diff --git a/tests/automake.mk b/tests/automake.mk
index f8a925012d6..2ae0aeecaff 100644
--- a/tests/automake.mk
+++ b/tests/automake.mk
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ $(srcdir)/tests/fuzz-regression-list.at: tests/automake.mk
 	    echo "TEST_FUZZ_REGRESSION([$$basename])"; \
 	done > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
-EXTRA_DIST += $(MFEX_AUTOVALIDATOR_TESTS)
-MFEX_AUTOVALIDATOR_TESTS = \
-	tests/mfex_fuzzy.py
-
 OVSDB_CLUSTER_TESTSUITE_AT = \
 	tests/ovsdb-cluster-testsuite.at \
 	tests/ovsdb-execution.at \
@@ -522,7 +518,7 @@ tests_test_type_props_SOURCES = tests/test-type-props.c
 CHECK_PYFILES = \
 	tests/appctl.py \
 	tests/flowgen.py \
-	tests/mfex_fuzzy.py \
+	tests/genpkts.py \
 	tests/ovsdb-monitor-sort.py \
 	tests/test-daemon.py \
 	tests/test-dpparse.py \
diff --git a/tests/mfex_fuzzy.py b/tests/genpkts.py
similarity index 66%
rename from tests/mfex_fuzzy.py
rename to tests/genpkts.py
index 50b9870641d..3354e116d0c 100755
--- a/tests/mfex_fuzzy.py
+++ b/tests/genpkts.py
@@ -17,51 +17,44 @@
 from scapy.all import RandMAC, RandIP, PcapWriter, RandIP6, RandShort, fuzz
 from scapy.all import IPv6, Dot1Q, IP, Ether, UDP, TCP, random
 
-# Path for the pcap file location.
-path = str(sys.argv[1])
 # The number of packets generated will be size * 8.
-size = int(sys.argv[2])
+size = int(sys.argv[1])
 # Traffic option is used to choose between fuzzy or simple packet type.
-if len(sys.argv) > 3:
-    traffic_opt = str(sys.argv[3])
+if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+    traffic_opt = str(sys.argv[2])
 else:
     traffic_opt = ""
 
-pktdump = PcapWriter(path, append=False, sync=True)
-
-pkt = []
-
 for i in range(0, size):
+    pkt = []
+
     if traffic_opt == "fuzzy":
 
         eth = Ether(src=RandMAC(), dst=RandMAC())
         vlan = Dot1Q()
-        udp = UDP(dport=RandShort(), sport=RandShort())
         ipv4 = IP(src=RandIP(), dst=RandIP(), len=random.randint(0, 100))
         ipv6 = IPv6(src=RandIP6(), dst=RandIP6(), plen=random.randint(0, 100))
+        udp = UDP(dport=RandShort(), sport=RandShort())
         tcp = TCP(dport=RandShort(), sport=RandShort(), flags='S',
                   dataofs=random.randint(0, 15))
 
         # IPv4 packets with fuzzing
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv4 / udp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv4 / tcp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv4 / udp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv4 / tcp))
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv4 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv4 / tcp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv4 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv4 / tcp).build().hex())
 
         # IPv6 packets with fuzzing
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv6 / udp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv6 / tcp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv6 / udp))
-        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv6 / tcp))
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv6 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / ipv6 / tcp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv6 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append(fuzz(eth / vlan / ipv6 / tcp).build().hex())
 
     else:
         mac_addr_src = "52:54:00:FF:FF:{:02X}".format(i % 0xff)
         mac_addr_dst = "80:FF:FF:FF:FF:{:02X}".format(i % 0xff)
-        src_port = 200 + (i % 20)
-        dst_port = 1000 + (i % 20)
         eth = Ether(src=mac_addr_src, dst=mac_addr_dst)
         vlan = Dot1Q(vlan=(i % 10))
-        udp = UDP(dport=src_port, sport=dst_port)
         # IPv4 address range limits to 255 and IPv6 limit to 65535
         ipv4_addr_src = "192.168.150." + str((i % 255))
         ipv4_addr_dst = "200.100.198." + str((i % 255))
@@ -71,18 +64,21 @@
                         .format(i % 0xffff)
         ipv4 = IP(src=ipv4_addr_src, dst=ipv4_addr_dst)
         ipv6 = IPv6(src=ipv6_addr_src, dst=ipv6_addr_dst)
+        src_port = 200 + (i % 20)
+        dst_port = 1000 + (i % 20)
+        udp = UDP(dport=src_port, sport=dst_port)
         tcp = TCP(dport=src_port, sport=dst_port, flags='S')
 
         # IPv4 packets
-        pkt.append(eth / ipv4 / udp)
-        pkt.append(eth / ipv4 / tcp)
-        pkt.append(eth / vlan / ipv4 / udp)
-        pkt.append(eth / vlan / ipv4 / tcp)
+        pkt.append((eth / ipv4 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / ipv4 / tcp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / vlan / ipv4 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / vlan / ipv4 / tcp).build().hex())
 
         # IPv6 packets
-        pkt.append(eth / ipv6 / udp)
-        pkt.append(eth / ipv6 / tcp)
-        pkt.append(eth / vlan / ipv6 / udp)
-        pkt.append(eth / vlan / ipv6 / tcp)
+        pkt.append((eth / ipv6 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / ipv6 / tcp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / vlan / ipv6 / udp).build().hex())
+        pkt.append((eth / vlan / ipv6 / tcp).build().hex())
 
-pktdump.write(pkt)
+    print(' '.join(pkt))
diff --git a/tests/system-dpdk.at b/tests/system-dpdk.at
index d19062d987e..ab72860a639 100644
--- a/tests/system-dpdk.at
+++ b/tests/system-dpdk.at
@@ -821,16 +821,16 @@ AT_SETUP([OVS-DPDK - MFEX Autovalidator])
 AT_KEYWORDS([dpdk])
 OVS_CHECK_GITHUB_ACTION()
 OVS_DPDK_PRE_CHECK()
-OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci])
+OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci], [--enable-dummy])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev])
 AT_SKIP_IF([! ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-get | sed 1,4d | grep "True"], [], [dnl
 ])
 
 AT_SKIP_IF([! $PYTHON3 -c "import scapy"], [], [])
-AT_CHECK([$PYTHON3 $srcdir/mfex_fuzzy.py test_traffic.pcap 2000], [], [stdout])
+AT_SKIP_IF([! $PYTHON3 $srcdir/genpkts.py 2000 > packets])
 
 dnl Add userspace bridge and attach it to OVS
-AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=net_pcap1,rx_pcap=test_traffic.pcap,infinite_rx=1], [], [stdout], [stderr])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dummy-pmd])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl show], [], [stdout])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/dpif-impl-set dpif_avx512], [0], [dnl
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set autovalidator], [0], [dnl
 Miniflow extract implementation set to autovalidator.
 ])
 
+cat packets | while read line; do
+  AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1 $line], [0], [ignore])
+done
+
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([test `ovs-vsctl get interface p1 statistics | grep -oP 'rx_packets=\s*\K\d+'` -ge 16000])
 
 dnl Clean up
@@ -855,16 +859,16 @@ AT_SETUP([OVS-DPDK - MFEX Autovalidator Fuzzy])
 AT_KEYWORDS([dpdk])
 OVS_CHECK_GITHUB_ACTION()
 OVS_DPDK_PRE_CHECK()
-OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci])
+OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci], [--enable-dummy])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev])
 AT_SKIP_IF([! ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-get | sed 1,4d | grep "True"], [], [dnl
 ])
 
 AT_SKIP_IF([! $PYTHON3 -c "import scapy"], [], [])
-AT_CHECK([$PYTHON3 $srcdir/mfex_fuzzy.py fuzzy.pcap 2000 fuzzy], [], [stdout])
+AT_SKIP_IF([! $PYTHON3 $srcdir/genpkts.py 2000 fuzzy > packets])
 
 dnl Add userspace bridge and attach it to OVS
-AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=net_pcap1,rx_pcap=fuzzy.pcap,infinite_rx=1], [], [stdout], [stderr])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dummy-pmd])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl show], [], [stdout])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/dpif-impl-set dpif_avx512], [0], [dnl
@@ -875,6 +879,10 @@ AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set autovalidator], [0], [dnl
 Miniflow extract implementation set to autovalidator.
 ])
 
+cat packets | while read line; do
+  AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl netdev-dummy/receive p1 $line], [0], [ignore])
+done
+
 OVS_WAIT_UNTIL([test `ovs-vsctl get interface p1 statistics | grep -oP 'rx_packets=\s*\K\d+'` -ge 16000])
 
 dnl Clean up
@@ -888,11 +896,11 @@ dnl --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AT_SETUP([OVS-DPDK - MFEX Configuration])
 AT_KEYWORDS([dpdk])
 OVS_DPDK_PRE_CHECK()
-OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci])
+OVS_DPDK_START([--no-pci], [--enable-dummy])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl --no-wait set Open_vSwitch . other_config:pmd-cpu-mask=0x1])
 dnl Add userspace bridge and attach it to OVS
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-br br0 -- set bridge br0 datapath_type=netdev])
-AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dpdk options:dpdk-devargs=net_null0,no-rx=1], [], [stdout], [stderr])
+AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl add-port br0 p1 -- set Interface p1 type=dummy-pmd])
 AT_CHECK([ovs-vsctl show], [], [stdout])
 
 AT_CHECK([ovs-appctl dpif-netdev/miniflow-parser-set scalar 1], [2],