diff --git a/broker_ipc/src/lib.rs b/broker_ipc/src/lib.rs
index 4f396615a3..71a7313ee8 100644
--- a/broker_ipc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/broker_ipc/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use base::EnabledHighResTimer;
 use base::FromRawDescriptor;
 use base::IntoRawDescriptor;
 use base::SafeDescriptor;
-use base::Tube;
+use base::SendTube;
 #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")]
 pub use broker_ipc_product::init_broker_process_invariants;
 use broker_ipc_product::init_child_crash_reporting;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use serde::Serialize;
 pub struct CommonChildStartupArgs {
     log_args: LogArgs,
     syslog_file: Option<SafeDescriptor>,
-    metrics_tube: Option<Tube>,
+    metrics_tube: Option<SendTube>,
     product_attrs: ProductAttributes,
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl CommonChildStartupArgs {
         syslog_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         #[cfg(feature = "crash-report")] _crash_attrs: crash_report::CrashReportAttributes,
         #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")] _process_invariants: EmulatorProcessInvariants,
-        metrics_tube: Option<Tube>,
+        metrics_tube: Option<SendTube>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         Ok(Self {
             log_args: log_args.clone(),
diff --git a/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs b/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
index 31a1e3764f..c5ba51821d 100644
--- a/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
+++ b/src/crosvm/sys/windows/broker.rs
@@ -462,10 +462,11 @@ fn get_log_path(cfg: &Config, file_name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 /// IMPORTANT NOTE: The metrics process must receive the client (second) end
 /// of the Tube pair in order to allow the connection to be properly shut
 /// down without data loss.
-fn metrics_tube_pair(metric_tubes: &mut Vec<Tube>) -> Result<Tube> {
+fn metrics_tube_pair(metric_tubes: &mut Vec<RecvTube>) -> Result<SendTube> {
     // TODO(nkgold): as written, this Tube pair won't handle ancillary data properly because the
     // PIDs are not set properly at each end; however, we don't plan to send ancillary data.
-    let (t1, t2) = Tube::pair().exit_context(Exit::CreateTube, "failed to create tube")?;
+    let (t1, t2) =
+        Tube::directional_pair().exit_context(Exit::CreateTube, "failed to create tube")?;
     metric_tubes.push(t2);
     Ok(t1)
 }
@@ -1189,7 +1190,7 @@ fn start_up_block_backends(
     exit_events: &mut Vec<Event>,
     wait_ctx: &mut WaitContext<Token>,
     main_child: &mut ChildProcess,
-    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<Tube>,
+    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<RecvTube>,
     #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")] process_invariants: &EmulatorProcessInvariants,
 ) -> Result<Vec<ChildProcess>> {
     let mut block_children = Vec::new();
@@ -1417,7 +1418,7 @@ fn start_up_net_backend(
     wait_ctx: &mut WaitContext<Token>,
     cfg: &mut Config,
     log_args: &LogArgs,
-    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<Tube>,
+    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<RecvTube>,
     #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")] process_invariants: &EmulatorProcessInvariants,
 ) -> Result<(ChildProcess, ChildProcess)> {
     let (host_pipe, guest_pipe) = named_pipes::pair_with_buffer_size(
@@ -1605,7 +1606,7 @@ fn start_up_snd(
     main_child: &mut ChildProcess,
     children: &mut HashMap<u32, ChildCleanup>,
     wait_ctx: &mut WaitContext<Token>,
-    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<Tube>,
+    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<RecvTube>,
     #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")] process_invariants: &EmulatorProcessInvariants,
 ) -> Result<ChildProcess> {
     // Extract the backend config from the sound config, so it can run elsewhere.
@@ -1798,7 +1799,7 @@ fn start_up_gpu(
     main_child: &mut ChildProcess,
     children: &mut HashMap<u32, ChildCleanup>,
     wait_ctx: &mut WaitContext<Token>,
-    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<Tube>,
+    metric_tubes: &mut Vec<RecvTube>,
     wndproc_thread_builder: WindowProcedureThreadBuilder,
     #[cfg(feature = "process-invariants")] process_invariants: &EmulatorProcessInvariants,
 ) -> Result<ChildProcess> {
diff --git a/vendor/generic/metrics/src/client.rs b/vendor/generic/metrics/src/client.rs
index a27d1bdb42..f86095497f 100644
--- a/vendor/generic/metrics/src/client.rs
+++ b/vendor/generic/metrics/src/client.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-use base::Tube;
+use base::SendTube;
 use metrics_events::MetricEventType;
 use metrics_events::RecordDetails;
 
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ use crate::MetricsClientDestructor;
 
 /// This interface exists to be used and re-implemented by downstream forks. Updates shouldn't be
 /// done without ensuring they won't cause breakages in dependent codebases.
-pub fn initialize(_: Tube) {}
+pub fn initialize(_: SendTube) {}
 #[cfg(test)]
-pub fn force_initialize(_: Tube) {}
+pub fn force_initialize(_: SendTube) {}
 pub fn get_destructor() -> MetricsClientDestructor {
     MetricsClientDestructor::new(|| {})
 }