diff --git a/doc/website/release-notes/iceoryx-unreleased.md b/doc/website/release-notes/iceoryx-unreleased.md
index 1eeb183971..a8f8f2677f 100644
--- a/doc/website/release-notes/iceoryx-unreleased.md
+++ b/doc/website/release-notes/iceoryx-unreleased.md
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 - Remove `algorithm::uniqueMergeSortedContainers` from `algorithm.hpp`
 - Move `std::string` conversion function to `iceoryx_dust` [\#1612](https://github.com/eclipse-iceoryx/iceoryx/issues/1612)
 - The posix call `unlink` is directly used in `UnixDomainSocket` [\#1622](https://github.com/eclipse-iceoryx/iceoryx/issues/1622)
-- Make iox::byte_t a distinct type [\#1900](https://github.com/eclipse-iceoryx/iceoryx/issues/1900)
 
 **Workflow:**
 
@@ -1034,9 +1033,8 @@
     // after
     iox::access_rights foo { iox::perms::owner_all | iox::perms::group_read };
     ```
+
 47. Renaming `byte_t` to `byte`
-    `byte` is not a simple type alias, now it is a distinct type like c++17 `std::byte`.
-    The type `byte` does not support any arithmetic operations nor has member functions.
 
     ```cpp
     //before
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/primitives/include/iox/iceoryx_hoofs_types.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/primitives/include/iox/iceoryx_hoofs_types.hpp
index 6dd7477864..1befc87749 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/primitives/include/iox/iceoryx_hoofs_types.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/primitives/include/iox/iceoryx_hoofs_types.hpp
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
 
 namespace iox
 {
-
-enum class byte : uint8_t
-{
-};
+/// @todo iox-#1900 use std::byte with c++17
+using byte = uint8_t;
 
 // AXIVION Next Construct AutosarC++19_03-M2.10.1 : log is a sensible namespace for a logger; furthermore it is in the
 // iox namespace and when used as function the compiler will complain