depth--;
 	if (thread_entry->is_draining) {
-		rte_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->buffer);
-		rte_mempool_put(thread_entry->task_pool, ioat_task);
+		spdk_mempool_put(thread_entry->data_pool, ioat_task->buffer);
+		spdk_mempool_put(thread_entry->task_pool, ioat_task);
 	} else {
 		prepare_ioat_task(thread_entry, ioat_task);
 		submit_single_xfer(ioat_task);
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ submit_xfers(struct thread_entry *thread_entry, uint64_t queue_depth)
 {
 	while (queue_depth-- > 0) {
 		struct ioat_task *ioat_task = NULL;
-		rte_mempool_get(thread_entry->task_pool, (void **)&ioat_task);
-		rte_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool, &(ioat_task->buffer));
+		ioat_task = spdk_mempool_get(thread_entry->task_pool);
+		ioat_task->buffer = spdk_mempool_get(thread_entry->data_pool);
 
 		ioat_task->type = IOAT_COPY_TYPE;
 		if (spdk_ioat_get_dma_capabilities(thread_entry->chan) & SPDK_IOAT_ENGINE_FILL_SUPPORTED) {
@@ -336,12 +336,9 @@ work_fn(void *arg)
 
 	snprintf(buf_pool_name, sizeof(buf_pool_name), "buf_pool_%d", rte_lcore_id());
 	snprintf(task_pool_name, sizeof(task_pool_name), "task_pool_%d", rte_lcore_id());
-	t->data_pool = rte_mempool_create(buf_pool_name, g_user_config.queue_depth, SRC_BUFFER_SIZE, 0, 0,
-					  NULL, NULL,
-					  NULL, NULL, SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
-	t->task_pool = rte_mempool_create(task_pool_name, g_user_config.queue_depth,
-					  sizeof(struct ioat_task), 0, 0, NULL, NULL,
-					  NULL, NULL, SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
+	t->data_pool = spdk_mempool_create(buf_pool_name, g_user_config.queue_depth, SRC_BUFFER_SIZE, -1);
+	t->task_pool = spdk_mempool_create(task_pool_name, g_user_config.queue_depth,
+					   sizeof(struct ioat_task), -1);
 	if (!t->data_pool || !t->task_pool) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate buffer pool.\n");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
index 40a27030c0..13d2600ef1 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/fio_plugin/fio_plugin.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 
 #include "rte_config.h"
-#include "rte_mempool.h"
 #include "rte_eal.h"
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c b/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
index 13fb9e6c92..c28fc776e3 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/hello_world/hello_world.c
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_eal.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
 #include "spdk/env.h"
diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
index 61ba5c2663..ab297e8b2a 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/identify.c
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/examples/nvme/nvme_manage/nvme_manage.c b/examples/nvme/nvme_manage/nvme_manage.c
index 5ee4eac26f..99d4523384 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/nvme_manage/nvme_manage.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/nvme_manage/nvme_manage.c
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -41,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/examples/nvme/reserve/reservation.c b/examples/nvme/reserve/reservation.c
index ce9b47f93f..10f26eccf0 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/reserve/reservation.c
+++ b/examples/nvme/reserve/reservation.c
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
index d78498a340..7844446997 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/nvme/blockdev_nvme.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/conf.h"
diff --git a/lib/event/reactor.c b/lib/event/reactor.c
index 80dcef23cf..a15f5ed612 100644
--- a/lib/event/reactor.c
+++ b/lib/event/reactor.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 
 #include "reactor.h"
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ static enum spdk_reactor_state	g_reactor_state = SPDK_REACTOR_STATE_INVALID;
 static void spdk_reactor_construct(struct spdk_reactor *w, uint32_t lcore,
 				   uint64_t max_delay_us);
 
-struct rte_mempool *g_spdk_event_mempool[SPDK_MAX_SOCKET];
+struct spdk_mempool *g_spdk_event_mempool[SPDK_MAX_SOCKET];
 
 /** \file
 
@@ -145,12 +144,11 @@ spdk_event_allocate(uint32_t lcore, spdk_event_fn fn, void *arg1, void *arg2,
 		    spdk_event_t next)
 {
 	struct spdk_event *event = NULL;
-	int rc;
 	uint8_t socket_id = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore);
 	assert(socket_id < SPDK_MAX_SOCKET);
 
-	rc = rte_mempool_get(g_spdk_event_mempool[socket_id], (void **)&event);
-	if (rc != 0 || event == NULL) {
+	event = spdk_mempool_get(g_spdk_event_mempool[socket_id]);
+	if (event == NULL) {
 		assert(false);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ spdk_event_free(uint32_t lcore, struct spdk_event *event)
 	uint8_t socket_id = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore);
 	assert(socket_id < SPDK_MAX_SOCKET);
 
-	rte_mempool_put(g_spdk_event_mempool[socket_id], (void *)event);
+	spdk_mempool_put(g_spdk_event_mempool[socket_id], (void *)event);
 }
 
 void
@@ -617,10 +615,9 @@ spdk_reactors_init(const char *mask, unsigned int max_delay_us)
 	for (i = 0; i < SPDK_MAX_SOCKET; i++) {
 		if ((1ULL << i) & socket_mask) {
 			snprintf(mempool_name, sizeof(mempool_name), "spdk_event_mempool_%d", i);
-			g_spdk_event_mempool[i] = rte_mempool_create(mempool_name,
+			g_spdk_event_mempool[i] = spdk_mempool_create(mempool_name,
 						  (262144 / socket_count),
-						  sizeof(struct spdk_event), 128, 0,
-						  NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, i, 0);
+						  sizeof(struct spdk_event), -1);
 
 			if (g_spdk_event_mempool[i] == NULL) {
 				SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_event_mempool creation failed on socket %d\n", i);
@@ -631,13 +628,10 @@ spdk_reactors_init(const char *mask, unsigned int max_delay_us)
 				 * memory is not evenly installed on all sockets. If still
 				 * fails, free all allocated memory and exits.
 				 */
-				g_spdk_event_mempool[i] = rte_mempool_create(
+				g_spdk_event_mempool[i] = spdk_mempool_create(
 								  mempool_name,
 								  (262144 / socket_count),
-								  sizeof(struct spdk_event),
-								  128, 0,
-								  NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-								  SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
+								  sizeof(struct spdk_event), -1);
 
 				/* TODO: in DPDK 16.04, free mempool API is avaialbe. */
 				if (g_spdk_event_mempool[i] == NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
index 108d88ca05..771c9d4f82 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/nvmf.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
-#include <rte_version.h>
 
 #include "spdk/log.h"
 #include "spdk/conf.h"
diff --git a/test/lib/env/vtophys.c b/test/lib/env/vtophys.c
index 2c7d7094eb..8060385294 100644
--- a/test/lib/env/vtophys.c
+++ b/test/lib/env/vtophys.c
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 
 #include "spdk/env.h"
 
diff --git a/test/lib/event/event/event.c b/test/lib/event/event/event.c
index 46a4bf9aab..a14a5a1538 100644
--- a/test/lib/event/event/event.c
+++ b/test/lib/event/event/event.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c b/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
index 122f6ceaef..0965cd2ca4 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/aer/aer.c
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/e2edp/nvme_dp.c b/test/lib/nvme/e2edp/nvme_dp.c
index 5393032e88..7707017ea9 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/e2edp/nvme_dp.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/e2edp/nvme_dp.c
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/overhead/overhead.c b/test/lib/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
index 118f304b99..b541403229 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/overhead/overhead.c
@@ -31,13 +31,16 @@
  *   OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
+#include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/fd.h"
diff --git a/test/lib/nvme/sgl/nvme_sgl.c b/test/lib/nvme/sgl/nvme_sgl.c
index c3b32bd45f..81a1ebb9e1 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvme/sgl/nvme_sgl.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvme/sgl/nvme_sgl.c
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk/nvme.h"
diff --git a/test/lib/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf_ut.c b/test/lib/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf_ut.c
index bad6971395..b56a853f96 100644
--- a/test/lib/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/nvmf/nvmf/nvmf_ut.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <rte_config.h>
-#include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 
 #include "spdk_cunit.h"