diff --git a/components/app_trace/CMakeLists.txt b/components/app_trace/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a185d544d..ff17766bae 100644
--- a/components/app_trace/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/app_trace/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "${priv_include_dirs}"
-                       # Requires "driver" for GPTimer in "SEGGER_SYSVIEW_Config_FreeRTOS.c"
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES soc driver esp_driver_gpio
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES soc esp_driver_gptimer esp_driver_gpio
+                                         driver # TODO: replace with esp_driver_uart (IDF-8384)
                        REQUIRES esp_timer
                        LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
 
diff --git a/components/app_trace/linker.lf b/components/app_trace/linker.lf
index e9c57c8457..5054ea4419 100644
--- a/components/app_trace/linker.lf
+++ b/components/app_trace/linker.lf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ entries:
       SEGGER_SYSVIEW_FreeRTOS (noflash)
 
 [mapping:app_trace_driver]
-archive: libdriver.a
+archive: libesp_driver_gptimer.a
 entries:
     if APPTRACE_SV_TS_SOURCE_GPTIMER = y:
       gptimer (noflash)
diff --git a/components/app_trace/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/app_trace/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 7661fbba76..4578149400 100644
--- a/components/app_trace/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/app_trace/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "test_app_trace_main.c" "test_trace.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES app_trace unity driver
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES app_trace unity esp_driver_gptimer
                     WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/driver/CMakeLists.txt b/components/driver/CMakeLists.txt
index a4f4f3eb87..65a4add014 100644
--- a/components/driver/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/driver/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set(includes "include"
              "deprecated"
              "analog_comparator/include"
              "dac/include"
-             "gptimer/include"
              "i2c/include"
              "i2s/include"
              "ledc/include"
@@ -66,17 +65,9 @@ if(CONFIG_SOC_PARLIO_SUPPORTED)
     list(APPEND srcs "parlio/parlio_common.c" "parlio/parlio_tx.c")
 endif()
 
-# GPTimer related source files
+# GPTimer legacy driver
 if(CONFIG_SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED)
-    list(APPEND srcs "gptimer/gptimer.c"
-                     "gptimer/gptimer_priv.c"
-                     "deprecated/timer_legacy.c")
-
-    list(APPEND ldfragments "gptimer/linker.lf")
-endif()
-
-if(CONFIG_SOC_TIMER_SUPPORT_ETM)
-    list(APPEND srcs "gptimer/gptimer_etm.c")
+    list(APPEND srcs "deprecated/timer_legacy.c")
 endif()
 
 # I2C related source files
@@ -226,7 +217,7 @@ else()
                            REQUIRES esp_pm esp_ringbuf freertos soc hal esp_hw_support
                            # for backward compatibility, the driver component needs to
                            # have a public dependency on other "esp_driver_foo" components
-                                    esp_driver_gpio esp_driver_pcnt
+                                    esp_driver_gpio esp_driver_pcnt esp_driver_gptimer
                            LDFRAGMENTS ${ldfragments}
                           )
 endif()
diff --git a/components/driver/Kconfig b/components/driver/Kconfig
index 5de2715b0f..9b0729bb8d 100644
--- a/components/driver/Kconfig
+++ b/components/driver/Kconfig
@@ -207,10 +207,6 @@ menu "Driver Configurations"
                 Note that, this option only controls the Analog Comparator driver log, won't affect other drivers.
     endmenu # Analog Comparator Configuration
 
-    orsource "./gptimer/Kconfig.gptimer"
-
-    orsource "../esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig.pcnt"
-
     orsource "./rmt/Kconfig.rmt"
 
     orsource "./mcpwm/Kconfig.mcpwm"
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/driver/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index b8ed1bf804..bf271a81f7 100644
--- a/components/driver/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/driver/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ components/driver/test_apps/dac_test_apps/legacy_dac_driver:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_DAC_SUPPORTED != 1
 
-components/driver/test_apps/gptimer:
-  disable:
-    - if: SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED != 1
-
 components/driver/test_apps/i2c_test_apps:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_I2C_SUPPORTED != 1 # TODO: IDF-8070
diff --git a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
index cde2d68cc2..8b8cc4b085 100644
--- a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ set(srcs "test_app_main.c"
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES driver esp_wifi nvs_flash esp_adc test_utils efuse
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_driver_gptimer esp_driver_gpio esp_wifi nvs_flash esp_adc test_utils efuse
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gptimer/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ec99842f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+set(srcs)
+set(public_include "include")
+if(CONFIG_SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED)
+    list(APPEND srcs "src/gptimer.c"
+                     "src/gptimer_priv.c")
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_SOC_TIMER_SUPPORT_ETM)
+    list(APPEND srcs "src/gptimer_etm.c")
+endif()
+
+idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       INCLUDE_DIRS ${public_include}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES "esp_pm"
+                       LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf"
+                      )
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/Kconfig.gptimer b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/Kconfig
similarity index 96%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/Kconfig.gptimer
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/Kconfig
index 5aeda6fd04..8aa5f2d9ba 100644
--- a/components/driver/gptimer/Kconfig.gptimer
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-menu "GPTimer Configuration"
+menu "ESP-Driver:GPTimer Configurations"
     depends on SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED
     config GPTIMER_ISR_HANDLER_IN_IRAM
         bool "Place GPTimer ISR handler into IRAM"
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ menu "GPTimer Configuration"
         help
             Wether to enable the debug log message for GPTimer driver.
             Note that, this option only controls the GPTimer driver log, won't affect other drivers.
-endmenu # GPTimer Configuration
+endmenu
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/README.md b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/README.md
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/README.md
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h
similarity index 88%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h
index 8fc188d828..38abfd4418 100644
--- a/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct {
  * @param[in] user_ctx User data, passed from `gptimer_register_event_callbacks`
  * @return Whether a high priority task has been waken up by this function
  */
-typedef bool (*gptimer_alarm_cb_t) (gptimer_handle_t timer, const gptimer_alarm_event_data_t *edata, void *user_ctx);
+typedef bool (*gptimer_alarm_cb_t)(gptimer_handle_t timer, const gptimer_alarm_event_data_t *edata, void *user_ctx);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/components/driver/include/esp_private/gptimer.h b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/esp_private/gptimer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/include/esp_private/gptimer.h
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/esp_private/gptimer.h
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/linker.lf b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/linker.lf
similarity index 95%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/linker.lf
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/linker.lf
index 11d7eeb26c..72f9e6eafd 100644
--- a/components/driver/gptimer/linker.lf
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/linker.lf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [mapping:gptimer_driver]
-archive: libdriver.a
+archive: libesp_driver_gptimer.a
 entries:
     if GPTIMER_ISR_HANDLER_IN_IRAM = y:
         gptimer: gptimer_default_isr (noflash)
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/gptimer.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer.c
similarity index 98%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/gptimer.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer.c
index 61978935b1..447aebfbbf 100644
--- a/components/driver/gptimer/gptimer.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer.c
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ esp_err_t gptimer_register_event_callbacks(gptimer_handle_t timer, const gptimer
             isr_flags |= 1 << (timer->intr_priority);
         }
         ESP_RETURN_ON_ERROR(esp_intr_alloc_intrstatus(timer_group_periph_signals.groups[group_id].timer_irq_id[timer_id], isr_flags,
-                            (uint32_t)timer_ll_get_intr_status_reg(timer->hal.dev), TIMER_LL_EVENT_ALARM(timer_id),
-                            gptimer_default_isr, timer, &timer->intr), TAG, "install interrupt service failed");
+                                                      (uint32_t)timer_ll_get_intr_status_reg(timer->hal.dev), TIMER_LL_EVENT_ALARM(timer_id),
+                                                      gptimer_default_isr, timer, &timer->intr), TAG, "install interrupt service failed");
     }
 
     // enable/disable GPTimer interrupt events
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_etm.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_etm.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_etm.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_etm.c
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_priv.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_priv.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_priv.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_priv.c
diff --git a/components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_priv.h b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_priv.h
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/gptimer/gptimer_priv.h
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/src/gptimer_priv.h
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a48c8d7cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Documentation: .gitlab/ci/README.md#manifest-file-to-control-the-buildtest-apps
+
+components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer:
+  disable:
+    - if: SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED != 1
+  depends_components:
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 87%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
index 50a85ed1dd..ba96212bd0 100644
--- a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ project(gptimer_test)
 if(CONFIG_COMPILER_DUMP_RTL_FILES)
     add_custom_target(check_test_app_sections ALL
                       COMMAND ${PYTHON} $ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/ci/check_callgraph.py
-                      --rtl-dirs ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/esp-idf/driver/,${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/esp-idf/hal/
+                      --rtl-dirs ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/esp-idf/esp_driver_gptimer/,${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/esp-idf/hal/
                       --elf-file ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gptimer_test.elf
                       find-refs
                       --from-sections=.iram0.text
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/README.md b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/README.md
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/README.md
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/CMakeLists.txt
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_app_main.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_app_main.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_app_main.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_app_main.c
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer.c
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer_iram.c b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer_iram.c
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer_iram.c
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/main/test_gptimer_iram.c
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/pytest_gptimer.py b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/pytest_gptimer.py
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/pytest_gptimer.py
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/pytest_gptimer.py
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.esp32c2_xtal26m
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.iram_safe b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.iram_safe
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.iram_safe
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.iram_safe
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.release b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.release
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.release
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.ci.release
diff --git a/components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.defaults
similarity index 100%
rename from components/driver/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.defaults
rename to components/esp_driver_gptimer/test_apps/gptimer/sdkconfig.defaults
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/CMakeLists.txt
index d146afbab4..6cf979b0cc 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@ if(CONFIG_SOC_PCNT_SUPPORTED)
     list(APPEND srcs "src/pulse_cnt.c")
 endif()
 
-if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    # Bootloader shall NOT depend on the drivers
-    idf_component_register()
-else()
-    idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                           INCLUDE_DIRS ${public_include}
-                           PRIV_REQUIRES "esp_pm"
-                                         "esp_driver_gpio"
-                           LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf"
-                          )
-endif()
+idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       INCLUDE_DIRS ${public_include}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES "esp_pm" "esp_driver_gpio"
+                       LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf"
+                      )
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig.pcnt b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig
similarity index 95%
rename from components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig.pcnt
rename to components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig
index 4a01e45141..e7f2d526e5 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig.pcnt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/Kconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-menu "PCNT Configuration"
+menu "ESP-Driver:PCNT Configurations"
     depends on SOC_PCNT_SUPPORTED
     config PCNT_CTRL_FUNC_IN_IRAM
         bool "Place PCNT control functions into IRAM"
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ menu "PCNT Configuration"
         help
             Wether to enable the debug log message for PCNT driver.
             Note that, this option only controls the PCNT driver log, won't affect other drivers.
-endmenu # PCNT Configuration
+endmenu
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index dcb1f22d88..badd45f01a 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/esp_hw_support_unity_tests:
 components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/etm:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_ETM_SUPPORTED != 1
+  depends_components:
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
+    - esp_driver_gpio
+    - esp_timer
+    - driver # TODO: replace with esp_driver_mcpwm, esp_driver_ana_cmpr
 
 components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/host_test_linux:
   enable:
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/etm/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/etm/main/CMakeLists.txt
index e7a895debd..7b84296f73 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/etm/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/test_apps/etm/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ endif()
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_timer driver
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_timer esp_driver_gptimer esp_driver_gpio
+                                     driver # TODO: replace with esp_driver_mcpwm (IDF-8379), esp_driver_ana_cmpr
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/spi_flash/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index 1c73293f31..ba39b0d357 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/spi_flash/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ components/spi_flash/test_apps/flash_suspend:
     - if: IDF_TARGET != "esp32c3"
       temporary: true
       reason: lack of runners
-  depends_filepatterns:
-    - components/driver/gptimer/**/*
   depends_components:
     - spi_flash
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
 
 components/spi_flash/test_apps/mspi_test:
   disable:
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
index 516a1cf013..53ba9d0e7e 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
+++ b/docs/doxygen/Doxyfile
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ INPUT = \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/dac/include/driver/dac_cosine.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/dac/include/driver/dac_oneshot.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/dac/include/driver/dac_types.h \
-    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h \
-    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h \
-    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/i2c/include/driver/i2c.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/i2s/include/driver/i2s_common.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/driver/i2s/include/driver/i2s_pdm.h \
@@ -139,6 +136,9 @@ INPUT = \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gpio/include/driver/gpio_filter.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gpio/include/driver/lp_io.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gpio/include/driver/rtc_io.h \
+    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer.h \
+    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_etm.h \
+    $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_gptimer/include/driver/gptimer_types.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_driver_pcnt/include/driver/pulse_cnt.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_com.h \
     $(PROJECT_PATH)/components/esp_eth/include/esp_eth_driver.h \
diff --git a/examples/peripherals/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/peripherals/.build-test-rules.yml
index 834340c6e1..bba8410d58 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/peripherals/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -299,13 +299,23 @@ examples/peripherals/temperature_sensor/temp_sensor_monitor:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_TEMPERATURE_SENSOR_INTR_SUPPORT != 1
 
-examples/peripherals/timer_group:
+examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED != 1
+  depends_components:
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
 
 examples/peripherals/timer_group/gptimer_capture_hc_sr04:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_TIMER_SUPPORT_ETM != 1
+  depends_components:
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
+
+examples/peripherals/timer_group/legacy_driver:
+  disable:
+    - if: SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED != 1
+  depends_components:
+    - driver # legacy driver is still located in the "driver" component
 
 examples/peripherals/touch_sensor:
   disable:
diff --git a/examples/system/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/system/.build-test-rules.yml
index 7dac32024a..812425a15b 100644
--- a/examples/system/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/system/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ examples/system/eventfd:
     - if: SOC_GPTIMER_SUPPORTED != 1
   depends_components:
     - vfs
-    - driver
+    - esp_driver_gptimer
 
 examples/system/flash_suspend:
   enable:
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
index ceb1b6512e..582efb40ad 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/g1_components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ set(extra_components_which_shouldnt_be_included
     cxx
     # [refactor-todo]: driver is a dependency of esp_pm, spi_flash, vfs, esp_wifi
     #   all of these should be removed from G1 except for spi_flash.
-    driver esp_driver_gpio esp_driver_pcnt
+    driver esp_driver_gpio esp_driver_pcnt esp_driver_gptimer
     # esp_app_format is dependency of bootloader_support, app_update
     esp_app_format
     # esp_bootloader_format is dependency of bootloader_support, app_update
diff --git a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a50233d57..860cbf717f 100644
--- a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,7 @@ endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include
                     REQUIRES esp_partition idf_test cmock
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES perfmon esp_driver_pcnt driver esp_netif)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES perfmon esp_driver_pcnt esp_driver_gptimer esp_netif
+                                  driver # TODO: replace with esp_driver_rmt
+                                  )
 target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")