diff --git a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
index da782b9..e476ff1 100644
--- a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 config BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX
 	bool
 	select NATIVE_POSIX_TIMER
-	select NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
+	select POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 
 if BOARD_NATIVE_POSIX
 
diff --git a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
index 141e168..985e666 100644
--- a/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/posix/native_posix/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 if CONSOLE
 
-config NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
+config POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	default y if !SERIAL
 
 config UART_CONSOLE
diff --git a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
index 3164cb6..d2dc77e 100644
--- a/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/posix/nrf52_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 if CONSOLE
 
-config BSIM_CONSOLE
+config POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	default y if !SERIAL
 
 config UART_CONSOLE
diff --git a/drivers/console/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/console/CMakeLists.txt
index f4875ae..40d1e53 100644
--- a/drivers/console/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,17 +2,12 @@
 
 zephyr_library()
 
-if (${CONFIG_BSIM_CONSOLE})
-  zephyr_library_sources(bsim_console.c)
-  zephyr_library_include_directories(${BSIM_COMPONENTS_PATH}/libUtilv1/src/)
-endif()
-
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_GSM_MUX gsm_mux.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_IPM_CONSOLE_RECEIVER ipm_console_receiver.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_IPM_CONSOLE_SENDER ipm_console_sender.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_IPM_CONSOLE ipm_console.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_JAILHOUSE_DEBUG_CONSOLE jailhouse_debug_console.c)
-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE native_posix_console.c)
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE posix_arch_console.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_RAM_CONSOLE ram_console.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_RTT_CONSOLE rtt_console.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SEMIHOST_CONSOLE semihost_console.c)
diff --git a/drivers/console/Kconfig b/drivers/console/Kconfig
index 1243907..5bee3c2 100644
--- a/drivers/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/console/Kconfig
@@ -227,53 +227,17 @@
 	help
 	  Use simulator console to print messages.
 
-config BSIM_CONSOLE
-	bool "Use the BabbleSim tracing system for console output"
-	depends on ARCH_POSIX
-	select CONSOLE_HAS_DRIVER
-	help
-	  Use the BabbleSim tracing system for the Zephyr console.
-
-config BSIM_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
-	int "Init priority"
-	default 99
-	depends on BSIM_CONSOLE
-	help
-	  Device driver initialization priority.
-
-config NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
+config POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	bool "Use the host terminal for console"
 	depends on ARCH_POSIX
 	select CONSOLE_HAS_DRIVER
 	help
-	  Use the host terminal (where the native_posix binary was launched) for the
-	  Zephyr console
+	  Zephyr's printk messages will be directed to the host terminal stdout
 
-config NATIVE_POSIX_STDIN_CONSOLE
-	bool "Use the host terminal stdin"
-	depends on NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
-	help
-	  No current use. Kept only as there is plans to start using these
-	  drivers with the shell
-
-config NATIVE_STDIN_POLL_PERIOD
-	int "Polling period for stdin"
-	depends on NATIVE_POSIX_STDIN_CONSOLE
-	default 20
-	help
-	  In ms, polling period for stdin
-
-config NATIVE_POSIX_STDOUT_CONSOLE
-	bool "Print to the host terminal stdout"
-	depends on NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
-	default y
-	help
-	  Zephyr's printk messages will be directed to the host terminal stdout.
-
-config NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
+config POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY
 	int "Init priority"
 	default 99
-	depends on NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
+	depends on POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	help
 	  Device driver initialization priority.
 
diff --git a/drivers/console/native_posix_console.c b/drivers/console/native_posix_console.c
deleted file mode 100644
index af39a55..0000000
--- a/drivers/console/native_posix_console.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,264 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018 Oticon A/S
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <zephyr/init.h>
-#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
-#include <zephyr/console/console.h>
-#include "posix_board_if.h"
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <sys/select.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#define DEBUG_ECHO 0
-
-#if (DEBUG_ECHO)
-#define ECHO(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
-#else
-#define ECHO(...)
-#endif
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_STDOUT_CONSOLE)
-/**
- *
- * @brief Initialize the driver that provides the printk output
- *
- */
-static void native_posix_stdout_init(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
-	extern void __printk_hook_install(int (*fn)(int));
-	__printk_hook_install(putchar);
-#endif
-}
-
-/**
- * Ensure that whatever was written thru printk is displayed now
- */
-void posix_flush_stdout(void)
-{
-	fflush(stdout);
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_STDOUT_CONSOLE */
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_STDIN_CONSOLE)
-
-#define VALID_DIRECTIVES \
-	"Valid native console driver directives:\n" \
-	"  !wait %%u\n" \
-	"  !quit\n"
-
-static struct k_fifo *avail_queue;
-static struct k_fifo *lines_queue;
-static uint8_t (*completion_cb)(char *line, uint8_t len);
-static bool stdin_is_tty;
-
-static K_KERNEL_STACK_DEFINE(stack, CONFIG_ARCH_POSIX_RECOMMENDED_STACK_SIZE);
-static struct k_thread native_stdio_thread;
-
-static inline void found_eof(void)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Once stdin is closed or the input file has ended,
-	 * there is no need to try again
-	 */
-	ECHO("Got EOF\n");
-	k_thread_abort(&native_stdio_thread);
-}
-
-/*
- * Check if the command is a directive the driver handles on its own
- * and if it is, handle it.
- * If not return 0 (so it can be passed to the shell)
- *
- * Inputs
- *   s       Command string
- *   towait  Pointer to the amount of time wait until attempting to receive
- *           the next command
- *
- * return 0 if it is not a directive
- * return > 0 if it was a directive (command starts with '!')
- * return 2 if the driver directive requires to pause processing input
- */
-static int catch_directive(char *s, int32_t *towait)
-{
-	while (*s != 0  && isspace(*s) != 0) {
-		s++;
-	}
-
-	if (*s != '!') {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (strncmp(s, "!wait", 5) == 0) {
-		int ret;
-
-		ret = sscanf(&s[5], "%i", towait);
-		if (ret != 1) {
-			posix_print_error_and_exit("%s(): '%s' not understood, "
-						   "!wait syntax: !wait %%i\n",
-						   __func__, s);
-		}
-		return 2;
-	} else if (strcmp(s, "!quit") == 0) {
-		posix_exit(0);
-	}
-
-	posix_print_warning("%s(): '%s' not understood\n" VALID_DIRECTIVES,
-			    __func__, s);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if there is data ready in stdin
- */
-static int stdin_not_ready(void)
-{
-	int ready;
-	fd_set readfds;
-	struct timeval timeout;
-
-	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-	timeout.tv_sec  = 0;
-
-	FD_ZERO(&readfds);
-	FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &readfds);
-
-	ready = select(STDIN_FILENO+1, &readfds, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
-
-	if (ready == 0) {
-		return 1;
-	} else if (ready == -1) {
-		posix_print_error_and_exit("%s: Error on select ()\n",
-					   __func__);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if there is any line in the stdin buffer,
- * if there is and we have available shell buffers feed it to the shell
- *
- * This function returns how long the thread should wait in ms,
- * before checking again the stdin buffer
- */
-static int32_t attempt_read_from_stdin(void)
-{
-	static struct console_input *cmd;
-	int32_t towait = CONFIG_NATIVE_STDIN_POLL_PERIOD;
-
-	while (1) {
-		char *ret;
-		int last;
-		int is_directive;
-
-		if (feof(stdin)) {
-			found_eof();
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * If stdin comes from a terminal, we check if the user has
-		 * input something, and if not we pause the process.
-		 *
-		 * If stdin is not coming from a terminal, but from a file or
-		 * pipe, we always proceed to try to get data and block until
-		 * we do
-		 */
-		if (stdin_is_tty && stdin_not_ready()) {
-			return towait;
-		}
-
-		/* Pick next available shell line buffer */
-		if (!cmd) {
-			cmd = k_fifo_get(avail_queue, K_NO_WAIT);
-			if (!cmd) {
-				return towait;
-			}
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * By default stdin is (_IOLBF) line buffered when connected to
-		 * a terminal and fully buffered (_IOFBF) when connected to a
-		 * pipe/file.
-		 * If we got a terminal: we already checked for it to be ready
-		 * and therefore a full line should be there for us.
-		 *
-		 * If we got a pipe or file we will block until we get a line,
-		 * or we reach EOF
-		 */
-		ret = fgets(cmd->line, CONSOLE_MAX_LINE_LEN, stdin);
-		if (ret == NULL) {
-			if (feof(stdin)) {
-				found_eof();
-			}
-			/*
-			 * Otherwise this was an unexpected error we do
-			 * not try to handle
-			 */
-			return towait;
-		}
-
-		/* Remove a possible end of line and other trailing spaces */
-		last = (int)strlen(cmd->line) - 1;
-		while ((last >= 0) && isspace(cmd->line[last]) != 0) {
-			cmd->line[last--] = 0;
-		}
-
-		ECHO("Got: \"%s\"\n", cmd->line);
-
-		/*
-		 * This console has a special set of directives which start with
-		 * "!" which we capture here
-		 */
-		is_directive = catch_directive(cmd->line, &towait);
-		if (is_directive == 2) {
-			return towait;
-		} else if (is_directive > 0) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Let's give it to the shell to handle */
-		k_fifo_put(lines_queue, cmd);
-		cmd = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return towait;
-}
-
-/**
- * This thread will check if there is any new line in the stdin buffer
- * every CONFIG_NATIVE_STDIN_POLL_PERIOD ms
- *
- * If there is, it will feed it to the shell
- */
-static void native_stdio_runner(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
-{
-	stdin_is_tty = isatty(STDIN_FILENO);
-
-	while (1) {
-		int32_t wait_time = attempt_read_from_stdin();
-
-		k_sleep(wait_time);
-	}
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_STDIN_CONSOLE */
-
-static int native_posix_console_init(void)
-{
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_STDOUT_CONSOLE)
-	native_posix_stdout_init();
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-SYS_INIT(native_posix_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1,
-	CONFIG_NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/console/bsim_console.c b/drivers/console/posix_arch_console.c
similarity index 60%
rename from drivers/console/bsim_console.c
rename to drivers/console/posix_arch_console.c
index 8615e99..75c2f57 100644
--- a/drivers/console/bsim_console.c
+++ b/drivers/console/posix_arch_console.c
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/init.h>
-#include "bs_tracing.h"
-#include "posix_board_if.h"
+#include <zephyr/arch/posix/posix_trace.h>
 
 #define _STDOUT_BUF_SIZE 256
 static char stdout_buff[_STDOUT_BUF_SIZE];
 static int n_pend; /* Number of pending characters in buffer */
 
-int bsim_print_char(int c)
+static int print_char(int c)
 {
 	int printnow = 0;
 
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (printnow) {
-		bs_trace_print(BS_TRACE_RAW, NULL, 0, 2, BS_TRACE_AUTOTIME, 0,
-				"%s\n", stdout_buff);
+		posix_print_trace("%s\n", stdout_buff);
 		n_pend = 0;
 		stdout_buff[0] = 0;
 	}
@@ -44,28 +42,24 @@
 {
 	if (n_pend) {
 		stdout_buff[n_pend] = 0;
-		bs_trace_print(BS_TRACE_RAW, NULL, 0, 2, BS_TRACE_AUTOTIME, 0,
-				"%s", stdout_buff);
+		posix_print_trace("%s", stdout_buff);
 		n_pend = 0;
 		stdout_buff[0] = 0;
-		fflush(stdout);
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * @brief Initialize the driver that provides the printk output
- *
- * @return 0 if successful, otherwise failed.
- */
-static int bsim_console_init(void)
+static int posix_arch_console_init(void)
 {
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
 	extern void __printk_hook_install(int (*fn)(int));
-	__printk_hook_install(bsim_print_char);
+	__printk_hook_install(print_char);
 #endif
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_STDOUT_CONSOLE
+	extern void __stdout_hook_install(int (*fn)(int));
+	__stdout_hook_install(print_char);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(bsim_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, CONFIG_BSIM_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
+SYS_INIT(posix_arch_console_init, PRE_KERNEL_1,
+	CONFIG_POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.native_posix b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.native_posix
index 09f1e92..39acf15 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig.native_posix
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig.native_posix
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 	  which invoked the native_posix executable. This is good enough for
 	  automated testing, or when feeding from a file/pipe.
 	  Note that other, non UART messages, will also be printed to the
-	  terminal. This option should NOT be used in conjunction with
-	  NATIVE_POSIX_STDIN_CONSOLE
+	  terminal.
 	  It is strongly discouraged to try to use this option with the new
 	  shell interactively, as the default terminal configuration is NOT
 	  appropriate for interactive use.
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/console/native_posix_console.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/console/native_posix_console.h
index 711329a..6a4429ab 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/drivers/console/native_posix_console.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/console/native_posix_console.h
@@ -7,16 +7,11 @@
 #ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_H_
 #define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_H_
 
-#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+/*
+ * This header is left for compatibility with old applications
+ * The console for native_posix is now provided by the posix_arch_console driver
+ */
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-void posix_flush_stdout(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
+#include <posix_arch_console.h>
 
 #endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE_H_ */
diff --git a/include/zephyr/drivers/console/posix_arch_console.h b/include/zephyr/drivers/console/posix_arch_console.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e331245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/zephyr/drivers/console/posix_arch_console.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE_H_
+
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+void posix_flush_stdout(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DRIVERS_CONSOLE_POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE_H_ */
diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/arch/unit_testing/Kconfig b/subsys/testsuite/arch/unit_testing/Kconfig
index c2fdd2e..fcb56a1 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/arch/unit_testing/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/arch/unit_testing/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 if CONSOLE
 
-config NATIVE_POSIX_CONSOLE
+config POSIX_ARCH_CONSOLE
 	bool
 	default y
 	select CONSOLE_HAS_DRIVER