diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/command.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
index 5c00c522a0e..a7743dfb3bf 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/command.rs
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ where
     ) -> Result<ExitKind, Error> {
         use wait_timeout::ChildExt;
 
-        self.observers_mut().pre_exec_all(state, input)?;
         *state.executions_mut() += 1;
         let mut child = self
             .configurator
@@ -427,8 +426,6 @@ where
             self.observers_mut().index_mut(&stdout_handle).observe(buf);
         }
 
-        self.observers_mut()
-            .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &exit_kind)?;
         Ok(exit_kind)
     }
 }
@@ -484,8 +481,8 @@ where
     /// Linux specific low level implementation, to directly handle `fork`, `exec` and use linux
     /// `ptrace`
     ///
-    /// Hooks' `pre_exec` and observers' `pre_exec_child` are called with the child process stopped
-    /// just before the `exec` return (after forking).
+    /// Hooks' `pre_exec` is called with the child process stopped just before the `exec` return
+    /// (after forking).
     fn run_target(
         &mut self,
         fuzzer: &mut Z,
@@ -519,7 +516,6 @@ where
             )));
         }
 
-        self.observers.pre_exec_child_all(state, input)?;
         if *state.executions() == 1 {
             self.hooks.init_all(state);
         }
@@ -546,7 +542,6 @@ where
         };
 
         self.hooks.post_exec_all(state, input);
-        self.observers.post_exec_child_all(state, input, &res)?;
         Ok(res)
     }
 }
@@ -898,7 +893,10 @@ mod tests {
         state::NopState,
     };
     #[cfg(unix)]
-    use crate::{executors::StdChildArgs, observers::StdOutObserver};
+    use crate::{
+        executors::{HasObservers, StdChildArgs},
+        observers::{ObserversTuple, StdOutObserver},
+    };
 
     #[test]
     #[cfg_attr(miri, ignore)]
@@ -944,13 +942,19 @@ mod tests {
         let mut executor = executor.unwrap();
 
         let mut fuzzer: NopFuzzer = NopFuzzer::new();
+        let mut state = NopState::<NopInput>::new();
+        let input = BytesInput::new(b".".to_vec());
+
         executor
-            .run_target(
-                &mut fuzzer,
-                &mut NopState::<NopInput>::new(),
-                &mut mgr,
-                &BytesInput::new(b".".to_vec()),
-            )
+            .observers_mut()
+            .pre_exec_all(&mut state, &input)
+            .unwrap();
+        let exit_kind = executor
+            .run_target(&mut fuzzer, &mut state, &mut mgr, &input)
+            .unwrap();
+        executor
+            .observers_mut()
+            .post_exec_all(&mut state, &input, &exit_kind)
             .unwrap();
 
         assert!(executor.observers.0.output.is_some());
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/differential.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/differential.rs
index c636cb43f6a..aa1a77cf880 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/differential.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/differential.rs
@@ -168,20 +168,6 @@ where
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.differential.post_exec_all(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
-
-    fn pre_exec_child_all(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.differential.pre_exec_child_all(state, input)
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child_all(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.differential
-            .post_exec_child_all(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<A, B, DOT> Deref for ProxyObserversTuple<A, B, DOT> {
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/forkserver.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/forkserver.rs
index b95d2123071..963e555f736 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/forkserver.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/forkserver.rs
@@ -1534,10 +1534,7 @@ where
         input: &I,
     ) -> Result<ExitKind, Error> {
         let bytes = fuzzer.convert_to_target_bytes(state, input);
-        self.observers_mut().pre_exec_child_all(state, input)?;
         let exit = self.execute_input(state, bytes.as_slice())?;
-        self.observers_mut()
-            .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &exit)?;
         Ok(exit)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/inner.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/inner.rs
index 08d5b5aacbd..3c4e9cb8c04 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/inner.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/inner.rs
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ where
             self.hooks.pre_exec_all(state, input);
 
             self.observers
-                .pre_exec_child_all(state, input)
-                .expect("Failed to run post_exec on observers");
+                .pre_exec_all(state, input)
+                .expect("Failed to run pre_exec on observers");
 
             #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
             {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
     ) {
         unsafe {
             self.observers
-                .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Ok)
+                .post_exec_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Ok)
                 .expect("Failed to run post_exec on observers");
 
             self.hooks.post_exec_all(state, input);
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/mod.rs b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/mod.rs
index ec4eaaa9cbe..1481df5489e 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/executors/inprocess_fork/mod.rs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pub mod child_signal_handlers {
         observers::ObserversTuple,
     };
 
-    /// invokes the `post_exec_child` hook on all observer in case the child process panics
+    /// invokes the `post_exec` hook on all observer in case the child process panics
     pub fn setup_child_panic_hook<E, I, S>()
     where
         E: HasObservers,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ pub mod child_signal_handlers {
                 // Invalidate data to not execute again the observer hooks in the crash handler
                 let input = (*data).take_current_input::<I>();
                 observers
-                    .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Crash)
+                    .post_exec_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Crash)
                     .expect("Failed to run post_exec on observers");
 
                 // std::process::abort();
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub mod child_signal_handlers {
                 let state = data.state_mut::<S>();
                 let input = data.take_current_input::<I>();
                 observers
-                    .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Crash)
+                    .post_exec_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Crash)
                     .expect("Failed to run post_exec on observers");
             }
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ pub mod child_signal_handlers {
                 let state = data.state_mut::<S>();
                 let input = data.take_current_input::<I>();
                 observers
-                    .post_exec_child_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Timeout)
+                    .post_exec_all(state, input, &ExitKind::Timeout)
                     .expect("Failed to run post_exec on observers");
             }
             libc::_exit(128 + (_signal as i32));
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/hitcount_map.rs b/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/hitcount_map.rs
index 32bfe77343a..88f88c1d48e 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/hitcount_map.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/hitcount_map.rs
@@ -134,21 +134,6 @@ where
         classify_counts(&mut self.as_slice_mut());
         self.base.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.base.pre_exec_child(state, input)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.base.post_exec_child(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<M> Named for HitcountsMapObserver<M>
@@ -370,21 +355,6 @@ where
 
         self.base.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.base.pre_exec_child(state, input)
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.base.post_exec_child(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<M> Named for HitcountsIterableMapObserver<M>
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/mod.rs b/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/mod.rs
index 02e5a0a0dc2..b633f513044 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/observers/map/mod.rs
@@ -150,19 +150,6 @@ where
     fn post_exec(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I, exit_kind: &ExitKind) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.0.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
-
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.0.pre_exec_child(state, input)
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.0.post_exec_child(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<T, OTA, OTB, I, S, const ITH: bool, const NTH: bool> DifferentialObserver<OTA, OTB, I, S>
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/observers/mod.rs b/crates/libafl/src/observers/mod.rs
index 5c77036a81e..9a188f6dc99 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/observers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/observers/mod.rs
@@ -60,23 +60,6 @@ pub trait Observer<I, S>: Named {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    /// Called right before execution starts in the child process, if any.
-    #[inline]
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Called right after execution finishes in the child process, if any.
-    #[inline]
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        _state: &mut S,
-        _input: &I,
-        _exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 /// A haskell-style tuple of observers
@@ -91,17 +74,6 @@ pub trait ObserversTuple<I, S>: MatchName {
         input: &I,
         exit_kind: &ExitKind,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>;
-
-    /// This is called right before the next execution in the child process, if any.
-    fn pre_exec_child_all(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error>;
-
-    /// This is called right after the last execution in the child process, if any.
-    fn post_exec_child_all(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error>;
 }
 
 impl<I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for () {
@@ -117,19 +89,6 @@ impl<I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for () {
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn pre_exec_child_all(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child_all(
-        &mut self,
-        _state: &mut S,
-        _input: &I,
-        _exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl<Head, Tail, I, S> ObserversTuple<I, S> for (Head, Tail)
@@ -151,21 +110,6 @@ where
         self.0.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)?;
         self.1.post_exec_all(state, input, exit_kind)
     }
-
-    fn pre_exec_child_all(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.0.pre_exec_child(state, input)?;
-        self.1.pre_exec_child_all(state, input)
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child_all(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.0.post_exec_child(state, input, exit_kind)?;
-        self.1.post_exec_child_all(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 /// A trait for [`Observer`]`s` with a hash field
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/observers/stacktrace.rs b/crates/libafl/src/observers/stacktrace.rs
index 85f2988efa7..c2cd86056eb 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/observers/stacktrace.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/observers/stacktrace.rs
@@ -228,15 +228,6 @@ impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for BacktraceObserver<'_> {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl Named for BacktraceObserver<'_> {
diff --git a/crates/libafl/src/observers/stdio.rs b/crates/libafl/src/observers/stdio.rs
index bf5c96e5bde..cc291a93597 100644
--- a/crates/libafl/src/observers/stdio.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl/src/observers/stdio.rs
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ impl<I, S, T> Observer<I, S> for OutputObserver<T>
 where
     T: 'static,
 {
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    fn pre_exec(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if let Some(file) = self.file.as_mut() {
             file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
         }
@@ -300,11 +300,7 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn pre_exec(&mut self, _state: &mut S, _input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.pre_exec_child(_state, _input)
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child(
+    fn post_exec(
         &mut self,
         _state: &mut S,
         _input: &I,
@@ -324,15 +320,6 @@ where
         }
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn post_exec(
-        &mut self,
-        _state: &mut S,
-        _input: &I,
-        _exit_kind: &crate::executors::ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.post_exec_child(_state, _input, _exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 impl<T> AsRef<Self> for OutputObserver<T> {
diff --git a/crates/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer/observers/oom.rs b/crates/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer/observers/oom.rs
index 4bdfe2676c0..062d969471a 100644
--- a/crates/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer/observers/oom.rs
+++ b/crates/libafl_targets/src/libfuzzer/observers/oom.rs
@@ -112,19 +112,6 @@ impl<I, S> Observer<I, S> for OomObserver {
         self.oomed = OOMED.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn pre_exec_child(&mut self, state: &mut S, input: &I) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.pre_exec(state, input)
-    }
-
-    fn post_exec_child(
-        &mut self,
-        state: &mut S,
-        input: &I,
-        exit_kind: &ExitKind,
-    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.post_exec(state, input, exit_kind)
-    }
 }
 
 /// Feedback for the similarly named [`OomObserver`] to detect if the target crashed due to an observed OOM