diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index e7b158cc9..1fb1ed651 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -1275,8 +1275,6 @@ Others
 Data Structures
 ---------------
 
-.. autoctype:: types.h::z_zint_t
-   
 .. autoctype:: types.h::zp_task_read_options_t
 .. autoctype:: types.h::zp_task_lease_options_t
 .. autoctype:: types.h::zp_read_options_t
diff --git a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
index 17c0bccbe..3415100c4 100644
--- a/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
+++ b/include/zenoh-pico/api/types.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Represents a variable-length encoding unsigned integer.
- *
- * It is equivalent to the size of a ``size_t``.
- */
-typedef _z_zint_t z_zint_t;
-
 /**
  * Represents a Zenoh ID.
  *
diff --git a/tests/z_client_test.c b/tests/z_client_test.c
index d073bc554..ca1547e20 100644
--- a/tests/z_client_test.c
+++ b/tests/z_client_test.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_view_keyexpr_t ke;
         z_view_keyexpr_from_str(&ke, s1_res);
         assert(z_declare_queryable(z_loan(s2), qle, z_loan(ke), z_move(callback), NULL) == _Z_RES_OK);
-        printf("Declared queryable on session 2: %ju %zu %s\n", (uintmax_t)qle->_val._entity_id, (z_zint_t)0, s1_res);
+        printf("Declared queryable on session 2: %ju %i %s\n", (uintmax_t)qle->_val._entity_id, 0, s1_res);
         qles2 = _z_list_push(qles2, qle);
     }
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             z_view_keyexpr_t ke;
             z_view_keyexpr_from_str(&ke, s1_res);
             z_get(z_loan(s1), z_loan(ke), "", z_move(callback), NULL);
-            printf("Queried data from session 1: %zu %s\n", (z_zint_t)0, s1_res);
+            printf("Queried data from session 1: %i %s\n", 0, s1_res);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/z_peer_multicast_test.c b/tests/z_peer_multicast_test.c
index 383ba799d..ba807b866 100644
--- a/tests/z_peer_multicast_test.c
+++ b/tests/z_peer_multicast_test.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         z_view_keyexpr_from_str(&ke, s1_res);
         z_result_t res = z_declare_subscriber(z_loan(s2), sub, z_loan(ke), z_move(callback), NULL);
         assert(res == _Z_RES_OK);
-        printf("Declared subscription on session 2: %ju %zu %s\n", (uintmax_t)z_subscriber_loan(sub)->_entity_id,
-               (z_zint_t)0, s1_res);
+        printf("Declared subscription on session 2: %ju %i %s\n", (uintmax_t)z_subscriber_loan(sub)->_entity_id, 0,
+               s1_res);
         subs2 = _z_list_push(subs2, sub);
     }