diff --git a/yt/data_objects/construction_data_containers.py b/yt/data_objects/construction_data_containers.py
index 4fae89568be..8a195050bbf 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/construction_data_containers.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/construction_data_containers.py
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
 from yt.geometry import particle_deposit as particle_deposit
 from yt.geometry.coordinates.cartesian_coordinates import all_data
 from yt.loaders import load_uniform_grid
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 from yt.units.unit_object import Unit  # type: ignore
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray
 from yt.utilities.exceptions import (
     YTNoAPIKey,
     YTNotInsideNotebook,
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/data_containers.py b/yt/data_objects/data_containers.py
index 91b5f6bb187..b4a5318c7e5 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/data_containers.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/data_containers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 from yt.fields.field_exceptions import NeedsGridType
 from yt.frontends.ytdata.utilities import save_as_dataset
 from yt.funcs import get_output_filename, is_sequence, iter_fields, mylog
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, YTQuantity, uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, YTQuantity
 from yt.utilities.amr_kdtree.api import AMRKDTree
 from yt.utilities.exceptions import (
     YTCouldNotGenerateField,
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/selection_objects/ray.py b/yt/data_objects/selection_objects/ray.py
index 5d24e7b1330..0faf411130e 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/selection_objects/ray.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/selection_objects/ray.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import numpy as np
-from unyt import udot, unorm
 
 from yt.data_objects.selection_objects.data_selection_objects import (
     YTSelectionContainer,
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
     validate_sequence,
 )
 from yt.units import YTArray, YTQuantity
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import udot, unorm
 from yt.utilities.lib.pixelization_routines import SPHKernelInterpolationTable
 from yt.utilities.logger import ytLogger as mylog
 
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_chunking.py b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_chunking.py
index c0efe200e99..599d958e76a 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_chunking.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_chunking.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from yt.testing import assert_equal, assert_true, fake_random_ds
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 
 
 def _get_dobjs(c):
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_compose.py b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_compose.py
index 9e5cf8615ca..48192abfefa 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_compose.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_compose.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.testing import assert_array_equal, fake_amr_ds, fake_random_ds
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, uintersect1d
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uintersect1d
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray
 
 
 def setup():
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_rays.py b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_rays.py
index afff2904544..b5f847a482b 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_rays.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_rays.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from yt import load
 from yt.testing import assert_equal, assert_rel_equal, fake_random_ds, requires_file
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 
 
 def test_ray():
diff --git a/yt/fields/particle_fields.py b/yt/fields/particle_fields.py
index c1b6ed5c6da..6b9d8ed787b 100644
--- a/yt/fields/particle_fields.py
+++ b/yt/fields/particle_fields.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.fields.derived_field import ValidateParameter, ValidateSpatial
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate, ucross  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate, ucross
 from yt.utilities.lib.misc_utilities import (
     obtain_position_vector,
     obtain_relative_velocity_vector,
diff --git a/yt/frontends/gadget/io.py b/yt/frontends/gadget/io.py
index 3ceb988937f..a68e9b65497 100644
--- a/yt/frontends/gadget/io.py
+++ b/yt/frontends/gadget/io.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.frontends.sph.io import IOHandlerSPH
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 from yt.utilities.lib.particle_kdtree_tools import generate_smoothing_length
 from yt.utilities.logger import ytLogger as mylog
 from yt.utilities.on_demand_imports import _h5py as h5py
diff --git a/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py b/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
index ab0f6638339..7e622c7394e 100644
--- a/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
+++ b/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 from yt.geometry.grid_geometry_handler import GridIndex
 from yt.geometry.particle_geometry_handler import ParticleIndex
 from yt.units import dimensions
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 from yt.units.unit_registry import UnitRegistry  # type: ignore
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTQuantity, uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTQuantity
 from yt.utilities.exceptions import GenerationInProgress, YTFieldTypeNotFound
 from yt.utilities.logger import ytLogger as mylog
 from yt.utilities.on_demand_imports import _h5py as h5py
diff --git a/yt/geometry/coordinates/cartesian_coordinates.py b/yt/geometry/coordinates/cartesian_coordinates.py
index b782d5595c8..4568473423a 100644
--- a/yt/geometry/coordinates/cartesian_coordinates.py
+++ b/yt/geometry/coordinates/cartesian_coordinates.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 from yt.data_objects.index_subobjects.unstructured_mesh import SemiStructuredMesh
 from yt.funcs import mylog
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, uconcatenate, uvstack  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate, uvstack
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray
 from yt.utilities.lib.pixelization_routines import (
     interpolate_sph_grid_gather,
     normalization_2d_utility,
diff --git a/yt/geometry/geometry_handler.py b/yt/geometry/geometry_handler.py
index a1f80ec146e..37de3fa5f18 100644
--- a/yt/geometry/geometry_handler.py
+++ b/yt/geometry/geometry_handler.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.config import ytcfg
-from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray, uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
+from yt.units.yt_array import YTArray
 from yt.utilities.exceptions import YTFieldNotFound
 from yt.utilities.io_handler import io_registry
 from yt.utilities.logger import ytLogger as mylog
diff --git a/yt/units/__init__.py b/yt/units/__init__.py
index 4d838a33ffc..4fb5bd475fc 100644
--- a/yt/units/__init__.py
+++ b/yt/units/__init__.py
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 from unyt.array import (
     loadtxt,
     savetxt,
-    uconcatenate,
-    ucross,
-    udot,
-    uhstack,
-    uintersect1d,
-    unorm,
     unyt_array,
     unyt_quantity,
-    ustack,
-    uunion1d,
-    uvstack,
 )
 from unyt.unit_object import Unit, define_unit  # NOQA: F401
 from unyt.unit_registry import UnitRegistry  # NOQA: Ffg401
@@ -22,7 +13,17 @@
 from yt.units.unit_symbols import *
 from yt.units.unit_symbols import _SymbolContainer
 from yt.utilities.exceptions import YTArrayTooLargeToDisplay
-
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import (
+    uconcatenate,
+    ucross,
+    udot,
+    uhstack,
+    uintersect1d,
+    unorm,
+    ustack,
+    uunion1d,
+    uvstack,
+)
 YTArray = unyt_array
 
 YTQuantity = unyt_quantity
diff --git a/yt/units/_numpy_wrapper_functions.py b/yt/units/_numpy_wrapper_functions.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff330234b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yt/units/_numpy_wrapper_functions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# This module is not part of the public namespace `yt.units`
+# It is home to wrapper functions that are directly copied from unyt 2.9.2
+# We vendor them as a transition step towards unyt 3.0 (in devlopment),
+# where these wrapper functions are deprecated and are should be replaced with vanilla numpy API
+# FUTURE:
+# - require unyt>=3.0
+# - deprecate these functions in yt too
+
+from unyt import unyt_array, unyt_quantity
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, arrs):
+    if not any(isinstance(a, unyt_array) for a in arrs):
+        return v
+    if not all(isinstance(a, unyt_array) for a in arrs):
+        raise RuntimeError("Not all of your arrays are unyt_arrays.")
+    a1 = arrs[0]
+    if not all(a.units == a1.units for a in arrs[1:]):
+        raise RuntimeError("Your arrays must have identical units.")
+    v.units = a1.units
+    return v
+
+
+def uconcatenate(arrs, axis=0):
+    """Concatenate a sequence of arrays.
+
+    This wrapper around numpy.concatenate preserves units. All input arrays
+    must have the same units.  See the documentation of numpy.concatenate for
+    full details.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import cm
+    >>> A = [1, 2, 3]*cm
+    >>> B = [2, 3, 4]*cm
+    >>> uconcatenate((A, B))
+    unyt_array([1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4], 'cm')
+
+    """
+    v = np.concatenate(arrs, axis=axis)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, arrs)
+    return v
+
+
+def ucross(arr1, arr2, registry=None, axisa=-1, axisb=-1, axisc=-1, axis=None):
+    """Applies the cross product to two YT arrays.
+
+    This wrapper around numpy.cross preserves units.
+    See the documentation of numpy.cross for full
+    details.
+    """
+    v = np.cross(arr1, arr2, axisa=axisa, axisb=axisb, axisc=axisc, axis=axis)
+    units = arr1.units * arr2.units
+    arr = unyt_array(v, units, registry=registry)
+    return arr
+
+
+def uintersect1d(arr1, arr2, assume_unique=False):
+    """Find the sorted unique elements of the two input arrays.
+
+    A wrapper around numpy.intersect1d that preserves units.  All input arrays
+    must have the same units.  See the documentation of numpy.intersect1d for
+    full details.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import cm
+    >>> A = [1, 2, 3]*cm
+    >>> B = [2, 3, 4]*cm
+    >>> uintersect1d(A, B)
+    unyt_array([2, 3], 'cm')
+
+    """
+    v = np.intersect1d(arr1, arr2, assume_unique=assume_unique)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, [arr1, arr2])
+    return v
+
+
+def uunion1d(arr1, arr2):
+    """Find the union of two arrays.
+
+    A wrapper around numpy.intersect1d that preserves units.  All input arrays
+    must have the same units.  See the documentation of numpy.intersect1d for
+    full details.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import cm
+    >>> A = [1, 2, 3]*cm
+    >>> B = [2, 3, 4]*cm
+    >>> uunion1d(A, B)
+    unyt_array([1, 2, 3, 4], 'cm')
+
+    """
+    v = np.union1d(arr1, arr2)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, [arr1, arr2])
+    return v
+
+
+def unorm(data, ord=None, axis=None, keepdims=False):
+    """Matrix or vector norm that preserves units
+
+    This is a wrapper around np.linalg.norm that preserves units. See
+    the documentation for that function for descriptions of the keyword
+    arguments.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import km
+    >>> data = [1, 2, 3]*km
+    >>> print(unorm(data))
+    3.7416573867739413 km
+    """
+    norm = np.linalg.norm(data, ord=ord, axis=axis, keepdims=keepdims)
+    if norm.shape == ():
+        return unyt_quantity(norm, data.units)
+    return unyt_array(norm, data.units)
+
+
+def udot(op1, op2):
+    """Matrix or vector dot product that preserves units
+
+    This is a wrapper around np.dot that preserves units.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import km, s
+    >>> a = np.eye(2)*km
+    >>> b = (np.ones((2, 2)) * 2)*s
+    >>> print(udot(a, b))
+    [[2. 2.]
+     [2. 2.]] km*s
+    """
+    dot = np.dot(op1.d, op2.d)
+    units = op1.units * op2.units
+    if dot.shape == ():
+        return unyt_quantity(dot, units)
+    return unyt_array(dot, units)
+
+
+def uvstack(arrs):
+    """Stack arrays in sequence vertically (row wise) while preserving units
+
+    This is a wrapper around np.vstack that preserves units.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import km
+    >>> a = [1, 2, 3]*km
+    >>> b = [2, 3, 4]*km
+    >>> print(uvstack([a, b]))
+    [[1 2 3]
+     [2 3 4]] km
+    """
+    v = np.vstack(arrs)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, arrs)
+    return v
+
+
+def uhstack(arrs):
+    """Stack arrays in sequence horizontally while preserving units
+
+    This is a wrapper around np.hstack that preserves units.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import km
+    >>> a = [1, 2, 3]*km
+    >>> b = [2, 3, 4]*km
+    >>> print(uhstack([a, b]))
+    [1 2 3 2 3 4] km
+    >>> a = [[1],[2],[3]]*km
+    >>> b = [[2],[3],[4]]*km
+    >>> print(uhstack([a, b]))
+    [[1 2]
+     [2 3]
+     [3 4]] km
+    """
+    v = np.hstack(arrs)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, arrs)
+    return v
+
+
+def ustack(arrs, axis=0):
+    """Join a sequence of arrays along a new axis while preserving units
+
+    The axis parameter specifies the index of the new axis in the
+    dimensions of the result. For example, if ``axis=0`` it will be the
+    first dimension and if ``axis=-1`` it will be the last dimension.
+
+    This is a wrapper around np.stack that preserves units. See the
+    documentation for np.stack for full details.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> from unyt import km
+    >>> a = [1, 2, 3]*km
+    >>> b = [2, 3, 4]*km
+    >>> print(ustack([a, b]))
+    [[1 2 3]
+     [2 3 4]] km
+    """
+    v = np.stack(arrs, axis=axis)
+    v = _validate_numpy_wrapper_units(v, arrs)
+    return v
diff --git a/yt/utilities/particle_generator.py b/yt/utilities/particle_generator.py
index 18a2b24a8c7..c9d606e0c0a 100644
--- a/yt/utilities/particle_generator.py
+++ b/yt/utilities/particle_generator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.funcs import get_pbar
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 from yt.utilities.lib.particle_mesh_operations import CICSample_3
 
 
diff --git a/yt/utilities/tests/test_particle_generator.py b/yt/utilities/tests/test_particle_generator.py
index 9cfb40bb4c2..a992c66aa70 100644
--- a/yt/utilities/tests/test_particle_generator.py
+++ b/yt/utilities/tests/test_particle_generator.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from yt.loaders import load_uniform_grid
 from yt.testing import assert_almost_equal, assert_equal
-from yt.units.yt_array import uconcatenate
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uconcatenate
 from yt.utilities.particle_generator import (
     FromListParticleGenerator,
     LatticeParticleGenerator,
diff --git a/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/lens.py b/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/lens.py
index 55aa0cc71d2..633c57bc534 100644
--- a/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/lens.py
+++ b/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/lens.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 from yt.data_objects.image_array import ImageArray
-from yt.units.yt_array import uhstack, unorm, uvstack  # type: ignore
+from yt.units._numpy_wrapper_functions import uhstack, unorm, uvstack
 from yt.utilities.lib.grid_traversal import arr_fisheye_vectors
 from yt.utilities.math_utils import get_rotation_matrix
 from yt.utilities.parallel_tools.parallel_analysis_interface import (
diff --git a/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/old_camera.py b/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/old_camera.py
index e0bd2e8ad7e..680408066f1 100644
--- a/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/old_camera.py
+++ b/yt/visualization/volume_rendering/old_camera.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def new_image(self):
 
     def get_sampler_args(self, image):
         rotp = np.concatenate(
-            [self.orienter.inv_mat.ravel("F"), self.back_center.ravel()]
+            [self.orienter.inv_mat.ravel("F"), self.back_center.ravel().ndview]
         )
         args = (
             np.atleast_3d(rotp),
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ def initialize_source(self):
 
     def get_sampler_args(self, image):
         rotp = np.concatenate(
-            [self.orienter.inv_mat.ravel("F"), self.back_center.ravel()]
+            [self.orienter.inv_mat.ravel("F"), self.back_center.ravel().ndview]
         )
         args = (
             np.atleast_3d(rotp),