diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 16eb2468f89..728193f7104 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -87,12 +87,9 @@ static void report_completed_packet(struct net_buf *buf)
 }
 
 static struct nano_fifo		avail_acl_in;
-static struct nano_fifo		avail_acl_out;
 static NET_BUF_POOL(acl_in_pool, BT_BUF_ACL_IN_MAX, BT_BUF_MAX_DATA,
 		    &avail_acl_in, report_completed_packet,
 		    sizeof(struct bt_acl_data));
-static NET_BUF_POOL(acl_out_pool, BT_BUF_ACL_OUT_MAX, BT_BUF_MAX_DATA,
-		    &avail_acl_out, NULL, sizeof(struct bt_acl_data));
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONN */
 
 struct net_buf *bt_buf_get(enum bt_buf_type type, size_t reserve_head)
@@ -108,9 +105,6 @@ struct net_buf *bt_buf_get(enum bt_buf_type type, size_t reserve_head)
 	case BT_ACL_IN:
 		buf = net_buf_get(&avail_acl_in, reserve_head);
 		break;
-	case BT_ACL_OUT:
-		buf = net_buf_get(&avail_acl_out, reserve_head);
-		break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONN */
 	default:
 		return NULL;
@@ -1599,7 +1593,6 @@ int bt_enable(bt_ready_cb_t cb)
 	net_buf_pool_init(hci_pool);
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONN)
 	net_buf_pool_init(acl_in_pool);
-	net_buf_pool_init(acl_out_pool);
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONN */
 
 	/* Give cmd_sem allowing to send first HCI_Reset cmd */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
index 7c39dcee433..c737946f75a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ struct bt_l2cap {
 
 static struct bt_l2cap bt_l2cap_pool[CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_MAX_CONN];
 
+static struct nano_fifo avail_acl_out;
+static NET_BUF_POOL(acl_out_pool, BT_BUF_ACL_OUT_MAX, BT_BUF_MAX_DATA,
+		    &avail_acl_out, NULL, sizeof(struct bt_acl_data));
+
 static struct bt_l2cap *l2cap_chan_get(struct bt_conn *conn)
 {
 	struct bt_l2cap_chan *chan;
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ struct net_buf *bt_l2cap_create_pdu(struct bt_conn *conn)
 				sizeof(struct bt_hci_acl_hdr) +
 				bt_dev.drv->head_reserve;
 
-	return bt_buf_get(BT_ACL_OUT, head_reserve);
+	return net_buf_get(&avail_acl_out, head_reserve);
 }
 
 void bt_l2cap_send(struct bt_conn *conn, uint16_t cid, struct net_buf *buf)
@@ -598,6 +602,8 @@ int bt_l2cap_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	net_buf_pool_init(acl_out_pool);
+
 	bt_l2cap_fixed_chan_register(&chan);
 
 	return 0;