diff --git a/pkg/network/protocols/events/configuration.go b/pkg/network/protocols/events/configuration.go
index 0888c8d2fde7d..55b35e9cb5153 100644
--- a/pkg/network/protocols/events/configuration.go
+++ b/pkg/network/protocols/events/configuration.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const defaultPerfHandlerSize = 100
 // This essentially instantiates the perf map/ring buffers and configure the
 // eBPF maps where events are enqueued.
 // Note this must be called *before* manager.InitWithOptions
-func Configure(cfg *config.Config, proto string, m *manager.Manager, o *manager.Options) {
+func Configure(cfg *config.Config, proto string, m *ddebpf.Manager, o *manager.Options) {
 	if alreadySetUp(proto, m) {
 		return
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Configure(cfg *config.Config, proto string, m *manager.Manager, o *manager.
 	}
 }
 
-func setupPerfMap(proto string, m *manager.Manager) {
+func setupPerfMap(proto string, m *ddebpf.Manager) {
 	handler := ddebpf.NewPerfHandler(defaultPerfHandlerSize)
 	mapName := eventMapName(proto)
 	pm := &manager.PerfMap{
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func setupPerfMap(proto string, m *manager.Manager) {
 	setHandler(proto, handler)
 }
 
-func setupPerfRing(proto string, m *manager.Manager, o *manager.Options, numCPUs int) {
+func setupPerfRing(proto string, m *ddebpf.Manager, o *manager.Options, numCPUs int) {
 	handler := ddebpf.NewRingBufferHandler(defaultPerfHandlerSize)
 	mapName := eventMapName(proto)
 	ringBufferSize := toPowerOf2(numCPUs * defaultPerfEventBufferSize)
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ func eventMapName(proto string) string {
 // *However* in some instances this is not working on 4.14, so here we
 // essentially replace `bpf_ringbuf_output` helper calls by a noop operation so
 // they don't result in verifier errors even when deadcode elimination fails.
-func removeRingBufferHelperCalls(m *manager.Manager) {
+func removeRingBufferHelperCalls(m *ddebpf.Manager) {
 	// TODO: this is not the intended API usage of a `ebpf.Modifier`.
 	// Once we have access to the `ddebpf.Manager`, add this modifier to its list of
 	// `EnabledModifiers` and let it control the execution of the callbacks
 	patcher := ddebpf.NewHelperCallRemover(asm.FnRingbufOutput)
-	err := patcher.BeforeInit(m, names.NewModuleName("usm"), nil)
+	err := patcher.BeforeInit(m.Manager, names.NewModuleName("usm"), nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		// Our production code is actually loading on all Kernels we test on CI
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func removeRingBufferHelperCalls(m *manager.Manager) {
 	}
 }
 
-func alreadySetUp(proto string, m *manager.Manager) bool {
+func alreadySetUp(proto string, m *ddebpf.Manager) bool {
 	// check if we already have configured this perf map this can happen in the
 	// context of a failed program load succeeded by another attempt
 	mapName := eventMapName(proto)
diff --git a/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer.go b/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer.go
index eb00d29678b65..2cda5b137bafa 100644
--- a/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer.go
+++ b/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer.go
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"unsafe"
 
-	manager "github.com/DataDog/ebpf-manager"
-
 	ddebpf "github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/ebpf"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/ebpf/maps"
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/pkg/network/protocols/telemetry"
@@ -57,9 +55,9 @@ type Consumer[V any] struct {
 // `callback` is executed once for every "event" generated on eBPF and must:
 // 1) copy the data it wishes to hold since the underlying byte array is reclaimed;
 // 2) be thread-safe, as the callback may be executed concurrently from multiple go-routines;
-func NewConsumer[V any](proto string, ebpf *manager.Manager, callback func([]V)) (*Consumer[V], error) {
+func NewConsumer[V any](proto string, ebpf *ddebpf.Manager, callback func([]V)) (*Consumer[V], error) {
 	batchMapName := proto + batchMapSuffix
-	batchMap, err := maps.GetMap[batchKey, batch](ebpf, batchMapName)
+	batchMap, err := maps.GetMap[batchKey, batch](ebpf.Manager, batchMapName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find map %s: %s", batchMapName, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer_test.go b/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer_test.go
index 5981e776711e6..b4c8348e6ec09 100644
--- a/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/protocols/events/consumer_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	consumer, err := NewConsumer("test", program.Manager, callback)
+	consumer, err := NewConsumer("test", program, callback)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	consumer.Start()
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// generate test events
-	generator := newEventGenerator(program.Manager, t)
+	generator := newEventGenerator(program, t)
 	for i := 0; i < numEvents; i++ {
 		generator.Generate(uint64(i))
 	}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestInvalidBatchCountMetric(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(func() { program.Stop(manager.CleanAll) })
 
-	consumer, err := NewConsumer("test", program.Manager, func([]uint64) {})
+	consumer, err := NewConsumer("test", program, func([]uint64) {})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// We are creating a raw sample with a data length of 4, which is smaller than sizeOfBatch
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func recordSample(c *config.Config, consumer *Consumer[uint64], sampleData []byt
 	}
 }
 
-func newEventGenerator(program *manager.Manager, t *testing.T) *eventGenerator {
+func newEventGenerator(program *ddebpf.Manager, t *testing.T) *eventGenerator {
 	m, _, _ := program.GetMap("test")
 	require.NotNilf(t, m, "couldn't find test map")
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func newEBPFProgram(c *config.Config) (*ddebpf.Manager, error) {
 
 	ddEbpfManager := ddebpf.NewManager(m, "usm", &ebpftelemetry.ErrorsTelemetryModifier{})
 
-	Configure(config.New(), "test", ddEbpfManager.Manager, &options)
+	Configure(config.New(), "test", ddEbpfManager, &options)
 	err = ddEbpfManager.InitWithOptions(bc, &options)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err