diff --git a/tests/examples/app/appsink-src.c b/tests/examples/app/appsink-src.c
index a92dfb51f6..d102d6ae57 100644
--- a/tests/examples/app/appsink-src.c
+++ b/tests/examples/app/appsink-src.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <gst/app/gstappsrc.h>
 #include <gst/app/gstappsink.h>
-#include <gst/app/gstappbuffer.h>
 
 /* these are the caps we are going to pass through the appsink and appsrc */
 const gchar *audio_caps =
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ on_new_buffer_from_source (GstElement * elt, ProgramData * data)
    * the retrieved buffer from appsink into appsrc just fine.  */
   size = GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer);
   g_print ("Pushing a buffer of size %d\n", size);
-  raw_buffer = g_malloc0 (size);
+  app_buffer = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (size);
+  raw_buffer = GST_BUFFER_DATA (app_buffer);
   memcpy (raw_buffer, GST_BUFFER_DATA (buffer), size);
-  app_buffer = gst_app_buffer_new (raw_buffer, size, g_free, raw_buffer);
 
   /* newer basesrc will set caps for use automatically but it does not really
    * hurt to set it on the buffer again */
diff --git a/tests/examples/app/appsrc_ex.c b/tests/examples/app/appsrc_ex.c
index c7aa4b6c87..26bb484943 100644
--- a/tests/examples/app/appsrc_ex.c
+++ b/tests/examples/app/appsrc_ex.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/app/gstappsrc.h>
-#include <gst/app/gstappbuffer.h>
 #include <gst/app/gstappsink.h>
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ struct _App
 
 App s_app;
 
-static void dont_eat_my_chicken_wings (void *priv);
-
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -59,11 +56,11 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     GstBuffer *buf;
     void *data;
 
-    data = malloc (100);
+    buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (100);
+    data = GST_BUFFER_DATA (buf);
     memset (data, i, 100);
 
-    buf = gst_app_buffer_new (data, 100, dont_eat_my_chicken_wings, data);
-    printf ("%d: creating buffer for pointer %p, %p\n", i, data, buf);
+    printf ("%d: pushing buffer for pointer %p, %p\n", i, data, buf);
     gst_app_src_push_buffer (GST_APP_SRC (app->src), buf);
   }
 
@@ -86,10 +83,3 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-static void
-dont_eat_my_chicken_wings (void *priv)
-{
-  printf ("freeing buffer for pointer %p\n", priv);
-  free (priv);
-}