diff --git a/internal/cli/arguments/fqbn.go b/internal/cli/arguments/fqbn.go
index b48ae8baf46..84c805c0088 100644
--- a/internal/cli/arguments/fqbn.go
+++ b/internal/cli/arguments/fqbn.go
@@ -89,5 +89,5 @@ func CalculateFQBNAndPort(portArgs *Port, fqbnArg *Fqbn, instance *rpc.Instance,
 	if err != nil {
 		feedback.Fatal(tr("Error getting port metadata: %v", err), feedback.ErrGeneric)
 	}
-	return fqbn, port.ToRPC()
+	return fqbn, port
 }
diff --git a/internal/cli/arguments/port.go b/internal/cli/arguments/port.go
index d8b0617cb58..08192049c2c 100644
--- a/internal/cli/arguments/port.go
+++ b/internal/cli/arguments/port.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/discovery"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/board"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/internal/cli/feedback"
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ func (p *Port) GetPortAddressAndProtocol(instance *rpc.Instance, defaultAddress,
 
 // GetPort returns the Port obtained by parsing command line arguments.
 // The extra metadata for the ports is obtained using the pluggable discoveries.
-func (p *Port) GetPort(instance *rpc.Instance, defaultAddress, defaultProtocol string) (*discovery.Port, error) {
-	// TODO: REMOVE discovery from here (use board.List instead)
+func (p *Port) GetPort(instance *rpc.Instance, defaultAddress, defaultProtocol string) (*rpc.Port, error) {
 
 	address := p.address
 	protocol := p.protocol
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ func (p *Port) GetPort(instance *rpc.Instance, defaultAddress, defaultProtocol s
 		// the attached board without specifying explictly a port.
 		// Tools that work this way must be specified using the property
 		// "BOARD_ID.upload.tool.default" in the platform's boards.txt.
-		return &discovery.Port{
+		return &rpc.Port{
 			Protocol: "default",
 		}, nil
 	}
@@ -113,13 +111,13 @@ func (p *Port) GetPort(instance *rpc.Instance, defaultAddress, defaultProtocol s
 			}
 			port := portEvent.Port
 			if (protocol == "" || protocol == port.Protocol) && address == port.Address {
-				return port, nil
+				return port.ToRPC(), nil
 			}
 
 		case <-deadline:
 			// No matching port found
 			if protocol == "" {
-				return &discovery.Port{
+				return &rpc.Port{
 					Address:  address,
 					Protocol: "serial",
 				}, nil
diff --git a/internal/cli/burnbootloader/burnbootloader.go b/internal/cli/burnbootloader/burnbootloader.go
index 45f0374bd27..23cd9a5006e 100644
--- a/internal/cli/burnbootloader/burnbootloader.go
+++ b/internal/cli/burnbootloader/burnbootloader.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func runBootloaderCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if _, err := upload.BurnBootloader(context.Background(), &rpc.BurnBootloaderRequest{
 		Instance:   instance,
 		Fqbn:       fqbn.String(),
-		Port:       discoveryPort.ToRPC(),
+		Port:       discoveryPort,
 		Verbose:    verbose,
 		Verify:     verify,
 		Programmer: programmer.String(),
diff --git a/internal/cli/upload/upload.go b/internal/cli/upload/upload.go
index 0f2a798d979..3c33f2675b0 100644
--- a/internal/cli/upload/upload.go
+++ b/internal/cli/upload/upload.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/cores/packagemanager"
-	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/arduino/sketch"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands"
+	sk "github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/sketch"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/commands/upload"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/i18n"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/internal/cli/arguments"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func runUploadCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		arguments.WarnDeprecatedFiles(sketchPath)
 	}
 
-	sk, err := sketch.New(sketchPath)
+	sketch, err := sk.LoadSketch(context.Background(), &rpc.LoadSketchRequest{SketchPath: sketchPath.String()})
 	if err != nil && importDir == "" && importFile == "" {
 		feedback.Fatal(tr("Error during Upload: %v", err), feedback.ErrGeneric)
 	}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func runUploadCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	var profile *rpc.Profile
 
 	if profileArg.Get() == "" {
-		inst, profile = instance.CreateAndInitWithProfile(sk.Project.DefaultProfile, sketchPath)
+		inst, profile = instance.CreateAndInitWithProfile(sketch.GetDefaultProfile().GetName(), sketchPath)
 	} else {
 		inst, profile = instance.CreateAndInitWithProfile(profileArg.Get(), sketchPath)
 	}
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ func runUploadCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		fqbnArg.Set(profile.GetFqbn())
 	}
 
-	defaultFQBN := sk.GetDefaultFQBN()
-	defaultAddress, defaultProtocol := sk.GetDefaultPortAddressAndProtocol()
+	defaultFQBN := sketch.GetDefaultFqbn()
+	defaultAddress := sketch.GetDefaultPort()
+	defaultProtocol := sketch.GetDefaultProtocol()
 	fqbn, port := arguments.CalculateFQBNAndPort(&portArgs, &fqbnArg, inst, defaultFQBN, defaultAddress, defaultProtocol)
 
 	userFieldRes, err := upload.SupportedUserFields(context.Background(), &rpc.SupportedUserFieldsRequest{