diff --git a/kernel/bpf/inode.c b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
index 5a8d9f7467bf..4f841e16779e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/inode.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/inode.c
@@ -710,11 +710,10 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(bpf_preload_lock);
 static int populate_bpffs(struct dentry *parent)
 {
 	struct bpf_preload_info objs[BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS] = {};
-	struct bpf_link *links[BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS] = {};
 	int err = 0, i;
 
 	/* grab the mutex to make sure the kernel interactions with bpf_preload
-	 * UMD are serialized
+	 * are serialized
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&bpf_preload_lock);
 
@@ -722,40 +721,22 @@ static int populate_bpffs(struct dentry *parent)
 	if (!bpf_preload_mod_get())
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!bpf_preload_ops->info.tgid) {
-		/* preload() will start UMD that will load BPF iterator programs */
-		err = bpf_preload_ops->preload(objs);
-		if (err)
+	err = bpf_preload_ops->preload(objs);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_put;
+	for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
+		bpf_link_inc(objs[i].link);
+		err = bpf_iter_link_pin_kernel(parent,
+					       objs[i].link_name, objs[i].link);
+		if (err) {
+			bpf_link_put(objs[i].link);
 			goto out_put;
-		for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
-			links[i] = bpf_link_by_id(objs[i].link_id);
-			if (IS_ERR(links[i])) {
-				err = PTR_ERR(links[i]);
-				goto out_put;
-			}
 		}
-		for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
-			err = bpf_iter_link_pin_kernel(parent,
-						       objs[i].link_name, links[i]);
-			if (err)
-				goto out_put;
-			/* do not unlink successfully pinned links even
-			 * if later link fails to pin
-			 */
-			links[i] = NULL;
-		}
-		/* finish() will tell UMD process to exit */
-		err = bpf_preload_ops->finish();
-		if (err)
-			goto out_put;
 	}
 out_put:
 	bpf_preload_mod_put();
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&bpf_preload_lock);
-	for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS && err; i++)
-		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(links[i]))
-			bpf_link_put(links[i]);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig b/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig
index 26bced262473..c9d45c9d6918 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/Kconfig
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ menuconfig BPF_PRELOAD
 
 if BPF_PRELOAD
 config BPF_PRELOAD_UMD
-	tristate "bpf_preload kernel module with user mode driver"
-	depends on CC_CAN_LINK
-	depends on m || CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC
+	tristate "bpf_preload kernel module"
 	default m
 	help
-	  This builds bpf_preload kernel module with embedded user mode driver.
+	  This builds bpf_preload kernel module with embedded BPF programs for
+	  introspection in bpffs.
 endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile b/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile
index baf47d9c7557..167534e3b0b4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/Makefile
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@
 LIBBPF_SRCS = $(srctree)/tools/lib/bpf/
 LIBBPF_INCLUDE = $(LIBBPF_SRCS)/..
 
-userccflags += -I $(srctree)/tools/include/ -I $(srctree)/tools/include/uapi \
-	-I $(LIBBPF_INCLUDE) -Wno-unused-result
-
-userprogs := bpf_preload_umd
-
-bpf_preload_umd-objs := iterators/iterators.o
-
-$(obj)/bpf_preload_umd:
-
-$(obj)/bpf_preload_umd_blob.o: $(obj)/bpf_preload_umd
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_BPF_PRELOAD_UMD) += bpf_preload.o
-bpf_preload-objs += bpf_preload_kern.o bpf_preload_umd_blob.o
+CFLAGS_bpf_preload_kern.o += -I $(LIBBPF_INCLUDE)
+bpf_preload-objs += bpf_preload_kern.o
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h
index 2f9932276f2e..f065c91213a0 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload.h
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 #ifndef _BPF_PRELOAD_H
 #define _BPF_PRELOAD_H
 
-#include <linux/usermode_driver.h>
-#include "iterators/bpf_preload_common.h"
+struct bpf_preload_info {
+	char link_name[16];
+	struct bpf_link *link;
+};
 
 struct bpf_preload_ops {
-        struct umd_info info;
 	int (*preload)(struct bpf_preload_info *);
-	int (*finish)(void);
 	struct module *owner;
 };
 extern struct bpf_preload_ops *bpf_preload_ops;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c
index 53736e52c1df..30207c048d36 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c
@@ -2,101 +2,80 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/pid.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include "bpf_preload.h"
+#include "iterators/iterators.lskel.h"
 
-extern char bpf_preload_umd_start;
-extern char bpf_preload_umd_end;
+static struct bpf_link *maps_link, *progs_link;
+static struct iterators_bpf *skel;
 
-static int preload(struct bpf_preload_info *obj);
-static int finish(void);
-
-static struct bpf_preload_ops umd_ops = {
-	.info.driver_name = "bpf_preload",
-	.preload = preload,
-	.finish = finish,
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-};
+static void free_links_and_skel(void)
+{
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(maps_link))
+		bpf_link_put(maps_link);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(progs_link))
+		bpf_link_put(progs_link);
+	iterators_bpf__destroy(skel);
+}
 
 static int preload(struct bpf_preload_info *obj)
 {
-	int magic = BPF_PRELOAD_START;
-	loff_t pos = 0;
-	int i, err;
-	ssize_t n;
-
-	err = fork_usermode_driver(&umd_ops.info);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	/* send the start magic to let UMD proceed with loading BPF progs */
-	n = kernel_write(umd_ops.info.pipe_to_umh,
-			 &magic, sizeof(magic), &pos);
-	if (n != sizeof(magic))
-		return -EPIPE;
-
-	/* receive bpf_link IDs and names from UMD */
-	pos = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < BPF_PRELOAD_LINKS; i++) {
-		n = kernel_read(umd_ops.info.pipe_from_umh,
-				&obj[i], sizeof(*obj), &pos);
-		if (n != sizeof(*obj))
-			return -EPIPE;
-	}
+	strlcpy(obj[0].link_name, "maps.debug", sizeof(obj[0].link_name));
+	obj[0].link = maps_link;
+	strlcpy(obj[1].link_name, "progs.debug", sizeof(obj[1].link_name));
+	obj[1].link = progs_link;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int finish(void)
-{
-	int magic = BPF_PRELOAD_END;
-	struct pid *tgid;
-	loff_t pos = 0;
-	ssize_t n;
+static struct bpf_preload_ops ops = {
+	.preload = preload,
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+};
 
-	/* send the last magic to UMD. It will do a normal exit. */
-	n = kernel_write(umd_ops.info.pipe_to_umh,
-			 &magic, sizeof(magic), &pos);
-	if (n != sizeof(magic))
-		return -EPIPE;
-
-	tgid = umd_ops.info.tgid;
-	if (tgid) {
-		wait_event(tgid->wait_pidfd, thread_group_exited(tgid));
-		umd_cleanup_helper(&umd_ops.info);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __init load_umd(void)
+static int load_skel(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = umd_load_blob(&umd_ops.info, &bpf_preload_umd_start,
-			    &bpf_preload_umd_end - &bpf_preload_umd_start);
+	skel = iterators_bpf__open();
+	if (!skel)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = iterators_bpf__load(skel);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
-	bpf_preload_ops = &umd_ops;
+		goto out;
+	err = iterators_bpf__attach(skel);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	maps_link = bpf_link_get_from_fd(skel->links.dump_bpf_map_fd);
+	if (IS_ERR(maps_link)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(maps_link);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	progs_link = bpf_link_get_from_fd(skel->links.dump_bpf_prog_fd);
+	if (IS_ERR(progs_link)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(progs_link);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	return 0;
+out:
+	free_links_and_skel();
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void __exit fini_umd(void)
+static int __init load(void)
 {
-	struct pid *tgid;
+	int err;
 
-	bpf_preload_ops = NULL;
-
-	/* kill UMD in case it's still there due to earlier error */
-	tgid = umd_ops.info.tgid;
-	if (tgid) {
-		kill_pid(tgid, SIGKILL, 1);
-
-		wait_event(tgid->wait_pidfd, thread_group_exited(tgid));
-		umd_cleanup_helper(&umd_ops.info);
-	}
-	umd_unload_blob(&umd_ops.info);
+	err = load_skel();
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	bpf_preload_ops = &ops;
+	return err;
 }
-late_initcall(load_umd);
-module_exit(fini_umd);
+
+static void __exit fini(void)
+{
+	bpf_preload_ops = NULL;
+	free_links_and_skel();
+}
+late_initcall(load);
+module_exit(fini);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S b/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S
deleted file mode 100644
index f1f40223b5c3..000000000000
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd_blob.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-	.section .init.rodata, "a"
-	.global bpf_preload_umd_start
-bpf_preload_umd_start:
-	.incbin "kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_umd"
-	.global bpf_preload_umd_end
-bpf_preload_umd_end:
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8464d1a48c05..000000000000
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/bpf_preload_common.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef _BPF_PRELOAD_COMMON_H
-#define _BPF_PRELOAD_COMMON_H
-
-#define BPF_PRELOAD_START 0x5555
-#define BPF_PRELOAD_END 0xAAAA
-
-struct bpf_preload_info {
-	char link_name[16];
-	int link_id;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c b/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dafe0f4f2b2..000000000000
--- a/kernel/bpf/preload/iterators/iterators.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (c) 2020 Facebook */
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <bpf/libbpf.h>
-#include <bpf/bpf.h>
-#include <sys/mount.h>
-#include "iterators.lskel.h"
-#include "bpf_preload_common.h"
-
-int to_kernel = -1;
-int from_kernel = 0;
-
-static int __bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(int bpf_fd, void *info, __u32 *info_len)
-{
-	union bpf_attr attr;
-	int err;
-
-	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(attr));
-	attr.info.bpf_fd = bpf_fd;
-	attr.info.info_len = *info_len;
-	attr.info.info = (long) info;
-
-	err = skel_sys_bpf(BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
-	if (!err)
-		*info_len = attr.info.info_len;
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int send_link_to_kernel(int link_fd, const char *link_name)
-{
-	struct bpf_preload_info obj = {};
-	struct bpf_link_info info = {};
-	__u32 info_len = sizeof(info);
-	int err;
-
-	err = __bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd(link_fd, &info, &info_len);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	obj.link_id = info.id;
-	if (strlen(link_name) >= sizeof(obj.link_name))
-		return -E2BIG;
-	strcpy(obj.link_name, link_name);
-	if (write(to_kernel, &obj, sizeof(obj)) != sizeof(obj))
-		return -EPIPE;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-	struct iterators_bpf *skel;
-	int err, magic;
-	int debug_fd;
-
-	debug_fd = open("/dev/console", O_WRONLY | O_NOCTTY | O_CLOEXEC);
-	if (debug_fd < 0)
-		return 1;
-	to_kernel = dup(1);
-	close(1);
-	dup(debug_fd);
-	/* now stdin and stderr point to /dev/console */
-
-	read(from_kernel, &magic, sizeof(magic));
-	if (magic != BPF_PRELOAD_START) {
-		printf("bad start magic %d\n", magic);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	/* libbpf opens BPF object and loads it into the kernel */
-	skel = iterators_bpf__open_and_load();
-	if (!skel) {
-		/* iterators.skel.h is little endian.
-		 * libbpf doesn't support automatic little->big conversion
-		 * of BPF bytecode yet.
-		 * The program load will fail in such case.
-		 */
-		printf("Failed load could be due to wrong endianness\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-	err = iterators_bpf__attach(skel);
-	if (err)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	/* send two bpf_link IDs with names to the kernel */
-	err = send_link_to_kernel(skel->links.dump_bpf_map_fd, "maps.debug");
-	if (err)
-		goto cleanup;
-	err = send_link_to_kernel(skel->links.dump_bpf_prog_fd, "progs.debug");
-	if (err)
-		goto cleanup;
-
-	/* The kernel will proceed with pinnging the links in bpffs.
-	 * UMD will wait on read from pipe.
-	 */
-	read(from_kernel, &magic, sizeof(magic));
-	if (magic != BPF_PRELOAD_END) {
-		printf("bad final magic %d\n", magic);
-		err = -EINVAL;
-	}
-cleanup:
-	iterators_bpf__destroy(skel);
-
-	return err != 0;
-}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 49f88b30662a..35646db3d950 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2490,6 +2490,7 @@ void bpf_link_put(struct bpf_link *link)
 		bpf_link_free(link);
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bpf_link_put);
 
 static int bpf_link_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -2632,6 +2633,7 @@ struct bpf_link *bpf_link_get_from_fd(u32 ufd)
 
 	return link;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bpf_link_get_from_fd);
 
 struct bpf_tracing_link {
 	struct bpf_link link;