diff --git a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/prove.rs b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/prove.rs
index 602cb0f88a8..82078a38282 100644
--- a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/prove.rs
+++ b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/prove.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ pub(crate) struct ProveCommand {
     pub(crate) is_recursive: bool,
     pub(crate) bytecode_path: PathBuf,
     pub(crate) witness_path: PathBuf,
-    pub(crate) proof_path: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl ProveCommand {
-    pub(crate) fn run(self, binary_path: &Path) -> Result<(), BackendError> {
+    pub(crate) fn run(self, binary_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<u8>, BackendError> {
         let mut command = std::process::Command::new(binary_path);
 
         command
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ impl ProveCommand {
             .arg("-w")
             .arg(self.witness_path)
             .arg("-o")
-            .arg(self.proof_path);
+            .arg("-");
 
         if self.is_recursive {
             command.arg("-r");
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ impl ProveCommand {
 
         let output = command.output().expect("Failed to execute command");
         if output.status.success() {
-            Ok(())
+            Ok(output.stdout)
         } else {
             Err(BackendError(String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap()))
         }
@@ -56,16 +55,14 @@ fn prove_command() {
     let temp_directory_path = temp_directory.path();
     let bytecode_path = temp_directory_path.join("acir.gz");
     let witness_path = temp_directory_path.join("witness.tr");
-    let proof_path = temp_directory_path.join("1_mul.proof");
 
     std::fs::File::create(&bytecode_path).expect("file should be created");
     std::fs::File::create(&witness_path).expect("file should be created");
 
     let crs_path = backend.backend_directory();
-    let prove_command =
-        ProveCommand { crs_path, bytecode_path, witness_path, is_recursive: false, proof_path };
+    let prove_command = ProveCommand { crs_path, bytecode_path, witness_path, is_recursive: false };
 
-    let proof_created = prove_command.run(&backend.binary_path());
-    assert!(proof_created.is_ok());
+    let proof = prove_command.run(&backend.binary_path()).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(proof, "proof".as_bytes());
     drop(temp_directory);
 }
diff --git a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/verify.rs b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/verify.rs
index 9b497bf7f8b..2b04e5048bb 100644
--- a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/verify.rs
+++ b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/cli/verify.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ fn verify_command() {
     use tempfile::tempdir;
 
     use super::{ProveCommand, WriteVkCommand};
+    use crate::proof_system::write_to_file;
 
     let backend = crate::get_mock_backend();
 
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ fn verify_command() {
         is_recursive: false,
         bytecode_path,
         witness_path,
-        proof_path: proof_path.clone(),
     };
-    prove_command.run(&backend.binary_path()).unwrap();
+    let proof = prove_command.run(&backend.binary_path()).unwrap();
+
+    write_to_file(&proof, &proof_path);
 
     let verify_command =
         VerifyCommand { crs_path, is_recursive: false, proof_path, vk_path: vk_path_output };
diff --git a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/proof_system.rs b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/proof_system.rs
index a53513fa49e..ca5a6818343 100644
--- a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/proof_system.rs
+++ b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/src/proof_system.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use acvm::acir::circuit::Opcode;
@@ -54,21 +54,16 @@ impl Backend {
         let serialized_circuit = serialize_circuit(circuit);
         write_to_file(&serialized_circuit, &bytecode_path);
 
-        let proof_path = temp_directory.join("proof").with_extension("proof");
-
         let binary_path = assert_binary_exists(self);
         // Create proof and store it in the specified path
-        ProveCommand {
+        let proof_with_public_inputs = ProveCommand {
             crs_path: self.crs_directory(),
             is_recursive,
             bytecode_path,
             witness_path,
-            proof_path: proof_path.clone(),
         }
         .run(&binary_path)?;
 
-        let proof_with_public_inputs = read_bytes_from_file(&proof_path).unwrap();
-
         // Barretenberg return the proof prepended with the public inputs.
         //
         // This is not how the API expects the proof to be formatted,
@@ -147,19 +142,6 @@ pub(super) fn write_to_file(bytes: &[u8], path: &Path) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-pub(super) fn read_bytes_from_file(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-    // Open the file for reading.
-    let mut file = File::open(path)?;
-
-    // Create a buffer to store the bytes.
-    let mut buffer = Vec::new();
-
-    // Read bytes from the file.
-    file.read_to_end(&mut buffer)?;
-
-    Ok(buffer)
-}
-
 /// Removes the public inputs which are prepended to a proof by Barretenberg.
 fn remove_public_inputs(num_pub_inputs: usize, proof: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
     // Barretenberg prepends the public inputs onto the proof so we need to remove
diff --git a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/test-binaries/mock_backend/src/prove_cmd.rs b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/test-binaries/mock_backend/src/prove_cmd.rs
index bf53b9e694c..3967778d4e8 100644
--- a/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/test-binaries/mock_backend/src/prove_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/acvm_backend_barretenberg/test-binaries/mock_backend/src/prove_cmd.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use clap::Args;
+use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
@@ -20,5 +21,5 @@ pub(crate) fn run(args: ProveCommand) {
     assert!(args.bytecode_path.is_file(), "Could not find bytecode file at provided path");
     assert!(args.witness_path.is_file(), "Could not find witness file at provided path");
 
-    std::fs::write(args.proof_path, "proof").unwrap();
+    std::io::stdout().write_all(b"proof").unwrap();
 }