diff --git a/aya-obj/src/relocation.rs b/aya-obj/src/relocation.rs
index fc02a79f..8269f6ca 100644
--- a/aya-obj/src/relocation.rs
+++ b/aya-obj/src/relocation.rs
@@ -73,15 +73,6 @@ pub enum RelocationError {
         address: u64,
     },
 
-    /// Referenced map not created yet
-    #[error("the map `{name}` at section `{section_index}` has not been created")]
-    MapNotCreated {
-        /// The section index
-        section_index: usize,
-        /// The map name
-        name: String,
-    },
-
     /// Invalid relocation offset
     #[error("invalid offset `{offset}` applying relocation #{relocation_number}")]
     InvalidRelocationOffset {
@@ -114,7 +105,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Symbol {
 
 impl Object {
     /// Relocates the map references
-    pub fn relocate_maps<'a, I: Iterator<Item = (&'a str, Option<i32>, &'a Map)>>(
+    pub fn relocate_maps<'a, I: Iterator<Item = (&'a str, i32, &'a Map)>>(
         &mut self,
         maps: I,
         text_sections: &HashSet<usize>,
@@ -187,8 +178,8 @@ impl Object {
 fn relocate_maps<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Relocation>>(
     fun: &mut Function,
     relocations: I,
-    maps_by_section: &HashMap<usize, (&str, Option<i32>, &Map)>,
-    maps_by_symbol: &HashMap<usize, (&str, Option<i32>, &Map)>,
+    maps_by_section: &HashMap<usize, (&str, i32, &Map)>,
+    maps_by_symbol: &HashMap<usize, (&str, i32, &Map)>,
     symbol_table: &HashMap<usize, Symbol>,
     text_sections: &HashSet<usize>,
 ) -> Result<(), RelocationError> {
@@ -230,7 +221,7 @@ fn relocate_maps<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Relocation>>(
             continue;
         }
 
-        let (name, fd, map) = if let Some(m) = maps_by_symbol.get(&rel.symbol_index) {
+        let (_name, fd, map) = if let Some(m) = maps_by_symbol.get(&rel.symbol_index) {
             let map = &m.2;
             debug!(
                 "relocating map by symbol index {:?}, kind {:?} at insn {ins_index} in section {}",
@@ -266,18 +257,13 @@ fn relocate_maps<'a, I: Iterator<Item = &'a Relocation>>(
         };
         debug_assert_eq!(map.section_index(), section_index);
 
-        let map_fd = fd.ok_or_else(|| RelocationError::MapNotCreated {
-            name: (*name).into(),
-            section_index,
-        })?;
-
         if !map.data().is_empty() {
             instructions[ins_index].set_src_reg(BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE as u8);
             instructions[ins_index + 1].imm = instructions[ins_index].imm + sym.address as i32;
         } else {
             instructions[ins_index].set_src_reg(BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD as u8);
         }
-        instructions[ins_index].imm = map_fd;
+        instructions[ins_index].imm = *fd;
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -588,7 +574,7 @@ mod test {
         let maps_by_section = HashMap::new();
 
         let map = fake_legacy_map(1);
-        let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([(1, ("test_map", Some(1), &map))]);
+        let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([(1, ("test_map", 1, &map))]);
 
         relocate_maps(
             &mut fun,
@@ -642,8 +628,8 @@ mod test {
         let map_1 = fake_legacy_map(1);
         let map_2 = fake_legacy_map(2);
         let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([
-            (1, ("test_map_1", Some(1), &map_1)),
-            (2, ("test_map_2", Some(2), &map_2)),
+            (1, ("test_map_1", 1, &map_1)),
+            (2, ("test_map_2", 2, &map_2)),
         ]);
 
         relocate_maps(
@@ -683,7 +669,7 @@ mod test {
         let maps_by_section = HashMap::new();
 
         let map = fake_btf_map(1);
-        let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([(1, ("test_map", Some(1), &map))]);
+        let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([(1, ("test_map", 1, &map))]);
 
         relocate_maps(
             &mut fun,
@@ -737,8 +723,8 @@ mod test {
         let map_1 = fake_btf_map(1);
         let map_2 = fake_btf_map(2);
         let maps_by_symbol = HashMap::from([
-            (1, ("test_map_1", Some(1), &map_1)),
-            (2, ("test_map_2", Some(2), &map_2)),
+            (1, ("test_map_1", 1, &map_1)),
+            (2, ("test_map_2", 2, &map_2)),
         ]);
 
         relocate_maps(
diff --git a/aya/src/bpf.rs b/aya/src/bpf.rs
index ee074dba..f5841f3f 100644
--- a/aya/src/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/bpf.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     ffi::CString,
     fs, io,
     os::{
-        fd::{AsFd as _, OwnedFd, RawFd},
+        fd::{AsFd as _, OwnedFd},
         raw::c_int,
     },
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -475,35 +475,15 @@ impl<'a> BpfLoader<'a> {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            let mut map = MapData {
-                obj,
-                fd: None,
-                pinned: false,
-            };
-            let fd = match map.obj.pinning() {
+            let btf_fd = btf_fd.as_deref().map(|fd| fd.as_fd());
+            let mut map = match obj.pinning() {
+                PinningType::None => MapData::create(obj, &name, btf_fd)?,
                 PinningType::ByName => {
-                    let path = match &map_pin_path {
-                        Some(p) => p,
-                        None => return Err(BpfError::NoPinPath),
-                    };
-                    // try to open map in case it's already pinned
-                    match map.open_pinned(&name, path) {
-                        Ok(fd) => {
-                            map.pinned = true;
-                            fd as RawFd
-                        }
-                        Err(_) => {
-                            let fd = map.create(&name, btf_fd.as_deref().map(|f| f.as_fd()))?;
-                            map.pin(&name, path).map_err(|error| MapError::PinError {
-                                name: Some(name.to_string()),
-                                error,
-                            })?;
-                            fd
-                        }
-                    }
+                    let path = map_pin_path.as_ref().ok_or(BpfError::NoPinPath)?;
+                    MapData::create_pinned(path, obj, &name, btf_fd)?
                 }
-                PinningType::None => map.create(&name, btf_fd.as_deref().map(|f| f.as_fd()))?,
             };
+            let fd = map.fd;
             if !map.obj.data().is_empty() && map.obj.section_kind() != BpfSectionKind::Bss {
                 bpf_map_update_elem_ptr(fd, &0 as *const _, map.obj.data_mut().as_mut_ptr(), 0)
                     .map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/array/array.rs b/aya/src/maps/array/array.rs
index 7f242ccc..97bb46d6 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/array/array.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/array/array.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> Array<T, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<u32, V>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(Array {
             inner: map,
             _v: PhantomData,
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> Array<T, V> {
     pub fn get(&self, index: &u32, flags: u64) -> Result<V, MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow();
         check_bounds(data, *index)?;
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
 
         let value =
             bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, index, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> Array<T, V> {
     pub fn set(&mut self, index: u32, value: impl Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         check_bounds(data, index)?;
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
         bpf_map_update_elem(fd, Some(&index), value.borrow(), flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
             SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_update_elem",
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/array/per_cpu_array.rs b/aya/src/maps/array/per_cpu_array.rs
index 7cf1116a..6405af4a 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/array/per_cpu_array.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/array/per_cpu_array.rs
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> PerCpuArray<T, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<u32, V>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(PerCpuArray {
             inner: map,
             _v: PhantomData,
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> PerCpuArray<T, V> {
     pub fn get(&self, index: &u32, flags: u64) -> Result<PerCpuValues<V>, MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow();
         check_bounds(data, *index)?;
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
 
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_elem_per_cpu(fd, index, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
             SyscallError {
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> PerCpuArray<T, V> {
     pub fn set(&mut self, index: u32, values: PerCpuValues<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         check_bounds(data, index)?;
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
 
         bpf_map_update_elem_per_cpu(fd, &index, &values, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
             SyscallError {
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/array/program_array.rs b/aya/src/maps/array/program_array.rs
index 7a708527..e2152b56 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/array/program_array.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/array/program_array.rs
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> ProgramArray<T> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<u32, RawFd>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(ProgramArray { inner: map })
     }
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>> ProgramArray<T> {
     pub fn set(&mut self, index: u32, program: &ProgramFd, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         check_bounds(data, index)?;
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
         let prog_fd = program.as_fd();
         let prog_fd = prog_fd.as_raw_fd();
 
@@ -96,7 +94,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>> ProgramArray<T> {
     pub fn clear_index(&mut self, index: &u32) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
         check_bounds(data, *index)?;
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow_mut().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow_mut().fd;
 
         bpf_map_delete_elem(fd, index)
             .map(|_| ())
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs b/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
index 03374b4e..84bff986 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/bloom_filter.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! A Bloom Filter.
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, marker::PhantomData};
+use std::{
+    borrow::{Borrow, BorrowMut},
+    marker::PhantomData,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     maps::{check_v_size, MapData, MapError},
@@ -41,8 +44,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> BloomFilter<T, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_v_size::<V>(data)?;
 
-        let _ = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(BloomFilter {
             inner: map,
             _v: PhantomData,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> BloomFilter<T, V> {
 
     /// Query the existence of the element.
     pub fn contains(&self, mut value: &V, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
 
         bpf_map_lookup_elem_ptr::<u32, _>(fd, None, &mut value, flags)
             .map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
@@ -61,10 +62,12 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> BloomFilter<T, V> {
             .ok_or(MapError::ElementNotFound)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+}
 
+impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> BloomFilter<T, V> {
     /// Inserts a value into the map.
-    pub fn insert(&self, value: impl Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, value: impl Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow_mut().fd;
         bpf_map_push_elem(fd, value.borrow(), flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "bpf_map_push_elem",
             io_error,
@@ -106,17 +109,24 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
+    fn new_map(obj: obj::Map) -> MapData {
+        override_syscall(|call| match call {
+            Syscall::Bpf {
+                cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_CREATE,
+                ..
+            } => Ok(1337),
+            call => panic!("unexpected syscall {:?}", call),
+        });
+        MapData::create(obj, "foo", None).unwrap()
+    }
+
     fn sys_error(value: i32) -> SysResult<c_long> {
         Err((-1, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(value)))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_value_size() {
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         assert_matches!(
             BloomFilter::<_, u16>::new(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidValueSize {
@@ -128,25 +138,21 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_wrong_map() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
-                def: bpf_map_def {
-                    map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY as u32,
-                    key_size: 4,
-                    value_size: 4,
-                    max_entries: 1024,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                section_index: 0,
-                section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
-                symbol_index: None,
-                data: Vec::new(),
-            }),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::PerfEventArray(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
+            def: bpf_map_def {
+                map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY as u32,
+                key_size: 4,
+                value_size: 4,
+                max_entries: 1024,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            section_index: 0,
+            section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
+            symbol_index: None,
+            data: Vec::new(),
+        }));
+
+        let map = Map::PerfEventArray(map);
 
         assert_matches!(
             BloomFilter::<_, u32>::try_from(&map),
@@ -154,53 +160,27 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_new_not_created() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        assert_matches!(
-            BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map),
-            Err(MapError::NotCreated { .. })
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_new_ok() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
 
-        assert!(BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
+        assert!(BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_ok() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
 
-        let map = Map::BloomFilter(map_data);
+        let map = Map::BloomFilter(map);
         assert!(BloomFilter::<_, u32>::try_from(&map).is_ok())
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
 
         assert_matches!(
             bloom_filter.insert(1, 0),
@@ -210,6 +190,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM,
@@ -218,26 +201,16 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         assert!(bloom_filter.insert(0, 42).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_contains_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             bloom_filter.contains(&1, 0),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -246,6 +219,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_contains_not_found() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_ELEM,
@@ -253,12 +229,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => sys_error(ENOENT),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let bloom_filter = BloomFilter::<_, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         assert_matches!(bloom_filter.contains(&1, 0), Err(MapError::ElementNotFound));
     }
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
index cbd2fc81..b2f9e547 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/hash_map.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> HashMap<T, K, V> {
     pub(crate) fn new(map: T) -> Result<HashMap<T, K, V>, MapError> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<K, V>(data)?;
-        let _ = data.fd_or_err()?;
 
         Ok(HashMap {
             inner: map,
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> HashMap<T, K, V> {
 
     /// Returns a copy of the value associated with the key.
     pub fn get(&self, key: &K, flags: u64) -> Result<V, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, key, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem",
             io_error,
@@ -137,17 +136,24 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
+    fn new_map(obj: obj::Map) -> MapData {
+        override_syscall(|call| match call {
+            Syscall::Bpf {
+                cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_CREATE,
+                ..
+            } => Ok(1337),
+            call => panic!("unexpected syscall {:?}", call),
+        });
+        MapData::create(obj, "foo", None).unwrap()
+    }
+
     fn sys_error(value: i32) -> SysResult<c_long> {
         Err((-1, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(value)))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_key_size() {
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u8, u32>::new(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidKeySize {
@@ -159,11 +165,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_value_size() {
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u32, u16>::new(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidValueSize {
@@ -175,13 +177,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_wrong_map() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::Array(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let map = Map::Array(map);
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u8, u32>::try_from(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidMapType { .. })
@@ -190,13 +187,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_wrong_map_values() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let map = Map::HashMap(map);
         assert_matches!(
             HashMap::<_, u32, u16>::try_from(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidValueSize {
@@ -206,79 +198,46 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_new_not_created() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        assert_matches!(
-            HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map),
-            Err(MapError::NotCreated { .. })
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_new_ok() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        assert!(HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        assert!(HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_ok() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let map = Map::HashMap(map);
         assert!(HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::try_from(&map).is_ok())
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_ok_lru() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
-                def: bpf_map_def {
-                    map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_HASH as u32,
-                    key_size: 4,
-                    value_size: 4,
-                    max_entries: 1024,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                section_index: 0,
-                section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
-                symbol_index: None,
-                data: Vec::new(),
-            }),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::HashMap(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
+            def: bpf_map_def {
+                map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_HASH as u32,
+                key_size: 4,
+                value_size: 4,
+                max_entries: 1024,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            section_index: 0,
+            section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
+            symbol_index: None,
+            data: Vec::new(),
+        }));
+        let map = Map::HashMap(map);
 
         assert!(HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::try_from(&map).is_ok())
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             hm.insert(1, 42, 0),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_update_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -287,6 +246,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM,
@@ -295,18 +257,14 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
-
         assert!(hm.insert(1, 42, 0).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_boxed_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM,
@@ -315,27 +273,16 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
-
         assert!(hm.insert(Box::new(1), Box::new(42), 0).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
 
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             hm.remove(&1),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_delete_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -344,6 +291,9 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_DELETE_ELEM,
@@ -352,24 +302,13 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let mut hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
-
         assert!(hm.remove(&1).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_syscall_error() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         assert_matches!(
@@ -380,6 +319,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_not_found() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_ELEM,
@@ -387,11 +327,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => sys_error(ENOENT),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         assert_matches!(hm.get(&1, 0), Err(MapError::KeyNotFound));
@@ -416,6 +351,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_keys_empty() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -423,11 +359,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => sys_error(ENOENT),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let keys = hm.keys().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>();
         assert_matches!(keys, Ok(ks) if ks.is_empty())
@@ -463,6 +394,8 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_keys() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -471,11 +404,6 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         let keys = hm.keys().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>().unwrap();
@@ -488,6 +416,7 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_keys_error() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -503,11 +432,6 @@ mod tests {
             }
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         let mut keys = hm.keys();
@@ -529,6 +453,7 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_iter() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -540,11 +465,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => lookup_elem(attr),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let items = hm.iter().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(&items, &[(10, 100), (20, 200), (30, 300)])
@@ -556,6 +476,7 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_iter_key_deleted() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -577,11 +498,6 @@ mod tests {
             }
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         let items = hm.iter().collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>().unwrap();
@@ -594,6 +510,7 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_iter_key_error() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -615,11 +532,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => lookup_elem(attr),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         let mut iter = hm.iter();
@@ -641,6 +553,7 @@ mod tests {
     // to support stable as well.
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
     fn test_iter_value_error() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
@@ -662,11 +575,6 @@ mod tests {
             }
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
         let hm = HashMap::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
 
         let mut iter = hm.iter();
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/mod.rs b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/mod.rs
index 62d3fc55..87fc0d70 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub(crate) fn insert<K: Pod, V: Pod>(
     value: &V,
     flags: u64,
 ) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-    let fd = map.fd_or_err()?;
+    let fd = map.fd;
     bpf_map_update_elem(fd, Some(key), value, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
         call: "bpf_map_update_elem",
         io_error,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub(crate) fn insert<K: Pod, V: Pod>(
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn remove<K: Pod>(map: &MapData, key: &K) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-    let fd = map.fd_or_err()?;
+    let fd = map.fd;
     bpf_map_delete_elem(fd, key)
         .map(|_| ())
         .map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/per_cpu_hash_map.rs b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/per_cpu_hash_map.rs
index 979970cc..7fd90ec0 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/hash_map/per_cpu_hash_map.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/hash_map/per_cpu_hash_map.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> PerCpuHashMap<T, K, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<K, V>(data)?;
 
-        let _ = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(PerCpuHashMap {
             inner: map,
             _k: PhantomData,
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> PerCpuHashMap<T, K, V> {
 
     /// Returns a slice of values - one for each CPU - associated with the key.
     pub fn get(&self, key: &K, flags: u64) -> Result<PerCpuValues<V>, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         let values =
             bpf_map_lookup_elem_per_cpu(fd, key, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem",
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> PerCpuHashMap<T, K, V> {
         values: PerCpuValues<V>,
         flags: u64,
     ) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow_mut().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow_mut().fd;
         bpf_map_update_elem_per_cpu(fd, key.borrow(), &values, flags).map_err(
             |(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_update_elem",
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs b/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
index 864eb431..d05ec2cf 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/lpm_trie.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> LpmTrie<T, K, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<Key<K>, V>(data)?;
 
-        let _ = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(LpmTrie {
             inner: map,
             _k: PhantomData,
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> LpmTrie<T, K, V> {
 
     /// Returns a copy of the value associated with the longest prefix matching key in the LpmTrie.
     pub fn get(&self, key: &Key<K>, flags: u64) -> Result<V, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, key, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem",
             io_error,
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> LpmTrie<T, K, V> {
         value: impl Borrow<V>,
         flags: u64,
     ) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         bpf_map_update_elem(fd, Some(key), value.borrow(), flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
             SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_update_elem",
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, K: Pod, V: Pod> LpmTrie<T, K, V> {
     ///
     /// Both the prefix and data must match exactly - this method does not do a longest prefix match.
     pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &Key<K>) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         bpf_map_delete_elem(fd, key)
             .map(|_| ())
             .map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
@@ -228,17 +226,24 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
+    fn new_map(obj: obj::Map) -> MapData {
+        override_syscall(|call| match call {
+            Syscall::Bpf {
+                cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_CREATE,
+                ..
+            } => Ok(1337),
+            call => panic!("unexpected syscall {:?}", call),
+        });
+        MapData::create(obj, "foo", None).unwrap()
+    }
+
     fn sys_error(value: i32) -> SysResult<c_long> {
         Err((-1, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(value)))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_key_size() {
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         assert_matches!(
             LpmTrie::<_, u16, u32>::new(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidKeySize {
@@ -250,11 +255,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_wrong_value_size() {
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         assert_matches!(
             LpmTrie::<_, u32, u16>::new(&map),
             Err(MapError::InvalidValueSize {
@@ -266,25 +267,21 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_wrong_map() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
-                def: bpf_map_def {
-                    map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY as u32,
-                    key_size: 4,
-                    value_size: 4,
-                    max_entries: 1024,
-                    ..Default::default()
-                },
-                section_index: 0,
-                section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
-                symbol_index: None,
-                data: Vec::new(),
-            }),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let map = Map::PerfEventArray(map_data);
+        let map = new_map(obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
+            def: bpf_map_def {
+                map_type: BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY as u32,
+                key_size: 4,
+                value_size: 4,
+                max_entries: 1024,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            section_index: 0,
+            section_kind: BpfSectionKind::Maps,
+            symbol_index: None,
+            data: Vec::new(),
+        }));
+
+        let map = Map::PerfEventArray(map);
 
         assert_matches!(
             LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::try_from(&map),
@@ -292,55 +289,30 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_new_not_created() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        assert_matches!(
-            LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map),
-            Err(MapError::NotCreated { .. })
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_new_ok() {
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
 
-        assert!(LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).is_ok());
+        assert!(LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_ok() {
-        let map_data = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
 
-        let map = Map::LpmTrie(map_data);
+        let map = Map::LpmTrie(map);
         assert!(LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::try_from(&map).is_ok())
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
         let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
+
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             trie.insert(&key, 1, 0),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_update_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -349,6 +321,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_insert_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
+        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM,
@@ -357,30 +334,18 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-
-        let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
-        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
-        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
         assert!(trie.insert(&key, 1, 0).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
         let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
+
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             trie.remove(&key),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_delete_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -389,6 +354,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_remove_ok() {
+        let mut map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
+        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
+        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_DELETE_ELEM,
@@ -397,29 +367,18 @@ mod tests {
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
 
-        let mut map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let mut trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&mut map).unwrap();
-        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
-        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
         assert!(trie.remove(&key).is_ok());
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_syscall_error() {
-        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
         let trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
         let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
         let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
 
+        override_syscall(|_| sys_error(EFAULT));
+
         assert_matches!(
             trie.get(&key, 0),
             Err(MapError::SyscallError(SyscallError { call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem", io_error })) if io_error.raw_os_error() == Some(EFAULT)
@@ -428,6 +387,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_not_found() {
+        let map = new_map(new_obj_map());
+        let trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
+        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
+        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
+
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
             Syscall::Bpf {
                 cmd: bpf_cmd::BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_ELEM,
@@ -435,14 +399,6 @@ mod tests {
             } => sys_error(ENOENT),
             _ => sys_error(EFAULT),
         });
-        let map = MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: Some(42),
-            pinned: false,
-        };
-        let trie = LpmTrie::<_, u32, u32>::new(&map).unwrap();
-        let ipaddr = Ipv4Addr::new(8, 8, 8, 8);
-        let key = Key::new(16, u32::from(ipaddr).to_be());
 
         assert_matches!(trie.get(&key, 0), Err(MapError::KeyNotFound));
     }
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/mod.rs b/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
index 28fd688e..8458989c 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/mod.rs
@@ -103,17 +103,6 @@ pub enum MapError {
         name: String,
     },
 
-    /// The map has not been created
-    #[error("the map has not been created")]
-    NotCreated,
-
-    /// The map has already been created
-    #[error("the map `{name}` has already been created")]
-    AlreadyCreated {
-        /// Map name
-        name: String,
-    },
-
     /// Failed to create map
     #[error("failed to create map `{name}` with code {code}")]
     CreateError {
@@ -480,7 +469,7 @@ pub(crate) fn check_v_size<V>(map: &MapData) -> Result<(), MapError> {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MapData {
     pub(crate) obj: obj::Map,
-    pub(crate) fd: Option<RawFd>,
+    pub(crate) fd: RawFd,
     /// Indicates if this map has been pinned to bpffs
     pub pinned: bool,
 }
@@ -488,22 +477,18 @@ pub struct MapData {
 impl MapData {
     /// Creates a new map with the provided `name`
     pub fn create(
-        &mut self,
+        obj: obj::Map,
         name: &str,
         btf_fd: Option<BorrowedFd<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
-        if self.fd.is_some() {
-            return Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { name: name.into() });
-        }
-
+    ) -> Result<Self, MapError> {
         let c_name = CString::new(name).map_err(|_| MapError::InvalidName { name: name.into() })?;
 
         #[cfg(not(test))]
         let kernel_version = KernelVersion::current().unwrap();
         #[cfg(test)]
         let kernel_version = KernelVersion::new(0xff, 0xff, 0xff);
-        let fd = bpf_create_map(&c_name, &self.obj, btf_fd, kernel_version).map_err(
-            |(code, io_error)| {
+        let fd =
+            bpf_create_map(&c_name, &obj, btf_fd, kernel_version).map_err(|(code, io_error)| {
                 if kernel_version < KernelVersion::new(5, 11, 0) {
                     maybe_warn_rlimit();
                 }
@@ -513,28 +498,42 @@ impl MapData {
                     code,
                     io_error,
                 }
-            },
-        )?;
+            })?;
 
-        Ok(*self.fd.insert(fd as RawFd))
+        Ok(Self {
+            obj,
+            fd: fd as RawFd,
+            pinned: false,
+        })
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn open_pinned<P: AsRef<Path>>(
-        &mut self,
-        name: &str,
+    pub(crate) fn create_pinned<P: AsRef<Path>>(
         path: P,
-    ) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
-        if self.fd.is_some() {
-            return Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { name: name.into() });
-        }
+        obj: obj::Map,
+        name: &str,
+        btf_fd: Option<BorrowedFd<'_>>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, MapError> {
+        // try to open map in case it's already pinned
         let map_path = path.as_ref().join(name);
         let path_string = CString::new(map_path.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
-        let fd = bpf_get_object(&path_string).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
+        match bpf_get_object(&path_string).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "BPF_OBJ_GET",
             io_error,
-        })?;
-
-        Ok(*self.fd.insert(fd.into_raw_fd()))
+        }) {
+            Ok(fd) => Ok(Self {
+                obj,
+                fd: fd.into_raw_fd(),
+                pinned: false,
+            }),
+            Err(_) => {
+                let mut map = Self::create(obj, name, btf_fd)?;
+                map.pin(name, path).map_err(|error| MapError::PinError {
+                    name: Some(name.into()),
+                    error,
+                })?;
+                Ok(map)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Loads a map from a pinned path in bpffs.
@@ -558,7 +557,7 @@ impl MapData {
 
         Ok(MapData {
             obj: parse_map_info(info, PinningType::ByName),
-            fd: Some(fd.into_raw_fd()),
+            fd: fd.into_raw_fd(),
             pinned: true,
         })
     }
@@ -573,59 +572,54 @@ impl MapData {
 
         Ok(MapData {
             obj: parse_map_info(info, PinningType::None),
-            fd: Some(fd.into_raw_fd()),
+            fd: fd.into_raw_fd(),
             pinned: false,
         })
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn fd_or_err(&self) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
-        self.fd.ok_or(MapError::NotCreated)
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn pin<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, name: &str, path: P) -> Result<(), PinError> {
-        if self.pinned {
+        let Self { fd, pinned, obj: _ } = self;
+        if *pinned {
             return Err(PinError::AlreadyPinned { name: name.into() });
         }
         let map_path = path.as_ref().join(name);
-        let fd = self.fd.ok_or(PinError::NoFd {
-            name: name.to_string(),
-        })?;
         let path_string = CString::new(map_path.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).map_err(|e| {
             PinError::InvalidPinPath {
                 error: e.to_string(),
             }
         })?;
-        bpf_pin_object(fd, &path_string).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
+        bpf_pin_object(*fd, &path_string).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "BPF_OBJ_PIN",
             io_error,
         })?;
-        self.pinned = true;
+        *pinned = true;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Returns the file descriptor of the map.
     ///
     /// Can be converted to [`RawFd`] using [`AsRawFd`].
-    pub fn fd(&self) -> Option<MapFd> {
-        self.fd.map(MapFd)
+    pub fn fd(&self) -> MapFd {
+        MapFd(self.fd)
     }
 }
 
 impl Drop for MapData {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // TODO: Replace this with an OwnedFd once that is stabilized.
-        if let Some(fd) = self.fd.take() {
-            unsafe { libc::close(fd) };
-        }
+        //
+        // SAFETY: `drop` is only called once.
+        unsafe { libc::close(self.fd) };
     }
 }
 
 impl Clone for MapData {
-    fn clone(&self) -> MapData {
-        MapData {
-            obj: self.obj.clone(),
-            fd: self.fd.map(|fd| unsafe { libc::dup(fd) }),
-            pinned: self.pinned,
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        let Self { obj, fd, pinned } = self;
+        Self {
+            obj: obj.clone(),
+            fd: unsafe { libc::dup(*fd) },
+            pinned: *pinned,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -664,14 +658,7 @@ impl<K: Pod> Iterator for MapKeys<'_, K> {
             return None;
         }
 
-        let fd = match self.map.fd_or_err() {
-            Ok(fd) => fd,
-            Err(e) => {
-                self.err = true;
-                return Some(Err(e));
-            }
-        };
-
+        let fd = self.map.fd;
         let key =
             bpf_map_get_next_key(fd, self.key.as_ref()).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_get_next_key",
@@ -854,14 +841,6 @@ mod tests {
         })
     }
 
-    fn new_map() -> MapData {
-        MapData {
-            obj: new_obj_map(),
-            fd: None,
-            pinned: false,
-        }
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_create() {
         override_syscall(|call| match call {
@@ -872,12 +851,13 @@ mod tests {
             _ => Err((-1, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(EFAULT))),
         });
 
-        let mut map = new_map();
-        assert_matches!(map.create("foo", None), Ok(42));
-        assert_eq!(map.fd, Some(42));
         assert_matches!(
-            map.create("foo", None),
-            Err(MapError::AlreadyCreated { .. })
+            MapData::create(new_obj_map(), "foo", None),
+            Ok(MapData {
+                obj: _,
+                fd: 42,
+                pinned: false
+            })
         );
     }
 
@@ -885,19 +865,13 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_create_failed() {
         override_syscall(|_| Err((-42, io::Error::from_raw_os_error(EFAULT))));
 
-        let mut map = new_map();
-        let ret = map.create("foo", None);
-        assert_matches!(ret, Err(MapError::CreateError { .. }));
-        if let Err(MapError::CreateError {
-            name,
-            code,
-            io_error,
-        }) = ret
-        {
-            assert_eq!(name, "foo");
-            assert_eq!(code, -42);
-            assert_eq!(io_error.raw_os_error(), Some(EFAULT));
-        }
-        assert_eq!(map.fd, None);
+        assert_matches!(
+            MapData::create(new_obj_map(), "foo", None),
+            Err(MapError::CreateError { name, code, io_error }) => {
+                assert_eq!(name, "foo");
+                assert_eq!(code, -42);
+                assert_eq!(io_error.raw_os_error(), Some(EFAULT));
+            }
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_event_array.rs b/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_event_array.rs
index 3d6a8103..7d647164 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_event_array.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/perf/perf_event_array.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ pub struct PerfEventArray<T> {
 
 impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> PerfEventArray<T> {
     pub(crate) fn new(map: T) -> Result<PerfEventArray<T>, MapError> {
-        let _fd = map.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(PerfEventArray {
             map: Arc::new(map),
             page_size: page_size(),
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData> + Borrow<MapData>> PerfEventArray<T> {
 
         // this cannot fail as new() checks that the fd is open
         let map_data: &MapData = self.map.deref().borrow();
-        let map_fd = map_data.fd_or_err().unwrap();
+        let map_fd = map_data.fd;
         let buf = PerfBuffer::open(index, self.page_size, page_count.unwrap_or(2))?;
         bpf_map_update_elem(map_fd, Some(&index), &buf.as_raw_fd(), 0)
             .map_err(|(_, io_error)| io_error)?;
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/queue.rs b/aya/src/maps/queue.rs
index 6b635dcb..78b81ec2 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/queue.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/queue.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> Queue<T, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<(), V>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(Queue {
             inner: map,
             _v: PhantomData,
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> Queue<T, V> {
     /// Returns [`MapError::ElementNotFound`] if the queue is empty, [`MapError::SyscallError`]
     /// if `bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem` fails.
     pub fn pop(&mut self, flags: u64) -> Result<V, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
 
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem::<u32, _>(fd, None, flags).map_err(
             |(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> Queue<T, V> {
     ///
     /// [`MapError::SyscallError`] if `bpf_map_update_elem` fails.
     pub fn push(&mut self, value: impl Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         bpf_map_push_elem(fd, value.borrow(), flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "bpf_map_push_elem",
             io_error,
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_hash.rs b/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_hash.rs
index 0e87aa98..1904ec1e 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_hash.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_hash.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod> SockHash<T, K> {
     pub(crate) fn new(map: T) -> Result<SockHash<T, K>, MapError> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<K, u32>(data)?;
-        let _ = data.fd_or_err()?;
 
         Ok(SockHash {
             inner: map,
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod> SockHash<T, K> {
 
     /// Returns the fd of the socket stored at the given key.
     pub fn get(&self, key: &K, flags: u64) -> Result<RawFd, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_elem(fd, key, flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
             call: "bpf_map_lookup_elem",
             io_error,
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, K: Pod> SockHash<T, K> {
     /// The returned file descriptor can be used to attach programs that work with
     /// socket maps, like [`SkMsg`](crate::programs::SkMsg) and [`SkSkb`](crate::programs::SkSkb).
     pub fn fd(&self) -> Result<SockMapFd, MapError> {
-        Ok(SockMapFd(self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?))
+        Ok(SockMapFd(self.inner.borrow().fd))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_map.rs b/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_map.rs
index b6877827..52574f23 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_map.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/sock/sock_map.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> SockMap<T> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<u32, RawFd>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(SockMap { inner: map })
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> SockMap<T> {
     /// The returned file descriptor can be used to attach programs that work with
     /// socket maps, like [`SkMsg`](crate::programs::SkMsg) and [`SkSkb`](crate::programs::SkSkb).
     pub fn fd(&self) -> Result<SockMapFd, MapError> {
-        Ok(SockMapFd(self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?))
+        Ok(SockMapFd(self.inner.borrow().fd))
     }
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>> SockMap<T> {
     /// Stores a socket into the map.
     pub fn set<I: AsRawFd>(&mut self, index: u32, socket: &I, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
         check_bounds(data, index)?;
         bpf_map_update_elem(fd, Some(&index), &socket.as_raw_fd(), flags).map_err(
             |(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>> SockMap<T> {
     /// Removes the socket stored at `index` from the map.
     pub fn clear_index(&mut self, index: &u32) -> Result<(), MapError> {
         let data = self.inner.borrow_mut();
-        let fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = data.fd;
         check_bounds(data, *index)?;
         bpf_map_delete_elem(fd, index)
             .map(|_| ())
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/stack.rs b/aya/src/maps/stack.rs
index 8004e486..0cc9b1d8 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/stack.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/stack.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>, V: Pod> Stack<T, V> {
         let data = map.borrow();
         check_kv_size::<(), V>(data)?;
 
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
-
         Ok(Stack {
             inner: map,
             _v: PhantomData,
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> Stack<T, V> {
     /// Returns [`MapError::ElementNotFound`] if the stack is empty, [`MapError::SyscallError`]
     /// if `bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem` fails.
     pub fn pop(&mut self, flags: u64) -> Result<V, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
 
         let value = bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem::<u32, _>(fd, None, flags).map_err(
             |(_, io_error)| SyscallError {
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ impl<T: BorrowMut<MapData>, V: Pod> Stack<T, V> {
     ///
     /// [`MapError::SyscallError`] if `bpf_map_update_elem` fails.
     pub fn push(&mut self, value: impl Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> Result<(), MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
         bpf_map_update_elem(fd, None::<&u32>, value.borrow(), flags).map_err(|(_, io_error)| {
             SyscallError {
                 call: "bpf_map_update_elem",
diff --git a/aya/src/maps/stack_trace.rs b/aya/src/maps/stack_trace.rs
index 8d3add5a..8f84a09e 100644
--- a/aya/src/maps/stack_trace.rs
+++ b/aya/src/maps/stack_trace.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> StackTraceMap<T> {
         if size > max_stack_depth * mem::size_of::<u64>() {
             return Err(MapError::InvalidValueSize { size, expected });
         }
-        let _fd = data.fd_or_err()?;
 
         Ok(StackTraceMap {
             inner: map,
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T: Borrow<MapData>> StackTraceMap<T> {
     /// Returns [`MapError::KeyNotFound`] if there is no stack trace with the
     /// given `stack_id`, or [`MapError::SyscallError`] if `bpf_map_lookup_elem` fails.
     pub fn get(&self, stack_id: &u32, flags: u64) -> Result<StackTrace, MapError> {
-        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd_or_err()?;
+        let fd = self.inner.borrow().fd;
 
         let mut frames = vec![0; self.max_stack_depth];
         bpf_map_lookup_elem_ptr(fd, Some(stack_id), frames.as_mut_ptr(), flags)
diff --git a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
index 546bf0c4..23fcf8e3 100644
--- a/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/sys/bpf.rs
@@ -704,8 +704,8 @@ pub(crate) fn is_bpf_global_data_supported() -> bool {
 
     let mut insns = copy_instructions(prog).unwrap();
 
-    let mut map_data = MapData {
-        obj: obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
+    let map = MapData::create(
+        obj::Map::Legacy(LegacyMap {
             def: bpf_map_def {
                 map_type: bpf_map_type::BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY as u32,
                 key_size: 4,
@@ -718,12 +718,12 @@ pub(crate) fn is_bpf_global_data_supported() -> bool {
             symbol_index: None,
             data: Vec::new(),
         }),
-        fd: None,
-        pinned: false,
-    };
+        "aya_global",
+        None,
+    );
 
-    if let Ok(map_fd) = map_data.create("aya_global", None) {
-        insns[0].imm = map_fd;
+    if let Ok(map) = map {
+        insns[0].imm = map.fd;
 
         let gpl = b"GPL\0";
         u.license = gpl.as_ptr() as u64;
diff --git a/test/integration-test/src/tests/rbpf.rs b/test/integration-test/src/tests/rbpf.rs
index 44e648d1..0a85adbf 100644
--- a/test/integration-test/src/tests/rbpf.rs
+++ b/test/integration-test/src/tests/rbpf.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fn use_map_with_rbpf() {
     object
         .relocate_maps(
             maps.iter()
-                .map(|(s, (fd, map))| (s.as_ref() as &str, Some(*fd), map)),
+                .map(|(s, (fd, map))| (s.as_ref() as &str, *fd, map)),
             &text_sections,
         )
         .expect("Relocation failed");
diff --git a/xtask/public-api/aya-obj.txt b/xtask/public-api/aya-obj.txt
index a2f9d001..574862f4 100644
--- a/xtask/public-api/aya-obj.txt
+++ b/xtask/public-api/aya-obj.txt
@@ -5972,7 +5972,7 @@ impl aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_btf(&mut self, target_btf: &aya_obj::btf::Btf) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::btf::BtfRelocationError>
 impl aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_calls(&mut self, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
-pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_maps<'a, I: core::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator<Item = (&'a str, core::option::Option<i32>, &'a aya_obj::maps::Map)>>(&mut self, maps: I, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
+pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_maps<'a, I: core::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator<Item = (&'a str, i32, &'a aya_obj::maps::Map)>>(&mut self, maps: I, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
 impl core::clone::Clone for aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::clone(&self) -> aya_obj::Object
 impl core::fmt::Debug for aya_obj::Object
@@ -6288,9 +6288,6 @@ pub enum aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::InvalidRelocationOffset
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::InvalidRelocationOffset::offset: u64
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::InvalidRelocationOffset::relocation_number: usize
-pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::MapNotCreated
-pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::MapNotCreated::name: alloc::string::String
-pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::MapNotCreated::section_index: usize
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::SectionNotFound
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::SectionNotFound::section_index: usize
 pub aya_obj::relocation::RelocationError::SectionNotFound::symbol_index: usize
@@ -6687,7 +6684,7 @@ impl aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_btf(&mut self, target_btf: &aya_obj::btf::Btf) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::btf::BtfRelocationError>
 impl aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_calls(&mut self, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
-pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_maps<'a, I: core::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator<Item = (&'a str, core::option::Option<i32>, &'a aya_obj::maps::Map)>>(&mut self, maps: I, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
+pub fn aya_obj::Object::relocate_maps<'a, I: core::iter::traits::iterator::Iterator<Item = (&'a str, i32, &'a aya_obj::maps::Map)>>(&mut self, maps: I, text_sections: &std::collections::hash::set::HashSet<usize>) -> core::result::Result<(), aya_obj::relocation::BpfRelocationError>
 impl core::clone::Clone for aya_obj::Object
 pub fn aya_obj::Object::clone(&self) -> aya_obj::Object
 impl core::fmt::Debug for aya_obj::Object
diff --git a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
index 0b2a7374..ebf7699f 100644
--- a/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
+++ b/xtask/public-api/aya.txt
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ pub mod aya::maps::bloom_filter
 pub struct aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V: aya::Pod>
 impl<T: core::borrow::Borrow<aya::maps::MapData>, V: aya::Pod> aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>
 pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::contains(&self, value: &V, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
-pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::insert(&self, value: impl core::borrow::Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
+impl<T: core::borrow::BorrowMut<aya::maps::MapData>, V: aya::Pod> aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>
+pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::insert(&mut self, value: impl core::borrow::Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
 impl<'a, V: aya::Pod> core::convert::TryFrom<&'a aya::maps::Map> for aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>
 pub type aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>::Error = aya::maps::MapError
 pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>::try_from(map: &'a aya::maps::Map) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>, aya::maps::MapError>
@@ -966,8 +967,6 @@ pub fn aya::maps::Map::borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T
 impl<T> core::convert::From<T> for aya::maps::Map
 pub fn aya::maps::Map::from(t: T) -> T
 pub enum aya::maps::MapError
-pub aya::maps::MapError::AlreadyCreated
-pub aya::maps::MapError::AlreadyCreated::name: alloc::string::String
 pub aya::maps::MapError::CreateError
 pub aya::maps::MapError::CreateError::code: libc::unix::linux_like::linux::gnu::b64::x86_64::not_x32::c_long
 pub aya::maps::MapError::CreateError::io_error: std::io::error::Error
@@ -984,7 +983,6 @@ pub aya::maps::MapError::InvalidValueSize
 pub aya::maps::MapError::InvalidValueSize::expected: usize
 pub aya::maps::MapError::InvalidValueSize::size: usize
 pub aya::maps::MapError::KeyNotFound
-pub aya::maps::MapError::NotCreated
 pub aya::maps::MapError::OutOfBounds
 pub aya::maps::MapError::OutOfBounds::index: u32
 pub aya::maps::MapError::OutOfBounds::max_entries: u32
@@ -1104,7 +1102,8 @@ pub fn aya::maps::perf::AsyncPerfEventArray<T>::from(t: T) -> T
 pub struct aya::maps::BloomFilter<T, V: aya::Pod>
 impl<T: core::borrow::Borrow<aya::maps::MapData>, V: aya::Pod> aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>
 pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::contains(&self, value: &V, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
-pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::insert(&self, value: impl core::borrow::Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
+impl<T: core::borrow::BorrowMut<aya::maps::MapData>, V: aya::Pod> aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>
+pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<T, V>::insert(&mut self, value: impl core::borrow::Borrow<V>, flags: u64) -> core::result::Result<(), aya::maps::MapError>
 impl<'a, V: aya::Pod> core::convert::TryFrom<&'a aya::maps::Map> for aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>
 pub type aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>::Error = aya::maps::MapError
 pub fn aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>::try_from(map: &'a aya::maps::Map) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::bloom_filter::BloomFilter<&'a aya::maps::MapData, V>, aya::maps::MapError>
@@ -1226,12 +1225,12 @@ pub fn aya::maps::lpm_trie::LpmTrie<T, K, V>::from(t: T) -> T
 pub struct aya::maps::MapData
 pub aya::maps::MapData::pinned: bool
 impl aya::maps::MapData
-pub fn aya::maps::MapData::create(&mut self, name: &str, btf_fd: core::option::Option<std::os::fd::owned::BorrowedFd<'_>>) -> core::result::Result<std::os::fd::raw::RawFd, aya::maps::MapError>
-pub fn aya::maps::MapData::fd(&self) -> core::option::Option<aya::maps::MapFd>
+pub fn aya::maps::MapData::create(obj: aya_obj::maps::Map, name: &str, btf_fd: core::option::Option<std::os::fd::owned::BorrowedFd<'_>>) -> core::result::Result<Self, aya::maps::MapError>
+pub fn aya::maps::MapData::fd(&self) -> aya::maps::MapFd
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::from_fd(fd: std::os::fd::owned::OwnedFd) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::MapData, aya::maps::MapError>
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::from_pin<P: core::convert::AsRef<std::path::Path>>(path: P) -> core::result::Result<aya::maps::MapData, aya::maps::MapError>
 impl core::clone::Clone for aya::maps::MapData
-pub fn aya::maps::MapData::clone(&self) -> aya::maps::MapData
+pub fn aya::maps::MapData::clone(&self) -> Self
 impl core::ops::drop::Drop for aya::maps::MapData
 pub fn aya::maps::MapData::drop(&mut self)
 impl core::fmt::Debug for aya::maps::MapData