diff --git a/pkg/api/io.go b/pkg/api/io.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 44bf30088df..00000000000
--- a/pkg/api/io.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
-
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package api
-
-import (
-	"io"
-)
-
-// OutputStream is a writable stream with terminal detection capabilities
-type OutputStream interface {
-	io.Writer
-
-	// IsTerminal returns true if the stream is connected to a terminal
-	IsTerminal() bool
-
-	// FD returns the file descriptor for the stream
-	FD() uintptr
-}
-
-// InputStream is a readable stream with terminal detection capabilities
-type InputStream interface {
-	io.Reader
-
-	// IsTerminal returns true if the stream is connected to a terminal
-	IsTerminal() bool
-
-	// FD returns the file descriptor for the stream
-	FD() uintptr
-}
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose.go b/pkg/compose/compose.go
index c44849d069c..0e40a4785cf 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func NewComposeService(dockerCli command.Cli, options ...Option) (api.Compose, e
 }
 
 // WithStreams sets custom I/O streams for output and interaction
-func WithStreams(out, err api.OutputStream, in api.InputStream) Option {
+func WithStreams(out, err io.Writer, in io.Reader) Option {
 	return func(s *composeService) error {
 		s.outStream = out
 		s.errStream = err
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func WithStreams(out, err api.OutputStream, in api.InputStream) Option {
 }
 
 // WithOutputStream sets a custom output stream
-func WithOutputStream(out api.OutputStream) Option {
+func WithOutputStream(out io.Writer) Option {
 	return func(s *composeService) error {
 		s.outStream = out
 		return nil
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func WithOutputStream(out api.OutputStream) Option {
 }
 
 // WithErrorStream sets a custom error stream
-func WithErrorStream(err api.OutputStream) Option {
+func WithErrorStream(err io.Writer) Option {
 	return func(s *composeService) error {
 		s.errStream = err
 		return nil
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func WithErrorStream(err api.OutputStream) Option {
 }
 
 // WithInputStream sets a custom input stream
-func WithInputStream(in api.InputStream) Option {
+func WithInputStream(in io.Reader) Option {
 	return func(s *composeService) error {
 		s.inStream = in
 		return nil
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ type composeService struct {
 	prompt Prompt
 
 	// Optional overrides for specific components (for SDK users)
-	outStream   api.OutputStream
-	errStream   api.OutputStream
-	inStream    api.InputStream
+	outStream   io.Writer
+	errStream   io.Writer
+	inStream    io.Reader
 	contextInfo api.ContextInfo
 	proxyConfig map[string]string