diff --git a/.ruff-excludes.toml b/.ruff-excludes.toml
index d16c4b007ff..4fbf038365e 100644
--- a/.ruff-excludes.toml
+++ b/.ruff-excludes.toml
@@ -775,14 +775,12 @@
     "F541",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/f-string-missing-placeholders
     "SIM105",   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/suppressible-exception
     "UP015",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/redundant-open-modes
-    "UP022",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/replace-stdout-stderr
     "UP031",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/printf-string-formatting
     "UP032",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/f-string
 ]
 "./scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py" = [
     "B006",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/mutable-argument-default
     "E501",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/line-too-long
-    "UP021",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/replace-universal-newlines
     "UP031",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/printf-string-formatting
 ]
 "./scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/handlers.py" = [
@@ -842,7 +840,6 @@
     "SIM102",   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/collapsible-if
     "SIM115",   # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/open-file-with-context-handler
     "UP015",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/redundant-open-modes
-    "UP022",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/replace-stdout-stderr
     "UP031",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/printf-string-formatting
     "UP032",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/f-string
 ]
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/coverage.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/coverage.py
index f79eeaed8a5..01d409a7b0e 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/coverage.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/coverage.py
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ class Lcov(CoverageTool):
 
     def get_version(self):
         try:
-            result = subprocess.run(['lcov', '--version'],
-                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    text=True, check=True)
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ['lcov', '--version'],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=True
+            )
             version_output = result.stdout.strip().replace('lcov: LCOV version ', '')
             return version_output
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
@@ -293,10 +295,12 @@ class Gcovr(CoverageTool):
 
     def get_version(self):
         try:
-            result = subprocess.run(['gcovr', '--version'],
-                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    text=True, check=True)
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ['gcovr', '--version'],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+                check=True
+            )
             version_lines = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')
             if version_lines:
                 version_output = version_lines[0].replace('gcovr ', '')
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
index 2e2e385a222..c4fda00b767 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/environment.py
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ class TwisterEnv:
         try:
             subproc = subprocess.run(["git", "describe", "--abbrev=12", "--always"],
                                      stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                     universal_newlines=True,
+                                     text=True,
                                      cwd=ZEPHYR_BASE)
             if subproc.returncode == 0:
                 _version = subproc.stdout.strip()
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ class TwisterEnv:
         try:
             subproc = subprocess.run(["git", "show", "-s", "--format=%cI", "HEAD"],
                                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                        universal_newlines=True,
+                                        text=True,
                                         cwd=ZEPHYR_BASE)
             if subproc.returncode == 0:
                 self.commit_date = subproc.stdout.strip()
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
index 0330c603562..7e61bb9ed5f 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
@@ -1093,8 +1093,13 @@ class ProjectBuilder(FilterBuilder):
     def demangle(self, symbol_name):
         if symbol_name[:2] == '_Z':
             try:
-                cpp_filt = subprocess.run('c++filt', input=symbol_name, text=True, check=True,
-                                          stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+                cpp_filt = subprocess.run(
+                    'c++filt',
+                    input=symbol_name,
+                    text=True,
+                    check=True,
+                    capture_output=True
+                )
                 if self.trace:
                     logger.debug(f"Demangle: '{symbol_name}'==>'{cpp_filt.stdout}'")
                 return cpp_filt.stdout.strip()