diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ddf5365f..09fe5a0b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo
 
-go 1.18
-
-require (
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015
-)
-
-require (
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c // indirect
-)
+go 1.19
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e432b16b..e69de29b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015 h1:hZR0X1kPW+nwyJ9xRxqZk1vx5RUObAPBdKVvXPDUH/E=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/helpers/go.mod b/helpers/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d82139b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo/helpers
+
+go 1.19
diff --git a/libbpf_cb.go b/libbpf_cb.go
index fc75c9d5..b118ca7f 100644
--- a/libbpf_cb.go
+++ b/libbpf_cb.go
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import (
 
 //export perfCallback
 func perfCallback(ctx unsafe.Pointer, cpu C.int, data unsafe.Pointer, size C.int) {
-	pb := eventChannels.Get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(*PerfBuffer)
+	pb := eventChannels.get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(*PerfBuffer)
 	pb.eventsChan <- C.GoBytes(data, size)
 }
 
 //export perfLostCallback
 func perfLostCallback(ctx unsafe.Pointer, cpu C.int, cnt C.ulonglong) {
-	pb := eventChannels.Get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(*PerfBuffer)
+	pb := eventChannels.get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(*PerfBuffer)
 	if pb.lostChan != nil {
 		pb.lostChan <- uint64(cnt)
 	}
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func perfLostCallback(ctx unsafe.Pointer, cpu C.int, cnt C.ulonglong) {
 
 //export ringbufferCallback
 func ringbufferCallback(ctx unsafe.Pointer, data unsafe.Pointer, size C.int) C.int {
-	ch := eventChannels.Get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(chan []byte)
+	ch := eventChannels.get(uint(uintptr(ctx))).(chan []byte)
 	ch <- C.GoBytes(data, size)
 	return C.int(0)
 }
diff --git a/libbpfgo.go b/libbpfgo.go
index 757ccc61..398a077d 100644
--- a/libbpfgo.go
+++ b/libbpfgo.go
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo/helpers/rwarray"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -1682,7 +1680,7 @@ func doAttachUprobe(prog *BPFProg, isUretprobe bool, pid int, path string, offse
 	return bpfLink, nil
 }
 
-var eventChannels = rwarray.NewRWArray(maxEventChannels)
+var eventChannels = newRWArray(maxEventChannels)
 
 func (m *Module) InitRingBuf(mapName string, eventsChan chan []byte) (*RingBuffer, error) {
 	bpfMap, err := m.GetMap(mapName)
@@ -1694,7 +1692,7 @@ func (m *Module) InitRingBuf(mapName string, eventsChan chan []byte) (*RingBuffe
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("events channel can not be nil")
 	}
 
-	slot := eventChannels.Put(eventsChan)
+	slot := eventChannels.put(eventsChan)
 	if slot == -1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("max ring buffers reached")
 	}
@@ -1728,7 +1726,7 @@ func (rb *RingBuffer) Stop() {
 		// may have stopped at this point. Failure to drain it will
 		// result in a deadlock: the channel will fill up and the poll
 		// goroutine will block in the callback.
-		eventChan := eventChannels.Get(rb.slot).(chan []byte)
+		eventChan := eventChannels.get(rb.slot).(chan []byte)
 		go func() {
 			for range eventChan {
 			}
@@ -1752,7 +1750,7 @@ func (rb *RingBuffer) Close() {
 	}
 	rb.Stop()
 	C.ring_buffer__free(rb.rb)
-	eventChannels.Remove(rb.slot)
+	eventChannels.remove(rb.slot)
 	rb.closed = true
 }
 
@@ -1799,14 +1797,14 @@ func (m *Module) InitPerfBuf(mapName string, eventsChan chan []byte, lostChan ch
 		lostChan:   lostChan,
 	}
 
-	slot := eventChannels.Put(perfBuf)
+	slot := eventChannels.put(perfBuf)
 	if slot == -1 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("max number of ring/perf buffers reached")
 	}
 
 	pb := C.init_perf_buf(bpfMap.fd, C.int(pageCnt), C.uintptr_t(slot))
 	if pb == nil {
-		eventChannels.Remove(uint(slot))
+		eventChannels.remove(uint(slot))
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize perf buffer")
 	}
 
@@ -1863,7 +1861,7 @@ func (pb *PerfBuffer) Close() {
 	}
 	pb.Stop()
 	C.perf_buffer__free(pb.pb)
-	eventChannels.Remove(pb.slot)
+	eventChannels.remove(pb.slot)
 	pb.closed = true
 }
 
diff --git a/helpers/rwarray/rwArray.go b/rwArray.go
similarity index 75%
rename from helpers/rwarray/rwArray.go
rename to rwArray.go
index 678aa8dc..211a8ca2 100644
--- a/helpers/rwarray/rwArray.go
+++ b/rwArray.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package rwarray
+package libbpfgo
 
 import (
 	"sync"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type slot struct {
 	used  bool
 }
 
-// RWArray allows for multiple concurrent readers but
+// rwArray allows for multiple concurrent readers but
 // only a single writer. The writers lock a mutex while the readers
 // are lock free.
 // It is implemented as an array of slots where each slot holds a
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ type slot struct {
 // looking for an available slot as indicated by the in-use marker.
 // While probing, it is not touching the value itself, as it's
 // being read without a lock by the readers.
-type RWArray struct {
+type rwArray struct {
 	slots []slot
 	mux   sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func NewRWArray(capacity uint) RWArray {
-	return RWArray{
+func newRWArray(capacity uint) rwArray {
+	return rwArray{
 		slots: make([]slot, capacity),
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *RWArray) Put(v interface{}) int {
+func (a *rwArray) put(v interface{}) int {
 	a.mux.Lock()
 	defer a.mux.Unlock()
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (a *RWArray) Put(v interface{}) int {
 	return -1
 }
 
-func (a *RWArray) Remove(index uint) {
+func (a *rwArray) remove(index uint) {
 	a.mux.Lock()
 	defer a.mux.Unlock()
 
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ func (a *RWArray) Remove(index uint) {
 	a.slots[index].used = false
 }
 
-func (a *RWArray) Get(index uint) interface{} {
+func (a *rwArray) get(index uint) interface{} {
 	if int(index) >= len(a.slots) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// N.B. If slot[index].used == false, this is technically
-	// a race since Put() might be putting the value in there
+	// a race since put() might be putting the value in there
 	// at the same time.
 	return a.slots[index].value
 }
 
-func (a *RWArray) Capacity() uint {
+func (a *rwArray) capacity() uint {
 	return uint(len(a.slots))
 }
diff --git a/helpers/rwarray/rwArray_test.go b/rwArray_test.go
similarity index 86%
rename from helpers/rwarray/rwArray_test.go
rename to rwArray_test.go
index a7b6ab6a..bef3b82a 100644
--- a/helpers/rwarray/rwArray_test.go
+++ b/rwArray_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package rwarray
+package libbpfgo
 
 import (
 	"sync"
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRWArrayWrite(t *testing.T) {
-	a := NewRWArray(1024)
+	a := newRWArray(1024)
 
 	last := 0
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
-		slot1 := a.Put(&i)
+		slot1 := a.put(&i)
 		if slot1 < 0 {
 			t.Errorf("failed to put")
 		}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestRWArrayWrite(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Put didn't occupy first available; expected=%v, got=%v", last, slot1)
 		}
 
-		slot2 := a.Put(&i)
+		slot2 := a.put(&i)
 		if slot2 < 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to put")
 		}
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ func TestRWArrayWrite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRWArrayExhaust(t *testing.T) {
-	a := NewRWArray(1024)
+	a := newRWArray(1024)
 
 	last := -1
 
 	for {
 		v := 123
-		slot := a.Put(&v)
+		slot := a.put(&v)
 
 		if slot < 0 {
-			if uint(last) != a.Capacity()-1 {
+			if uint(last) != a.capacity()-1 {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to put, last=%v", last)
 			}
 			return
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ func TestRWArrayExhaust(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRWArrayRead(t *testing.T) {
-	a := NewRWArray(1024)
+	a := newRWArray(1024)
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
 		v := i
-		slot := a.Put(&v)
+		slot := a.put(&v)
 		if slot != i {
 			t.Errorf("Put returned non-sequential slot; expected=%v, got=%v", i, slot)
 		}
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func TestRWArrayRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Designed to be run under race detector
 func TestRWArrayConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
-	a := NewRWArray(16 * 1024)
-	capacity := a.Capacity()
+	a := newRWArray(16 * 1024)
+	capacity := a.capacity()
 
 	stop := make(chan struct{})
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestRWArrayConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	// Populate every other slot
 	v := 123
 	for i := uint(0); i < capacity; i++ {
-		a.Put(&v)
+		a.put(&v)
 	}
 	for i := uint(1); i < capacity; i += 2 {
 		a.Remove(i)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestRWArrayConcurrent(t *testing.T) {
 		for {
 			// fill the holes
 			for i := uint(0); i < capacity/2; i++ {
-				a.Put(&v)
+				a.put(&v)
 			}
 
 			// make some holes
diff --git a/selftest/tracing/go.mod b/selftest/tracing/go.mod
index 29fc9756..80be14b6 100644
--- a/selftest/tracing/go.mod
+++ b/selftest/tracing/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ go 1.18
 
 require github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo v0.2.1-libbpf-0.4.0
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo/helpers v0.0.0-20220919184217-8ef1425cccdf // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210514084401-e8d321eab015 // indirect
+)
 
 replace github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo => ../../
diff --git a/selftest/tracing/go.sum b/selftest/tracing/go.sum
index b0f21d61..1ec00734 100644
--- a/selftest/tracing/go.sum
+++ b/selftest/tracing/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo/helpers v0.0.0-20220919184217-8ef1425cccdf h1:HNzXWDHFjYZ8jP6vCHW1R8NLblm7vKIM3Y0y+r4OX9E=
+github.com/aquasecurity/libbpfgo/helpers v0.0.0-20220919184217-8ef1425cccdf/go.mod h1:oCaNN2RsEVEErc1PyvJn1ttVoxAKAGRKPrHY9n3QqS0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=