diff --git a/benchmark/Streamly/Benchmark/Data/Serialize.hs b/benchmark/Streamly/Benchmark/Data/Serialize.hs
index bccb474be..2a442a094 100644
--- a/benchmark/Streamly/Benchmark/Data/Serialize.hs
+++ b/benchmark/Streamly/Benchmark/Data/Serialize.hs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import Test.QuickCheck (Arbitrary, arbitrary)
 #endif
 
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray hiding (encode)
+import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray as MBA
 #ifdef USE_UNBOX
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy(..))
 #else
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ pokeWithSize arr val = do
 pokeTimesWithSize :: SERIALIZE_CLASS a => a -> Int -> IO ()
 pokeTimesWithSize val times = do
     let n = getSize val
-    arr <- newByteArray n
+    arr <- MBA.new n
     loopWith times pokeWithSize arr val
 -}
 
@@ -347,14 +348,14 @@ poke arr val = SERIALIZE_OP 0 arr val >> return ()
 pokeTimes :: SERIALIZE_CLASS a => a -> Int -> IO ()
 pokeTimes val times = do
     let n = getSize val
-    arr <- newByteArray n
+    arr <- MBA.new n
     loopWith times poke arr val
 
 {-# INLINE encode #-}
 encode :: SERIALIZE_CLASS a => a -> IO ()
 encode val = do
     let n = getSize val
-    arr <- newByteArray n
+    arr <- MBA.new n
     SERIALIZE_OP 0 arr val >> return ()
 
 {-# INLINE encodeTimes #-}
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ peek (_val, n) arr = do
 {-# INLINE peekTimes #-}
 peekTimes :: (NFData a, SERIALIZE_CLASS a) => Int -> a -> Int -> IO ()
 peekTimes n val times = do
-    arr <- newByteArray n
+    arr <- MBA.new n
     _ <- SERIALIZE_OP 0 arr val
     loopWith times peek (val, n) arr
 
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ peekTimes n val times = do
 trip :: forall a. (NFData a, SERIALIZE_CLASS a) => a -> IO ()
 trip val = do
     let n = getSize val
-    arr <- newByteArray n
+    arr <- MBA.new n
     _ <- SERIALIZE_OP 0 arr val
 #ifdef USE_UNBOX
     (val1 :: a) <- DESERIALIZE_OP 0 arr
diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Data/MutByteArray.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Data/MutByteArray.hs
index 6b8397a89..a9cd68c0a 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Data/MutByteArray.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Data/MutByteArray.hs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ module Streamly.Data.MutByteArray
     , isPinned
     , pin
     , unpin
-    , newByteArray
-    , pinnedNewByteArray
+    , new
+    , pinnedNew
 
     -- * Unbox
     , Unbox(..)
diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/IORef/Unboxed.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/IORef/Unboxed.hs
index 630b2ee30..124e9ee58 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/IORef/Unboxed.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/IORef/Unboxed.hs
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ where
 
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO(..))
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy(..))
-import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray.Type
-    (MutByteArray(..), newByteArray)
+import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray.Type (MutByteArray)
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.Unbox (Unbox(..), sizeOf)
 
+import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray.Type as MBA
 import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.Stream.Type as D
 
 -- | An 'IORef' holds a single 'Unbox'-able value.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ newtype IORef a = IORef MutByteArray
 {-# INLINE newIORef #-}
 newIORef :: forall a. Unbox a => a -> IO (IORef a)
 newIORef x = do
-    var <- newByteArray (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
+    var <- MBA.new (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
     pokeByteIndex 0 var x
     return $ IORef var
 
diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
index c27375755..0b9980f45 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutArray/Type.hs
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ reallocExplicit elemSize newCapacityInBytes MutArray{..} = do
     let newCapMaxInBytes = roundUpLargeArray newCapacityInBytes
     contents <-
         if Unboxed.isPinned arrContents
-        then Unboxed.pinnedNewByteArray newCapMaxInBytes
-        else Unboxed.newByteArray newCapMaxInBytes
+        then Unboxed.pinnedNew newCapMaxInBytes
+        else Unboxed.new newCapMaxInBytes
     let !(MutByteArray mbarrFrom#) = arrContents
         !(MutByteArray mbarrTo#) = contents
 
@@ -2134,8 +2134,8 @@ spliceCopy arr1 arr2 = liftIO $ do
     let newLen = len1 + len2
     newArrContents <-
         if Unboxed.isPinned (arrContents arr1)
-        then Unboxed.pinnedNewByteArray newLen
-        else Unboxed.newByteArray newLen
+        then Unboxed.pinnedNew newLen
+        else Unboxed.new newLen
     let len = len1 + len2
     putSliceUnsafe (arrContents arr1) start1 newArrContents 0 len1
     putSliceUnsafe (arrContents arr2) start2 newArrContents len1 len2
diff --git a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutByteArray/Type.hs b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutByteArray/Type.hs
index 4601d482c..e1e147c19 100644
--- a/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutByteArray/Type.hs
+++ b/core/src/Streamly/Internal/Data/MutByteArray/Type.hs
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ module Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray.Type
     -- ** Allocation
     , nil
     , newBytesAs
-    , newByteArray
-    , pinnedNewByteArray
+    , new
+    , pinnedNew
     , pinnedNewAlignedBytes
 
     -- ** Access
@@ -122,23 +122,23 @@ asPtrUnsafe arr f = do
 
 {-# NOINLINE nil #-}
 nil :: MutByteArray
-nil = unsafePerformIO $ newByteArray 0
+nil = unsafePerformIO $ new 0
 
-{-# INLINE newByteArray #-}
-newByteArray :: Int -> IO MutByteArray
-newByteArray nbytes | nbytes < 0 =
+{-# INLINE new #-}
+new :: Int -> IO MutByteArray
+new nbytes | nbytes < 0 =
   errorWithoutStackTrace "newByteArray: size must be >= 0"
-newByteArray (I# nbytes) = IO $ \s ->
+new (I# nbytes) = IO $ \s ->
     case newByteArray# nbytes s of
         (# s', mbarr# #) ->
            let c = MutByteArray mbarr#
             in (# s', c #)
 
-{-# INLINE pinnedNewByteArray #-}
-pinnedNewByteArray :: Int -> IO MutByteArray
-pinnedNewByteArray nbytes | nbytes < 0 =
+{-# INLINE pinnedNew #-}
+pinnedNew :: Int -> IO MutByteArray
+pinnedNew nbytes | nbytes < 0 =
   errorWithoutStackTrace "pinnedNewByteArray: size must be >= 0"
-pinnedNewByteArray (I# nbytes) = IO $ \s ->
+pinnedNew (I# nbytes) = IO $ \s ->
     case newPinnedByteArray# nbytes s of
         (# s', mbarr# #) ->
            let c = MutByteArray mbarr#
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ pinnedNewAlignedBytes (I# nbytes) (I# align) = IO $ \s ->
 
 {-# INLINE newBytesAs #-}
 newBytesAs :: PinnedState -> Int -> IO MutByteArray
-newBytesAs Unpinned = newByteArray
-newBytesAs Pinned = pinnedNewByteArray
+newBytesAs Unpinned = new
+newBytesAs Pinned = pinnedNew
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Copying
diff --git a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
index 4301b75cc..1ce13ac88 100644
--- a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
+++ b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Serialize.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Streamly.Test.Data.Serialize (main) where
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import System.Random (randomRIO)
-import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray (MutByteArray, newByteArray)
+import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray (MutByteArray)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import Streamly.Data.MutByteArray (Serialize)
 import Streamly.Test.Data.Serialize.TH (genDatatype)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ poke val = do
     let arrSize = sz + excessSize
         serStartOff = randomOff
         serEndOff = randomOff + sz
-    arr <- newByteArray arrSize
+    arr <- Serialize.new arrSize
 
     off1 <- Serialize.serialize serStartOff arr val
     off1 `shouldBe` serEndOff
diff --git a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
index 482165f55..31869e715 100644
--- a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
+++ b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox.hs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import GHC.Generics (Generic, Rep(..))
 import GHC.Real (Ratio(..))
 
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray
+import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray as MBA
 
 import Test.Hspec as H
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ testSerialization val = do
 #else
                (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
 #endif
-    arr <- newByteArray len
+    arr <- MBA.new len
     nextOff <- POKE(0, arr, val)
     (nextOff1, val1) <- PEEK(0, arr, len)
     val1 `shouldBe` val
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ testGenericConsistency val = do
     len  `shouldBe` genericSizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a)
 
     -- Test the serialization and deserialization
-    arr <- newByteArray (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
+    arr <- MBA.new (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
 
     nextOff <- POKE(0, arr, val)
     genericPeekByteIndex arr 0 `shouldReturn` val
diff --git a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox/TH.hs b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox/TH.hs
index 8e06a4a70..f85374cd4 100644
--- a/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox/TH.hs
+++ b/test/Streamly/Test/Data/Unbox/TH.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module Streamly.Test.Data.Unbox.TH (main) where
 
 import Data.Proxy (Proxy(..))
 import Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray
+import qualified Streamly.Internal.Data.MutByteArray as MBA
 
 import Test.Hspec as H
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ testSerialization ::
     => a
     -> IO ()
 testSerialization val = do
-    arr <- newByteArray (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
+    arr <- MBA.new (sizeOf (Proxy :: Proxy a))
     pokeByteIndex 0 arr val
     peekByteIndex 0 arr `shouldReturn` val