diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 16617855169..58637dd7eb9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "acvm-backend-barretenberg"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend?rev=9fed6e52778d993d7742c46bbeec66087958c075#9fed6e52778d993d7742c46bbeec66087958c075"
+dependencies = [
+ "barretenberg-sys",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "common",
+ "getrandom",
+ "pkg-config",
+ "rust-embed",
+ "wasmer",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm_stdlib"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -305,27 +319,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "barretenberg_static_lib"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend?rev=680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d#680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d"
-dependencies = [
- "barretenberg-sys",
- "common",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "barretenberg_wasm"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend?rev=680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d#680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d"
-dependencies = [
- "common",
- "getrandom",
- "pkg-config",
- "rust-embed",
- "wasmer",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.21.0"
@@ -621,7 +614,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "common"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend?rev=680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d#680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d"
+source = "git+https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend?rev=9fed6e52778d993d7742c46bbeec66087958c075#9fed6e52778d993d7742c46bbeec66087958c075"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "blake2",
@@ -1901,10 +1894,9 @@ name = "nargo_cli"
 version = "0.4.1"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
+ "acvm-backend-barretenberg",
  "assert_cmd",
  "assert_fs",
- "barretenberg_static_lib",
- "barretenberg_wasm",
  "build-data",
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
index 7e7bcd87d3e..3d2bfe8754f 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ termcolor = "1.1.2"
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 
 # Backends
-aztec_backend = { optional = true, package = "barretenberg_static_lib", git = "https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend", rev = "680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d" }
-aztec_wasm_backend = { optional = true, package = "barretenberg_wasm", git = "https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend", rev = "680457cf59ccd3f0b6db6fc545c606294964c72d" }
+aztec_backend = { optional = true, package = "acvm-backend-barretenberg", default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/noir-lang/aztec_backend", rev = "9fed6e52778d993d7742c46bbeec66087958c075" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempdir = "0.3.7"
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ predicates = "2.1.5"
 
 [features]
 default = ["plonk_bn254"]
-# The plonk backend can only use bn254, so we do not specify the field
-plonk_bn254 = ["aztec_backend"]
-plonk_bn254_wasm = ["aztec_wasm_backend"]
+plonk_bn254 = ["aztec_backend/native"]
+plonk_bn254_wasm = ["aztec_backend/wasm"]
 
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/backends.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/backends.rs
index e1113279f80..25dd724ef5c 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/backends.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/backends.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "plonk_bn254")] {
-        pub(crate) use aztec_backend::Plonk as ConcreteBackend;
-    } else if #[cfg(feature = "plonk_bn254_wasm")] {
-        pub(crate) use aztec_wasm_backend::Plonk as ConcreteBackend;
+    if #[cfg(any(feature = "plonk_bn254", feature = "plonk_bn254_wasm"))] {
+        pub(crate) use aztec_backend::Barretenberg as ConcreteBackend;
     } else {
         compile_error!("please specify a backend to compile with");
     }
 }
 
-// As we have 3 feature flags we must test all 3 potential pairings to ensure they're mutually exclusive.
+// Backend usage is mutually exclusive so we only want a single feature to be activated.
 #[cfg(all(feature = "plonk_bn254", feature = "plonk_bn254_wasm"))]
 compile_error!(
     "feature \"plonk_bn254\"  and feature \"plonk_bn254_wasm\" cannot be enabled at the same time"
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/check_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/check_cmd.rs
index 557093444a1..3049c830def 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/check_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/check_cmd.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run(args: CheckCommand, config: NargoConfig) -> Result<(), CliErro
 }
 
 fn check_from_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(p: P, compile_options: &CompileOptions) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let mut driver = Resolver::resolve_root_manifest(p.as_ref(), backend.np_language())?;
 
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/codegen_verifier_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/codegen_verifier_cmd.rs
index 442f24c4b3b..97feb4c5286 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/codegen_verifier_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/codegen_verifier_cmd.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub(crate) struct CodegenVerifierCommand {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn run(args: CodegenVerifierCommand, config: NargoConfig) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     // TODO(blaine): Should this be a utility function?
     let circuit_build_path = args
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/compile_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/compile_cmd.rs
index 50c21486385..78b52003166 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/compile_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/compile_cmd.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) struct CompileCommand {
 pub(crate) fn run(args: CompileCommand, config: NargoConfig) -> Result<(), CliError> {
     let circuit_dir = config.program_dir.join(TARGET_DIR);
 
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     // If contracts is set we're compiling every function in a 'contract' rather than just 'main'.
     if args.contracts {
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/execute_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/execute_cmd.rs
index 9d1429bbda7..adeefc860a5 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/execute_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/execute_cmd.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn execute_with_path(
     program_dir: &Path,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(Option<InputValue>, WitnessMap), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let compiled_program = compile_circuit(&backend, program_dir, compile_options)?;
 
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/gates_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/gates_cmd.rs
index a5093b4d775..9fe9f5c7a53 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/gates_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/gates_cmd.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn count_gates_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     program_dir: P,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let compiled_program = compile_circuit(&backend, program_dir.as_ref(), compile_options)?;
     let num_opcodes = compiled_program.circuit.opcodes.len();
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/print_acir_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/print_acir_cmd.rs
index 589cc490f40..38b841121bc 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/print_acir_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/print_acir_cmd.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn print_acir_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     program_dir: P,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let compiled_program = compile_circuit(&backend, program_dir.as_ref(), compile_options)?;
     println!("{}", compiled_program.circuit);
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/prove_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/prove_cmd.rs
index fd60f004e2b..cecdee23fee 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/prove_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/prove_cmd.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub(crate) fn prove_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     check_proof: bool,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<Option<PathBuf>, CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let preprocessed_program = match circuit_build_path {
         Some(circuit_build_path) => read_program_from_file(circuit_build_path)?,
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/test_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/test_cmd.rs
index d168e6c39ca..65f8265a862 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/test_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/test_cmd.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fn run_tests(
     test_name: &str,
     compile_options: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let mut driver = Resolver::resolve_root_manifest(program_dir, backend.np_language())?;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn run_test(
     driver: &Driver,
     config: &CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let program = driver
         .compile_no_check(config, main)
diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
index cf2e4859091..07b7e351ee9 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/verify_cmd.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn verify_with_path<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     circuit_build_path: Option<P>,
     compile_options: CompileOptions,
 ) -> Result<(), CliError> {
-    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend;
+    let backend = crate::backends::ConcreteBackend::default();
 
     let preprocessed_program = match circuit_build_path {
         Some(circuit_build_path) => read_program_from_file(circuit_build_path)?,