diff --git a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/plugin_builtin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/plugin_builtin.c
index 34a24bbc1..15867e671 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/plugin_builtin.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/plugin_builtin.c
@@ -2663,221 +2663,6 @@ static const struct spa_fga_descriptor debug_desc = {
 	.cleanup = builtin_cleanup,
 };
 
-/* pipe */
-struct pipe_impl {
-	struct plugin *plugin;
-
-	struct spa_log *log;
-	struct spa_fga_dsp *dsp;
-	unsigned long rate;
-	float *port[3];
-	float latency;
-
-	int write_fd;
-	int read_fd;
-	size_t written;
-	size_t read;
-};
-
-static int do_exec(struct pipe_impl *impl, const char *command)
-{
-	int pid, res, len, argc = 0;
-	char *argv[512];
-	struct spa_json it[2];
-	const char *value;
-	int stdin_pipe[2];
-	int stdout_pipe[2];
-
-        if (spa_json_begin_array_relax(&it[0], command, strlen(command)) <= 0)
-                return -EINVAL;
-
-        while ((len = spa_json_next(&it[0], &value)) > 0) {
-                char *s;
-
-                if ((s = malloc(len+1)) == NULL)
-                        return -errno;
-
-                spa_json_parse_stringn(value, len, s, len+1);
-
-		argv[argc++] = s;
-        }
-	argv[argc++] = NULL;
-
-	pipe2(stdin_pipe, 0);
-	pipe2(stdout_pipe, 0);
-
-	impl->write_fd = stdin_pipe[1];
-	impl->read_fd = stdout_pipe[0];
-
-	pid = fork();
-
-	if (pid == 0) {
-		char buf[1024];
-		char *const *p;
-		struct spa_strbuf s;
-
-		/* Double fork to avoid zombies; we don't want to set SIGCHLD handler */
-		pid = fork();
-
-		if (pid < 0) {
-			spa_log_error(impl->log, "fork error: %m");
-			goto done;
-		} else if (pid != 0) {
-			exit(0);
-		}
-
-		dup2(stdin_pipe[0], 0);
-		dup2(stdout_pipe[1], 1);
-
-		spa_strbuf_init(&s, buf, sizeof(buf));
-		for (p = argv; *p; ++p)
-			spa_strbuf_append(&s, " '%s'", *p);
-
-		spa_log_info(impl->log, "exec%s", s.buffer);
-		res = execvp(argv[0], argv);
-
-		if (res == -1) {
-			res = -errno;
-			spa_log_error(impl->log, "execvp error '%s': %m", argv[0]);
-		}
-done:
-		exit(1);
-	} else if (pid < 0) {
-		spa_log_error(impl->log, "fork error: %m");
-	} else {
-		int status = 0;
-		do {
-			errno = 0;
-			res = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
-		} while (res < 0 && errno == EINTR);
-		spa_log_debug(impl->log, "exec got pid %d res:%d status:%d", (int)pid, res, status);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void pipe_transfer(struct pipe_impl *impl, float *in, float *out, int count)
-{
-	ssize_t sz;
-
-	sz = read(impl->read_fd, out, count * sizeof(float));
-	if (sz > 0) {
-		impl->read += sz;
-		if (impl->read == (size_t)sz) {
-			while ((sz = read(impl->read_fd, out, count * sizeof(float))) != -1)
-				impl->read += sz;
-		}
-	} else {
-		memset(out, 0, count * sizeof(float));
-	}
-	if ((sz = write(impl->write_fd, in, count * sizeof(float))) != -1)
-		impl->written += sz;
-}
-
-static void *pipe_instantiate(const struct spa_fga_plugin *plugin, const struct spa_fga_descriptor * Descriptor,
-		unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
-{
-	struct plugin *pl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(plugin, struct plugin, plugin);
-	struct pipe_impl *impl;
-	struct spa_json it[2];
-	const char *val;
-	char key[256];
-	spa_autofree char*command = NULL;
-	int len;
-
-	errno = EINVAL;
-	if (config == NULL) {
-		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: requires a config section");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (spa_json_begin_object(&it[0], config, strlen(config)) <= 0) {
-		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: config must be an object");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	while ((len = spa_json_object_next(&it[0], key, sizeof(key), &val)) > 0) {
-		if (spa_streq(key, "command")) {
-			if ((command = malloc(len+1)) == NULL)
-				return NULL;
-
-			if (spa_json_parse_stringn(val, len, command, len+1) <= 0) {
-				spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: command requires a string");
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			spa_log_warn(pl->log, "pipe: ignoring config key: '%s'", key);
-		}
-	}
-	if (command == NULL || command[0] == '\0') {
-		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: command must be given and can not be empty");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	impl = calloc(1, sizeof(*impl));
-	if (impl == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	impl->plugin = pl;
-	impl->log = pl->log;
-	impl->dsp = pl->dsp;
-	impl->rate = SampleRate;
-
-	do_exec(impl, command);
-
-	fcntl(impl->write_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(impl->write_fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
-	fcntl(impl->read_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(impl->read_fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
-
-	return impl;
-}
-
-static void pipe_connect_port(void *Instance, unsigned long Port, void * DataLocation)
-{
-	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
-	impl->port[Port] = DataLocation;
-}
-
-static void pipe_run(void * Instance, unsigned long SampleCount)
-{
-	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
-	float *in = impl->port[0], *out = impl->port[1];
-
-	if (in != NULL && out != NULL)
-		pipe_transfer(impl, in, out, SampleCount);
-}
-
-static void pipe_cleanup(void * Instance)
-{
-	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
-	close(impl->write_fd);
-	close(impl->read_fd);
-	free(impl);
-}
-
-static struct spa_fga_port pipe_ports[] = {
-	{ .index = 0,
-	  .name = "In",
-	  .flags = SPA_FGA_PORT_INPUT | SPA_FGA_PORT_AUDIO,
-	},
-	{ .index = 1,
-	  .name = "Out",
-	  .flags = SPA_FGA_PORT_OUTPUT | SPA_FGA_PORT_AUDIO,
-	},
-};
-
-static const struct spa_fga_descriptor pipe_desc = {
-	.name = "pipe",
-	.flags = SPA_FGA_DESCRIPTOR_SUPPORTS_NULL_DATA,
-
-	.n_ports = SPA_N_ELEMENTS(pipe_ports),
-	.ports = pipe_ports,
-
-	.instantiate = pipe_instantiate,
-	.connect_port = pipe_connect_port,
-	.run = pipe_run,
-	.cleanup = pipe_cleanup,
-};
-
 /* zeroramp */
 static struct spa_fga_port zeroramp_ports[] = {
 	{ .index = 0,
@@ -3306,14 +3091,12 @@ static const struct spa_fga_descriptor * builtin_descriptor(unsigned long Index)
 	case 27:
 		return &debug_desc;
 	case 28:
-		return &pipe_desc;
-	case 29:
 		return &zeroramp_desc;
-	case 30:
+	case 29:
 		return &noisegate_desc;
-	case 31:
+	case 30:
 		return &busy_desc;
-	case 32:
+	case 31:
 		return &null_desc;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 253516947..d89a4bc98 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -590,38 +590,6 @@ extern struct spa_handle_factory spa_filter_graph_factory;
  * control from "Control" will be copied to "Notify" and the control value will be
  * dumped into the INFO log.
  *
- * ### Pipe
- *
- * The `pipe` plugin can be used to filter the audio with another application using pipes
- * for sending and receiving the raw audio.
- *
- * The application needs to consume raw float32 samples from stdin and produce filtered
- * float32 samples on stdout.
- *
- * It has an "In" input port and an "Out" output data ports.
- *
- * The node requires a `config` section with extra configuration:
- *
- *\code{.unparsed}
- * filter.graph = {
- *     nodes = [
- *         {
- *             type   = builtin
- *             name   = ...
- *             label  = pipe
- *             config = {
- *                 command = "ffmpeg -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 48000 -blocksize 1024 -fflags nobuffer -i \"pipe:\"  \"-filter:a\" \"loudnorm=I=-18:TP=-3:LRA=4\" -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 48000 \"pipe:\""
- *             }
- *             ...
- *         }
- *     }
- *     ...
- * }
- *\endcode
- *
- * - `command` the command to execute. It should consume samples from stdin and produce
- *             samples on stdout.
- *
  * ### Zeroramp
  *
  * The `zeroramp` plugin can be used to detect unnatural silence parts in the audio