diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/InputStreamResponseListener.java b/jetty-core/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/InputStreamResponseListener.java
index 433e9ff6008..6cf26eb7bb3 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/InputStreamResponseListener.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/util/InputStreamResponseListener.java
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ public class InputStreamResponseListener extends Listener.Adapter
         InputStream result = new Input();
         if (stream.compareAndSet(null, result))
             return result;
-        return IO.getClosedStream();
+        result = InputStream.nullInputStream();
+        IO.close(result);
+        return result;
     }
 
     private List<Callback> drain()
diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MultiPartCaptureTest.java b/jetty-core/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MultiPartCaptureTest.java
index 114ec437142..146bb555c4f 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MultiPartCaptureTest.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-http/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MultiPartCaptureTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.http;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ public class MultiPartCaptureTest
                 MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA1");
                 assertTrue(part.getContent().rewind());
                 try (InputStream partInputStream = Content.Source.asInputStream(part.getContent());
-                     DigestOutputStream digester = new DigestOutputStream(IO.getNullStream(), digest))
+                     DigestOutputStream digester = new DigestOutputStream(OutputStream.nullOutputStream(), digest))
                 {
                     IO.copy(partInputStream, digester);
                     String actualSha1sum = Hex.asHex(digest.digest()).toLowerCase(Locale.US);
diff --git a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/IO.java b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/IO.java
index 68390134917..6513c9d507f 100644
--- a/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/IO.java
+++ b/jetty-core/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/IO.java
@@ -559,120 +559,6 @@ public class IO
 
         return total;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @return An outputstream to nowhere
-     */
-    public static OutputStream getNullStream()
-    {
-        return __nullStream;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return An outputstream to nowhere
-     */
-    public static InputStream getClosedStream()
-    {
-        return __closedStream;
-    }
-
-    private static class NullOS extends OutputStream
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void close()
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void flush()
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(byte[] b)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(byte[] b, int i, int l)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(int b)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static NullOS __nullStream = new NullOS();
-
-    private static class ClosedIS extends InputStream
-    {
-        @Override
-        public int read() throws IOException
-        {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static ClosedIS __closedStream = new ClosedIS();
-
-    /**
-     * @return An writer to nowhere
-     */
-    public static Writer getNullWriter()
-    {
-        return __nullWriter;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return An writer to nowhere
-     */
-    public static PrintWriter getNullPrintWriter()
-    {
-        return __nullPrintWriter;
-    }
-
-    private static class NullWrite extends Writer
-    {
-        @Override
-        public void close()
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void flush()
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(char[] b)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(char[] b, int o, int l)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(int b)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(String s)
-        {
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void write(String s, int o, int l)
-        {
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static NullWrite __nullWriter = new NullWrite();
-    private static PrintWriter __nullPrintWriter = new PrintWriter(__nullWriter);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
index 9f270f235b0..d07ec1673b7 100644
--- a/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
+++ b/jetty-ee10/jetty-ee10-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee10/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public class AsyncMiddleManServletTest
                     {
                         // Consume the stream once.
                         InputStream input = source.getInputStream();
-                        IO.copy(input, IO.getNullStream());
+                        IO.copy(input, OutputStream.nullOutputStream());
 
                         // Reset the stream and re-read it.
                         input.reset();
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ public class AsyncMiddleManServletTest
             @Override
             protected void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException
             {
-                IO.copy(request.getInputStream(), IO.getNullStream());
+                IO.copy(request.getInputStream(), OutputStream.nullOutputStream());
             }
         });
         CountDownLatch destroyLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
diff --git a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
index ae2cf713455..e888e8377a5 100644
--- a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
+++ b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-proxy/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/proxy/AsyncMiddleManServletTest.java
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public class AsyncMiddleManServletTest
                     {
                         // Consume the stream once.
                         InputStream input = source.getInputStream();
-                        IO.copy(input, IO.getNullStream());
+                        IO.copy(input, OutputStream.nullOutputStream());
 
                         // Reset the stream and re-read it.
                         input.reset();
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ public class AsyncMiddleManServletTest
             @Override
             protected void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException
             {
-                IO.copy(request.getInputStream(), IO.getNullStream());
+                IO.copy(request.getInputStream(), OutputStream.nullOutputStream());
             }
         });
         CountDownLatch destroyLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
diff --git a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-security/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/security/authentication/DeferredAuthentication.java b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-security/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/security/authentication/DeferredAuthentication.java
index a8f1e5d65da..a965bccd707 100644
--- a/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-security/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/security/authentication/DeferredAuthentication.java
+++ b/jetty-ee9/jetty-ee9-security/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/ee9/security/authentication/DeferredAuthentication.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.authentication;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.io.Writer;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.LoginService;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.SecurityHandler;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.ServerAuthException;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.ee9.security.UserAuthentication;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.util.IO;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class DeferredAuthentication implements Authentication.Deferred
         @Override
         public PrintWriter getWriter() throws IOException
         {
-            return IO.getNullPrintWriter();
+            return new PrintWriter(Writer.nullWriter());
         }
 
         @Override