diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBCommon.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBCommon.hpp
index aba7dbdf5e7eeeaf61f7b38cd5df4e39835af58b..c9cb957269ac26f62bac325bb88703ff163d1350 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBCommon.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBCommon.hpp
@@ -45,23 +45,11 @@ namespace uORB
 {
 static const unsigned orb_maxpath = 64;
 
-#ifdef ERROR
-# undef ERROR
-#endif
-/* ERROR is not defined for c++ */
-const int ERROR = -1;
-
-enum Flavor {
-	PUBSUB = 0,
-	PARAM,
-
-	Flavor_count
-};
-
 struct orb_advertdata {
 	const struct orb_metadata *meta;
 	int *instance;
 	int priority;
 };
+
 }
 #endif // _uORBCommon_hpp_
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.cpp
index 5a88d366e2c8eb789e6512f7f23bec0d2118051d..3222ebaae3575b6a39e0421cb36a5b547a6a5933 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.cpp
@@ -429,13 +429,13 @@ uORB::DeviceNode::publish(const orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const v
 	/* check if the device handle is initialized */
 	if ((devnode == nullptr) || (meta == nullptr)) {
 		errno = EFAULT;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/* check if the orb meta data matches the publication */
 	if (devnode->_meta != meta) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/* call the devnode write method with no file pointer */
@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ uORB::DeviceNode::publish(const orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const v
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		errno = -ret;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (ret != (int)meta->o_size) {
 		errno = EIO;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -458,9 +458,8 @@ uORB::DeviceNode::publish(const orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const v
 
 	if (ch != nullptr) {
 		if (ch->send_message(meta->o_name, meta->o_size, (uint8_t *)data) != 0) {
-			warnx("[uORB::DeviceNode::publish(%d)]: Error Sending [%s] topic data over comm_channel",
-			      __LINE__, meta->o_name);
-			return ERROR;
+			PX4_ERR("Error Sending [%s] topic data over comm_channel", meta->o_name);
+			return PX4_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -778,7 +777,7 @@ int uORB::DeviceNode::update_queue_size(unsigned int queue_size)
 
 	//queue size is limited to 255 for the single reason that we use uint8 to store it
 	if (_data || _queue_size > queue_size || queue_size > 255) {
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	_queue_size = queue_size;
@@ -815,38 +814,31 @@ int16_t uORB::DeviceNode::process_received_message(int32_t length, uint8_t *data
 	int16_t ret = -1;
 
 	if (length != (int32_t)(_meta->o_size)) {
-		warnx("[uORB::DeviceNode::process_received_message(%d)]Error:[%s] Received DataLength[%d] != ExpectedLen[%d]",
-		      __LINE__, _meta->o_name, (int)length, (int)_meta->o_size);
-		return ERROR;
+		PX4_ERR("Received DataLength[%d] != ExpectedLen[%d]", _meta->o_name, (int)length, (int)_meta->o_size);
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/* call the devnode write method with no file pointer */
 	ret = write(nullptr, (const char *)data, _meta->o_size);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (ret != (int)_meta->o_size) {
 		errno = EIO;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	return PX4_OK;
 }
 
-uORB::DeviceMaster::DeviceMaster(Flavor f) :
-	CDev((f == PUBSUB) ? "obj_master" : "param_master",
-	     (f == PUBSUB) ? TOPIC_MASTER_DEVICE_PATH : PARAM_MASTER_DEVICE_PATH),
-	_flavor(f)
+uORB::DeviceMaster::DeviceMaster() :
+	CDev("obj_master", TOPIC_MASTER_DEVICE_PATH)
 {
 	_last_statistics_output = hrt_absolute_time();
 }
 
-uORB::DeviceMaster::~DeviceMaster()
-{
-}
-
 int
 uORB::DeviceMaster::ioctl(device::file_t *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
@@ -856,19 +848,16 @@ uORB::DeviceMaster::ioctl(device::file_t *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	case ORBIOCADVERTISE: {
 			const struct orb_advertdata *adv = (const struct orb_advertdata *)arg;
 			const struct orb_metadata *meta = adv->meta;
-			const char *objname;
-			const char *devpath;
 			char nodepath[orb_maxpath];
-			uORB::DeviceNode *node;
 
 			/* construct a path to the node - this also checks the node name */
-			ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, _flavor, meta, adv->instance);
+			ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, meta, adv->instance);
 
 			if (ret != PX4_OK) {
 				return ret;
 			}
 
-			ret = ERROR;
+			ret = PX4_ERROR;
 
 			/* try for topic groups */
 			const unsigned max_group_tries = (adv->instance != nullptr) ? ORB_MULTI_MAX_INSTANCES : 1;
@@ -895,17 +884,17 @@ uORB::DeviceMaster::ioctl(device::file_t *filp, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 					*(adv->instance) = group_tries;
 				}
 
-				objname = meta->o_name; //no need for a copy, meta->o_name will never be freed or changed
+				const char *objname = meta->o_name; //no need for a copy, meta->o_name will never be freed or changed
 
 				/* driver wants a permanent copy of the path, so make one here */
-				devpath = strdup(nodepath);
+				const char *devpath = strdup(nodepath);
 
 				if (devpath == nullptr) {
 					return -ENOMEM;
 				}
 
 				/* construct the new node */
-				node = new uORB::DeviceNode(meta, objname, devpath, adv->priority);
+				uORB::DeviceNode *node = new uORB::DeviceNode(meta, objname, devpath, adv->priority);
 
 				/* if we didn't get a device, that's bad */
 				if (node == nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.hpp
index d92886898c443e30cc577a5270049c15655bd773..986b6c78455c5948de7b5d5aae3579959c5bdbd5 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBDevices.hpp
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	// Private constructor, uORB::Manager takes care of its creation
-	DeviceMaster(Flavor f);
-	virtual ~DeviceMaster();
+	DeviceMaster();
+	virtual ~DeviceMaster() = default;
 
 	struct DeviceNodeStatisticsData {
 		DeviceNode *node;
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ private:
 	 */
 	uORB::DeviceNode *getDeviceNodeLocked(const char *node_name);
 
-	const Flavor _flavor;
-
 #ifdef __PX4_NUTTX
 	ORBMap _node_map;
 #else
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBMain.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBMain.cpp
index a0c1bd729b227a613c07dda022896e24f8d5b2e7..3e8516ea9e3dbf1a838fc466882e8ebaf9598d04 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBMain.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBMain.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ uorb_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		/* create the driver */
-		g_dev = uORB::Manager::get_instance()->get_device_master(uORB::PUBSUB);
+		g_dev = uORB::Manager::get_instance()->get_device_master();
 
 		if (g_dev == nullptr) {
 			return -errno;
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
index 7f6082e8b7ba1760244fd25622ad123022b81a19..f9a7c2a334711b1a1723a1805547f9509a09916a 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ bool uORB::Manager::initialize()
 uORB::Manager::Manager()
 	: _comm_channel(nullptr)
 {
-	for (int i = 0; i < Flavor_count; ++i) {
-		_device_masters[i] = nullptr;
-	}
+	_device_master = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef ORB_USE_PUBLISHER_RULES
 	const char *file_name = "./rootfs/orb_publisher.rules";
@@ -86,26 +84,22 @@ uORB::Manager::Manager()
 
 uORB::Manager::~Manager()
 {
-	for (int i = 0; i < Flavor_count; ++i) {
-		if (_device_masters[i]) {
-			delete _device_masters[i];
-		}
-	}
+	delete _device_master;
 }
 
-uORB::DeviceMaster *uORB::Manager::get_device_master(Flavor flavor)
+uORB::DeviceMaster *uORB::Manager::get_device_master()
 {
-	if (!_device_masters[flavor]) {
-		_device_masters[flavor] = new DeviceMaster(flavor);
+	if (!_device_master) {
+		_device_master = new DeviceMaster();
 
-		if (_device_masters[flavor]) {
-			int ret = _device_masters[flavor]->init();
+		if (_device_master) {
+			int ret = _device_master->init();
 
 			if (ret != PX4_OK) {
 				PX4_ERR("Initialization of DeviceMaster failed (%i)", ret);
 				errno = -ret;
-				delete _device_masters[flavor];
-				_device_masters[flavor] = nullptr;
+				delete _device_master;
+				_device_master = nullptr;
 			}
 
 		} else {
@@ -114,7 +108,7 @@ uORB::DeviceMaster *uORB::Manager::get_device_master(Flavor flavor)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return _device_masters[flavor];
+	return _device_master;
 }
 
 int uORB::Manager::orb_exists(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int instance)
@@ -124,11 +118,11 @@ int uORB::Manager::orb_exists(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int instance)
 	 */
 	char path[orb_maxpath];
 	int inst = instance;
-	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, PUBSUB, meta, &inst);
+	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, meta, &inst);
 
 	if (ret != OK) {
 		errno = -ret;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 #if defined(__PX4_NUTTX)
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::orb_exists(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int instance)
 	ret = px4_access(path, F_OK);
 
 	if (ret == -1 && meta != nullptr && !_remote_topics.empty()) {
-		ret = (_remote_topics.find(meta->o_name) != _remote_topics.end()) ? OK : ERROR;
+		ret = (_remote_topics.find(meta->o_name) != _remote_topics.end()) ? OK : PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 #endif
@@ -154,7 +148,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::orb_exists(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int instance)
 
 			if (px4_ioctl(fd, ORBIOCISPUBLISHED, (unsigned long)&is_published) == 0) {
 				if (!is_published) {
-					ret = ERROR;
+					ret = PX4_ERROR;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -196,9 +190,9 @@ orb_advert_t uORB::Manager::orb_advertise_multi(const struct orb_metadata *meta,
 	orb_advert_t advertiser;
 
 	/* open the node as an advertiser */
-	fd = node_open(PUBSUB, meta, data, true, instance, priority);
+	fd = node_open(meta, data, true, instance, priority);
 
-	if (fd == ERROR) {
+	if (fd == PX4_ERROR) {
 		PX4_ERR("%s advertise failed", meta->o_name);
 		return nullptr;
 	}
@@ -216,7 +210,7 @@ orb_advert_t uORB::Manager::orb_advertise_multi(const struct orb_metadata *meta,
 	result = px4_ioctl(fd, ORBIOCGADVERTISER, (unsigned long)&advertiser);
 	px4_close(fd);
 
-	if (result == ERROR) {
+	if (result == PX4_ERROR) {
 		PX4_WARN("px4_ioctl ORBIOCGADVERTISER failed. fd = %d", fd);
 		return nullptr;
 	}
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ orb_advert_t uORB::Manager::orb_advertise_multi(const struct orb_metadata *meta,
 	/* the advertiser must perform an initial publish to initialise the object */
 	result = orb_publish(meta, advertiser, data);
 
-	if (result == ERROR) {
+	if (result == PX4_ERROR) {
 		PX4_WARN("orb_publish failed");
 		return nullptr;
 	}
@@ -250,13 +244,13 @@ int uORB::Manager::orb_unadvertise(orb_advert_t handle)
 
 int uORB::Manager::orb_subscribe(const struct orb_metadata *meta)
 {
-	return node_open(PUBSUB, meta, nullptr, false);
+	return node_open(meta, nullptr, false);
 }
 
 int uORB::Manager::orb_subscribe_multi(const struct orb_metadata *meta, unsigned instance)
 {
 	int inst = instance;
-	return node_open(PUBSUB, meta, nullptr, false, &inst);
+	return node_open(meta, nullptr, false, &inst);
 }
 
 int uORB::Manager::orb_unsubscribe(int fd)
@@ -284,12 +278,12 @@ int uORB::Manager::orb_copy(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int handle, void *b
 	ret = px4_read(handle, buffer, meta->o_size);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (ret != (int)meta->o_size) {
 		errno = EIO;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	return PX4_OK;
@@ -333,7 +327,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_advertise
 )
 {
 	int fd = -1;
-	int ret = ERROR;
+	int ret = PX4_ERROR;
 
 	/* fill advertiser data */
 	const struct orb_advertdata adv = { meta, instance, priority };
@@ -362,15 +356,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int uORB::Manager::node_open
-(
-	Flavor f,
-	const struct orb_metadata *meta,
-	const void *data,
-	bool advertiser,
-	int *instance,
-	int priority
-)
+int uORB::Manager::node_open(const struct orb_metadata *meta, const void *data, bool advertiser, int *instance,
+			     int priority)
 {
 	char path[orb_maxpath];
 	int fd = -1, ret;
@@ -381,7 +368,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_open
 	 */
 	if (nullptr == meta) {
 		errno = ENOENT;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -389,7 +376,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_open
 	 */
 	if (advertiser && (data == nullptr)) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/* if we have an instance and are an advertiser, we will generate a new node and set the instance,
@@ -398,11 +385,11 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_open
 		/*
 		 * Generate the path to the node and try to open it.
 		 */
-		ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, f, meta, instance);
+		ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, meta, instance);
 
 		if (ret != OK) {
 			errno = -ret;
-			return ERROR;
+			return PX4_ERROR;
 		}
 
 		/* open the path as either the advertiser or the subscriber */
@@ -420,11 +407,11 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_open
 
 		if (ret == PX4_OK) {
 			/* update the path, as it might have been updated during the node_advertise call */
-			ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, f, meta, instance);
+			ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(path, meta, instance);
 
 			if (ret != PX4_OK) {
 				errno = -ret;
-				return ERROR;
+				return PX4_ERROR;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -447,7 +434,7 @@ int uORB::Manager::node_open
 
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		errno = EIO;
-		return ERROR;
+		return PX4_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	/* everything has been OK, we can return the handle now */
@@ -488,23 +475,21 @@ int16_t uORB::Manager::process_remote_topic(const char *topic_name, bool isAdver
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int16_t uORB::Manager::process_add_subscription(const char *messageName,
-		int32_t msgRateInHz)
+int16_t uORB::Manager::process_add_subscription(const char *messageName, int32_t msgRateInHz)
 {
-	PX4_DEBUG("[posix-uORB::Manager::process_add_subscription(%d)] entering Manager_process_add_subscription: name: %s",
-		  __LINE__, messageName);
+	PX4_DEBUG("entering Manager_process_add_subscription: name: %s", messageName);
+
 	int16_t rc = 0;
 	_remote_subscriber_topics.insert(messageName);
 	char nodepath[orb_maxpath];
-	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, PUBSUB, messageName);
-	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master(PUBSUB);
+	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, messageName);
+	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master();
 
 	if (ret == OK && device_master) {
 		uORB::DeviceNode *node = device_master->getDeviceNode(nodepath);
 
 		if (node == nullptr) {
-			PX4_DEBUG("[posix-uORB::Manager::process_add_subscription(%d)]DeviceNode(%s) not created yet",
-				  __LINE__, messageName);
+			PX4_DEBUG("DeviceNode(%s) not created yet", messageName);
 
 		} else {
 			// node is present.
@@ -520,14 +505,13 @@ int16_t uORB::Manager::process_add_subscription(const char *messageName,
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int16_t uORB::Manager::process_remove_subscription(
-	const char *messageName)
+int16_t uORB::Manager::process_remove_subscription(const char *messageName)
 {
 	int16_t rc = -1;
 	_remote_subscriber_topics.erase(messageName);
 	char nodepath[orb_maxpath];
-	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, PUBSUB, messageName);
-	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master(PUBSUB);
+	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, messageName);
+	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master();
 
 	if (ret == OK && device_master) {
 		uORB::DeviceNode *node = device_master->getDeviceNode(nodepath);
@@ -549,21 +533,19 @@ int16_t uORB::Manager::process_remove_subscription(
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int16_t uORB::Manager::process_received_message(const char *messageName,
-		int32_t length, uint8_t *data)
+int16_t uORB::Manager::process_received_message(const char *messageName, int32_t length, uint8_t *data)
 {
 	int16_t rc = -1;
 	char nodepath[orb_maxpath];
-	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, PUBSUB, messageName);
-	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master(PUBSUB);
+	int ret = uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(nodepath, messageName);
+	DeviceMaster *device_master = get_device_master();
 
 	if (ret == OK && device_master) {
 		uORB::DeviceNode *node = device_master->getDeviceNode(nodepath);
 
 		// get the node name.
 		if (node == nullptr) {
-			PX4_DEBUG("[uORB::Manager::process_received_message(%d)]Error No existing subscriber found for message: [%s] nodepath:[%s]",
-				  __LINE__, messageName, nodepath);
+			PX4_DEBUG("No existing subscriber found for message: [%s] nodepath:[%s]", messageName, nodepath);
 
 		} else {
 			// node is present.
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.hpp
index 9bf093f8e289a03d2ff6239dfa41cb701d1f3d2d..cf1a978eed702ab357f63738b873703dee4f2651 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBManager.hpp
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get the DeviceMaster for a given Flavor. If it does not exist,
+	 * Get the DeviceMaster. If it does not exist,
 	 * it will be created and initialized.
 	 * Note: the first call to this is not thread-safe.
 	 * @return nullptr if initialization failed (and errno will be set)
 	 */
-	uORB::DeviceMaster *get_device_master(Flavor flavor);
+	uORB::DeviceMaster *get_device_master();
 
 	// ==== uORB interface methods ====
 	/**
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
 	 *      and handle different priorities (@see orb_priority()).
 	 * @param queue_size  Maximum number of buffered elements. If this is 1, no queuing is
 	 *      used.
-	 * @return    ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
+	 * @return    PX4_ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
 	 *      that can be used to publish to the topic.
 	 *      If the topic in question is not known (due to an
 	 *      ORB_DEFINE with no corresponding ORB_DECLARE)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public:
 	 *      for the topic.
 	 * @handle    The handle returned from orb_advertise.
 	 * @param data    A pointer to the data to be published.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_publish(const struct orb_metadata *meta, orb_advert_t handle, const void *data);
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param meta    The uORB metadata (usually from the ORB_ID() macro)
 	 *      for the topic.
-	 * @return    ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
+	 * @return    PX4_ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
 	 *      that can be used to read and update the topic.
 	 */
 	int  orb_subscribe(const struct orb_metadata *meta);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param instance  The instance of the topic. Instance 0 matches the
 	 *      topic of the orb_subscribe() call, higher indices
 	 *      are for topics created with orb_advertise_multi().
-	 * @return    ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
+	 * @return    PX4_ERROR on error, otherwise returns a handle
 	 *      that can be used to read and update the topic.
 	 *      If the topic in question is not known (due to an
 	 *      ORB_DEFINE_OPTIONAL with no corresponding ORB_DECLARE)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
 	 * Unsubscribe from a topic.
 	 *
 	 * @param handle  A handle returned from orb_subscribe.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_unsubscribe(int handle);
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param buffer  Pointer to the buffer receiving the data, or NULL
 	 *      if the caller wants to clear the updated flag without
 	 *      using the data.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_copy(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int handle, void *buffer);
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param handle  A handle returned from orb_subscribe.
 	 * @param updated Set to true if the topic has been updated since the
 	 *      last time it was copied using this handle.
-	 * @return    OK if the check was successful, ERROR otherwise with
+	 * @return    OK if the check was successful, PX4_ERROR otherwise with
 	 *      errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_check(int handle, bool *updated);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param handle  A handle returned from orb_subscribe.
 	 * @param time    Returns the absolute time that the topic was updated, or zero if it has
 	 *      never been updated. Time is measured in microseconds.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_stat(int handle, uint64_t *time);
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param meta    ORB topic metadata.
 	 * @param instance  ORB instance
-	 * @return    OK if the topic exists, ERROR otherwise.
+	 * @return    OK if the topic exists, PX4_ERROR otherwise.
 	 */
 	int  orb_exists(const struct orb_metadata *meta, int instance);
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public:
 	 *      topics which are published by multiple publishers (e.g. mag0, mag1, etc.)
 	 *      and allows a subscriber to pick the topic with the highest priority,
 	 *      independent of the startup order of the associated publishers.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with errno set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_priority(int handle, int32_t *priority);
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param handle  A handle returned from orb_subscribe.
 	 * @param interval  An interval period in milliseconds.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with ERRNO set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with ERRNO set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int  orb_set_interval(int handle, unsigned interval);
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * @param handle  A handle returned from orb_subscribe.
 	 * @param interval  The returned interval period in milliseconds.
-	 * @return    OK on success, ERROR otherwise with ERRNO set accordingly.
+	 * @return    OK on success, PX4_ERROR otherwise with ERRNO set accordingly.
 	 */
 	int	orb_get_interval(int handle, unsigned *interval);
 
@@ -393,25 +393,18 @@ private: // class methods
 	 * Handles creation of the object and the initial publication for
 	 * advertisers.
 	 */
-	int
-	node_open
-	(
-		Flavor f,
-		const struct orb_metadata *meta,
-		const void *data,
-		bool advertiser,
-		int *instance = nullptr,
-		int priority = ORB_PRIO_DEFAULT
-	);
+	int node_open(const struct orb_metadata *meta, const void *data, bool advertiser, int *instance = nullptr,
+		      int priority = ORB_PRIO_DEFAULT);
 
 private: // data members
 	static Manager *_Instance;
 	// the communicator channel instance.
 	uORBCommunicator::IChannel *_comm_channel;
+
 	ORBSet _remote_subscriber_topics;
 	ORBSet _remote_topics;
 
-	DeviceMaster *_device_masters[Flavor_count]; ///< Allow at most one DeviceMaster per Flavor
+	DeviceMaster *_device_master{nullptr};
 
 private: //class methods
 	Manager();
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.cpp
index 4b4e76c1705c3abbe5d3ea267be2d483bad2e476..fc9a88095f2db7d962a50ec14b19a025f772447d 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath
-(
-	char *buf,
-	Flavor f,
-	const struct orb_metadata *meta,
-	int *instance
-)
+int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(char *buf, const struct orb_metadata *meta, int *instance)
 {
 	unsigned len;
 
@@ -51,9 +45,7 @@ int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath
 		index = *instance;
 	}
 
-	len = snprintf(buf, orb_maxpath, "/%s/%s%d",
-		       (f == PUBSUB) ? "obj" : "param",
-		       meta->o_name, index);
+	len = snprintf(buf, orb_maxpath, "/%s/%s%d", "obj", meta->o_name, index);
 
 	if (len >= orb_maxpath) {
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
@@ -64,15 +56,13 @@ int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(char *buf, Flavor f,
-			     const char *orbMsgName)
+int uORB::Utils::node_mkpath(char *buf, const char *orbMsgName)
 {
 	unsigned len;
 
 	unsigned index = 0;
 
-	len = snprintf(buf, orb_maxpath, "/%s/%s%d", (f == PUBSUB) ? "obj" : "param",
-		       orbMsgName, index);
+	len = snprintf(buf, orb_maxpath, "/%s/%s%d", "obj", orbMsgName, index);
 
 	if (len >= orb_maxpath) {
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.hpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.hpp
index 176b8fe0aa4be1b22d1b2f3780f6757fec862c34..a7378ff007766661f6bd3693026e41acf376182e 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.hpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORBUtils.hpp
@@ -43,18 +43,12 @@ class Utils;
 class uORB::Utils
 {
 public:
-	static int node_mkpath
-	(
-		char *buf,
-		Flavor f,
-		const struct orb_metadata *meta,
-		int *instance = nullptr
-	);
+	static int node_mkpath(char *buf, const struct orb_metadata *meta, int *instance = nullptr);
 
 	/**
 	 * same as above except this generators the path based on the string.
 	 */
-	static int node_mkpath(char *buf, Flavor f, const char *orbMsgName);
+	static int node_mkpath(char *buf, const char *orbMsgName);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/uORB/uORB_tests/uORBTest_UnitTest.cpp b/src/modules/uORB/uORB_tests/uORBTest_UnitTest.cpp
index f5d443ea40a60dd6b987d6617066071dc6b51eb6..1537a41129d310fe17d4c93a7f2f75f6d6766bd3 100644
--- a/src/modules/uORB/uORB_tests/uORBTest_UnitTest.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/uORB/uORB_tests/uORBTest_UnitTest.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int uORBTest::UnitTest::pubsublatency_main()
 		if (f == nullptr) {
 			warnx("Error opening file!\n");
 			delete[] timings;
-			return uORB::ERROR;
+			return PX4_ERROR;
 		}
 
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < maxruns; i++) {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int uORBTest::UnitTest::pubsublatency_main()
 	pubsubtest_passed = true;
 
 	if (static_cast<float>(latency_integral / maxruns) > 100.0f) {
-		pubsubtest_res = uORB::ERROR;
+		pubsubtest_res = PX4_ERROR;
 
 	} else {
 		pubsubtest_res = PX4_OK;
@@ -825,7 +825,8 @@ int uORBTest::UnitTest::test_fail(const char *fmt, ...)
 	va_end(ap);
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fflush(stderr);
-	return uORB::ERROR;
+
+	return PX4_ERROR;
 }
 
 int uORBTest::UnitTest::test_note(const char *fmt, ...)