diff --git a/examples/ethernet/ethernet/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/ethernet/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index 54a608d99a..9dd67a1c53 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/ethernet/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/ethernet/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
 #include "esp_event_loop.h"
+#include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_event.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_eth.h"
@@ -92,51 +93,48 @@ static void eth_gpio_config_rmii(void)
     phy_rmii_smi_configure_pins(PIN_SMI_MDC, PIN_SMI_MDIO);
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief event handler for ethernet
- *
- * @param ctx
- * @param event
- * @return esp_err_t
- */
-static esp_err_t eth_event_handler(void *ctx, system_event_t *event)
+/** Event handler for Ethernet events */
+static void eth_event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, 
+                              int32_t event_id, void* event_data)
 {
-    tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t ip;
-
-    switch (event->event_id) {
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_CONNECTED:
+    switch (event_id) {
+    case ETHERNET_EVENT_CONNECTED:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Link Up");
         break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_DISCONNECTED:
+    case ETHERNET_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Link Down");
         break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_START:
+    case ETHERNET_EVENT_START:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Started");
         break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP:
-        memset(&ip, 0, sizeof(tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t));
-        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(tcpip_adapter_get_ip_info(ESP_IF_ETH, &ip));
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Got IP Addr");
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "~~~~~~~~~~~");
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHIP:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip.ip));
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHMASK:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip.netmask));
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHGW:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip.gw));
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "~~~~~~~~~~~");
-        break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_STOP:
+    case ETHERNET_EVENT_STOP:
         ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Stopped");
         break;
     default:
         break;
     }
-    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
+/** Event handler for IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP */
+static void got_ip_event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, 
+                                 int32_t event_id, void* event_data)
+{
+    ip_event_got_ip_t* event = (ip_event_got_ip_t*) event_data;
+    const tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t* ip_info = &event->ip_info;
+
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Ethernet Got IP Address");
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "~~~~~~~~~~~");
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHIP:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip_info->ip));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHMASK:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip_info->netmask));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ETHGW:" IPSTR, IP2STR(&ip_info->gw));
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "~~~~~~~~~~~");
 }
 
 void app_main()
 {
     tcpip_adapter_init();
 
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_init(eth_event_handler, NULL));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
 
     eth_config_t config = DEFAULT_ETHERNET_PHY_CONFIG;
     config.phy_addr = CONFIG_PHY_ADDRESS;
@@ -150,5 +148,7 @@ void app_main()
 #endif
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_init(&config));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(ETH_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &eth_event_handler, NULL));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP, &got_ip_event_handler, NULL));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_enable()) ;
 }
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
index 75a5ebb997..959826a50b 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "tcpip_adapter.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_console.h"
-#include "esp_event_loop.h"
+#include "esp_event.h"
 #include "esp_eth.h"
 #include "argtable3/argtable3.h"
 #include "iperf.h"
@@ -216,31 +216,26 @@ static int eth_cmd_iperf(int argc, char **argv)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static esp_err_t eth_event_handler(void *ctx, system_event_t *event)
+static void event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, 
+                          int32_t event_id, void* event_data)
 {
-    switch (event->event_id) {
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_START:
+    if (event_base == ETH_EVENT && event_id == ETHERNET_EVENT_START) {
         started = true;
-        break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP:
-        memset(&ip, 0, sizeof(tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t));
-        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(tcpip_adapter_get_ip_info(ESP_IF_ETH, &ip));
-        xEventGroupSetBits(eth_event_group, GOTIP_BIT);
-        break;
-    case SYSTEM_EVENT_ETH_STOP:
+    } else if (event_base == ETH_EVENT && event_id == ETHERNET_EVENT_STOP) {
         xEventGroupClearBits(eth_event_group, GOTIP_BIT);
         started = false;
-    default:
-        break;
+    } else if (event_base == IP_EVENT && event_id == IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP) {
+        ip_event_got_ip_t* event = (ip_event_got_ip_t*) event_data;
+        memcpy(&ip, &event->ip_info, sizeof(ip));
+        xEventGroupSetBits(eth_event_group, GOTIP_BIT);
     }
-    return ESP_OK;
 }
 
 void register_ethernet()
 {
     eth_event_group = xEventGroupCreate();
     tcpip_adapter_init();
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_init(eth_event_handler, NULL));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
 
     eth_config_t config = DEFAULT_ETHERNET_PHY_CONFIG;
     config.phy_addr = CONFIG_PHY_ADDRESS;
@@ -254,6 +249,8 @@ void register_ethernet()
 #endif
 
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_init(&config));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(ETH_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_ETH_GOT_IP, &event_handler, NULL));
 
     eth_control_args.control = arg_str1(NULL, NULL, "<start|stop|info>", "Start/Stop Ethernet or Get info of Ethernet");
     eth_control_args.end = arg_end(1);