diff --git a/src/composables/index.ts b/src/composables/index.ts
index a0bbd21b..4ff5c57e 100644
--- a/src/composables/index.ts
+++ b/src/composables/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ export { default as useKeyPress } from './useKeyPress'
 export { default as useZoomPanHelper } from './useZoomPanHelper'
 export { default as useWindow } from './useWindow'
 export { default as useVueFlow } from './useVueFlow'
-export * from './useElementsState'
diff --git a/src/composables/useElementsState.ts b/src/composables/useElementsState.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 28d9659f..00000000
--- a/src/composables/useElementsState.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-import useVueFlow from './useVueFlow'
-import {
-  GraphEdge,
-  NodeChange,
-  EdgeChange,
-  UseEdgesStateOptions,
-  UseEdgesState,
-  Edge,
-  Connection,
-  GraphNode,
-  UseNodesStateOptions,
-  UseNodesState,
-  UseElementsStateOptions,
-  UseElementsState,
-} from '~/types'
-import { applyChanges, connectionExists, getEdgeId, isEdge, isGraphEdge, parseEdge } from '~/utils'
-import { parseChildren } from '~/store'
-
-const addEdge = (edgeParams: Edge | Connection, edges: Edge[]) => {
-  if (!edgeParams.source || !edgeParams.target) {
-    console.warn("Can't create edge. An edge needs a source and a target.")
-    return false
-  }
-
-  let edge
-  if (isEdge(edgeParams)) {
-    edge = { ...edgeParams }
-  } else {
-    edge = {
-      ...edgeParams,
-      id: getEdgeId(edgeParams),
-    } as Edge
-  }
-  edge = parseEdge(edge)
-  if (connectionExists(edge, edges)) return false
-  return edge
-}
-
-const updateEdge = (edge: GraphEdge, newConnection: Connection, edges: GraphEdge[]) => {
-  if (!newConnection.source || !newConnection.target) {
-    console.warn("Can't create new edge. An edge needs a source and a target.")
-    return false
-  }
-
-  const foundEdge = edges.find((e) => isGraphEdge(e) && e.id === edge.id)
-
-  if (!foundEdge) {
-    console.warn(`The old edge with id=${edge.id} does not exist.`)
-    return false
-  }
-
-  edge.id = getEdgeId(newConnection)
-  edge.source = newConnection.source
-  edge.target = newConnection.target
-  edge.sourceHandle = newConnection.sourceHandle
-  edge.targetHandle = newConnection.targetHandle
-
-  return edge
-}
-
-export const applyEdgeChanges = (changes: EdgeChange[], edges: GraphEdge[]) => applyChanges(changes, edges)
-export const applyNodeChanges = (changes: NodeChange[], nodes: GraphNode[]) => applyChanges(changes, nodes)
-
-export const useEdgesState = ({ edges, options }: UseEdgesStateOptions = {}): UseEdgesState => {
-  const { store } = useVueFlow(options)
-  if (edges && edges.length) store.setEdges(edges)
-  return {
-    edges: store.edges,
-    applyEdgeChanges: (changes) => applyEdgeChanges(changes, store.edges),
-    setEdges: store.setEdges,
-    addEdges: (params) => {
-      params.forEach((param) => {
-        const edge = addEdge(param, store.edges)
-        if (edge) {
-          const sourceNode = store.getNode(edge.source)!
-          const targetNode = store.getNode(edge.target)!
-          if (!sourceNode || typeof sourceNode === 'undefined')
-            console.warn(`couldn't create edge for source id: ${edge.source}; edge id: ${edge.id}`)
-          if (!targetNode || typeof targetNode === 'undefined')
-            console.warn(`couldn't create edge for target id: ${edge.target}; edge id: ${edge.id}`)
-
-          store.edges.push({
-            ...edge,
-            sourceNode,
-            targetNode,
-          })
-        }
-      })
-      return store.edges
-    },
-    updateEdge: (oldEdge, newConnection) => updateEdge(oldEdge, newConnection, store.edges),
-    onEdgesChange: store.hooksOn.onEdgesChange,
-  }
-}
-
-export const useNodesState = ({ nodes, options }: UseNodesStateOptions = {}): UseNodesState => {
-  const { store } = useVueFlow(options)
-  if (nodes && nodes.length) store.setNodes(nodes)
-  return {
-    nodes: store.nodes,
-    applyNodeChanges: (changes) => applyNodeChanges(changes, store.nodes),
-    setNodes: store.setNodes,
-    addNodes: (nodes, extent) => {
-      const parsed = nodes.flatMap((node) => {
-        const children: GraphNode[] = []
-        parseChildren(node, undefined, children, extent ?? store.nodeExtent, store.getNode)
-        return children
-      })
-      store.nodes.push(...parsed)
-      return store.nodes
-    },
-    onNodesChange: store.hooksOn.onNodesChange,
-  }
-}
-
-export const useElementsState = ({ edges, nodes, options }: UseElementsStateOptions = {}): UseElementsState => {
-  const nodesState = useNodesState({ nodes, options })
-  const edgesState = useEdgesState({ edges, options })
-
-  return {
-    ...nodesState,
-    ...edgesState,
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 26e54654..2c38b07e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export { default as useZoomPanHelper } from './composables/useZoomPanHelper'
 export { default as useVueFlow } from './composables/useVueFlow'
 export { default as useHandle } from './composables/useHandle'
 export { default as useWindow } from './composables/useWindow'
-export * from './composables/useElementsState'
 
 export * from './additional-components'
 export * from './types'
diff --git a/src/store/actions.ts b/src/store/actions.ts
index 30252290..64131545 100644
--- a/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
-import { CoordinateExtent, EdgeChange, Actions, Getters, State, GraphNode, Node, NodeChange, NodeDimensionChange } from '~/types'
 import {
+  CoordinateExtent,
+  EdgeChange,
+  Actions,
+  Getters,
+  State,
+  GraphNode,
+  Node,
+  NodeChange,
+  NodeDimensionChange,
+  Edge,
+  Connection,
+  GraphEdge,
+} from '~/types'
+import {
+  applyChanges,
+  connectionExists,
   createPositionChange,
   createSelectionChange,
+  getEdgeId,
   getSelectionChanges,
   isEdge,
   isGraphEdge,
@@ -22,6 +38,51 @@ const getParent = (root: Node[], id: string): GraphNode | undefined => {
   return node
 }
 
+const addEdge = (edgeParams: Edge | Connection, edges: Edge[]) => {
+  if (!edgeParams.source || !edgeParams.target) {
+    console.warn("Can't create edge. An edge needs a source and a target.")
+    return false
+  }
+
+  let edge
+  if (isEdge(edgeParams)) {
+    edge = { ...edgeParams }
+  } else {
+    edge = {
+      ...edgeParams,
+      id: getEdgeId(edgeParams),
+    } as Edge
+  }
+  edge = parseEdge(edge)
+  if (connectionExists(edge, edges)) return false
+  return edge
+}
+
+const updateEdgeAction = (edge: GraphEdge, newConnection: Connection, edges: GraphEdge[]) => {
+  if (!newConnection.source || !newConnection.target) {
+    console.warn("Can't create new edge. An edge needs a source and a target.")
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const foundEdge = edges.find((e) => isGraphEdge(e) && e.id === edge.id)
+
+  if (!foundEdge) {
+    console.warn(`The old edge with id=${edge.id} does not exist.`)
+    return false
+  }
+
+  edge.id = getEdgeId(newConnection)
+  edge.source = newConnection.source
+  edge.target = newConnection.target
+  edge.sourceHandle = newConnection.sourceHandle
+  edge.targetHandle = newConnection.targetHandle
+
+  return edge
+}
+
+export const applyEdgeChangesAction = (changes: EdgeChange[], edges: GraphEdge[]) => applyChanges(changes, edges)
+export const applyNodeChangesAction = (changes: NodeChange[], nodes: GraphNode[]) => applyChanges(changes, nodes)
+
 export const parseChildren = (
   n: Node,
   p: GraphNode | undefined,
@@ -146,6 +207,39 @@ export default (state: State, getters: Getters): Actions => {
     setEdges(elements.filter(isEdge))
   }
 
+  const addNodes: Actions['addNodes'] = (nodes, extent) => {
+    const parsed = nodes.flatMap((node) => {
+      const children: GraphNode[] = []
+      parseChildren(node, undefined, children, extent ?? state.nodeExtent, getters.getNode.value)
+      return children
+    })
+    state.nodes.push(...parsed)
+  }
+
+  const addEdges: Actions['addEdges'] = (params) => {
+    params.forEach((param) => {
+      const edge = addEdge(param, state.edges)
+      if (edge) {
+        const sourceNode = getters.getNode.value(edge.source)!
+        const targetNode = getters.getNode.value(edge.target)!
+        if (!sourceNode || typeof sourceNode === 'undefined')
+          console.warn(`couldn't create edge for source id: ${edge.source}; edge id: ${edge.id}`)
+        if (!targetNode || typeof targetNode === 'undefined')
+          console.warn(`couldn't create edge for target id: ${edge.target}; edge id: ${edge.id}`)
+
+        state.edges.push({
+          ...edge,
+          sourceNode,
+          targetNode,
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  const updateEdge: Actions['updateEdge'] = (oldEdge, newConnection) => updateEdgeAction(oldEdge, newConnection, state.edges)
+  const applyNodeChanges: Actions['applyNodeChanges'] = (changes) => applyNodeChangesAction(changes, state.nodes)
+  const applyEdgeChanges: Actions['applyEdgeChanges'] = (changes) => applyEdgeChangesAction(changes, state.edges)
+
   const setState: Actions['setState'] = (opts) => {
     if (typeof opts.modelValue !== 'undefined') setElements(opts.modelValue, opts.nodeExtent ?? state.nodeExtent)
     if (typeof opts.nodes !== 'undefined') setNodes(opts.nodes, opts.nodeExtent ?? state.nodeExtent)
@@ -195,6 +289,11 @@ export default (state: State, getters: Getters): Actions => {
     setElements,
     setNodes,
     setEdges,
+    addNodes,
+    addEdges,
+    updateEdge,
+    applyEdgeChanges,
+    applyNodeChanges,
     addSelectedElements,
     addSelectedNodes,
     addSelectedEdges,
diff --git a/src/types/flow.ts b/src/types/flow.ts
index e0f476c3..656eb0a8 100644
--- a/src/types/flow.ts
+++ b/src/types/flow.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { CSSProperties, ToRefs } from 'vue'
 import { GraphEdge, Edge } from './edge'
 import { GraphNode, CoordinateExtent, Node } from './node'
-import { Connection, ConnectionLineType, ConnectionMode } from './connection'
+import { ConnectionLineType, ConnectionMode } from './connection'
 import { KeyCode, PanOnScrollMode, UseZoomPanHelper } from './zoom'
 import { Actions, Getters, State, FlowStore } from './store'
-import { EdgeChange, FlowHooksOn, NodeChange } from './hooks'
+import { FlowHooksOn } from './hooks'
 
 export type FlowElement<N = any, E = any> = GraphNode<N> | GraphEdge<E>
 export type FlowElements<N = any, E = any> = FlowElement<N, E>[]
@@ -123,57 +123,6 @@ export interface FlowProps<N = any, E = N> {
 
 export type FlowOptions<N = any, E = N> = FlowProps<N, E>
 
-export interface UseNodesStateOptions<Data = any> {
-  nodes?: Node<Data>[]
-  options?: Pick<
-    FlowOptions<Data, any>,
-    | 'applyDefault'
-    | 'snapToGrid'
-    | 'snapGrid'
-    | 'nodesConnectable'
-    | 'nodesDraggable'
-    | 'elementsSelectable'
-    | 'selectNodesOnDrag'
-    | 'defaultPosition'
-    | 'onlyRenderVisibleElements'
-    | 'nodeExtent'
-    | 'edgeUpdaterRadius'
-  >
-}
-export interface UseEdgesStateOptions<Data = any> {
-  edges?: Edge<Data>[]
-  options?: Pick<
-    FlowOptions<any, Data>,
-    | 'applyDefault'
-    | 'connectionMode'
-    | 'connectionLineType'
-    | 'connectionLineStyle'
-    | 'elementsSelectable'
-    | 'selectNodesOnDrag'
-    | 'defaultPosition'
-    | 'onlyRenderVisibleElements'
-    | 'edgesUpdatable'
-  >
-}
-export type UseElementsStateOptions = UseNodesStateOptions & UseEdgesStateOptions
-
-export type UseNodesState<N = any> = {
-  nodes: GraphNode<N>[]
-  applyNodeChanges: <ND = N>(changes: NodeChange[]) => GraphNode<ND>[]
-  setNodes: Actions['setNodes']
-  addNodes: <NA = N>(nodes: Node<NA>[], extent?: CoordinateExtent) => GraphNode<NA>[]
-  onNodesChange: FlowHooksOn['onNodesChange']
-}
-export type UseEdgesState<E = any> = {
-  edges: GraphEdge[]
-  applyEdgeChanges: <ED = E>(changes: EdgeChange[]) => GraphEdge<ED>[]
-  setEdges: Actions['setEdges']
-  addEdges: <EA = E>(params: (Edge<EA> | Connection)[]) => GraphEdge<EA>[]
-  updateEdge: <EU = E>(oldEdge: GraphEdge<EU>, newConnection: Connection) => GraphEdge<EU> | false
-  onEdgesChange: FlowHooksOn['onEdgesChange']
-}
-export type UseElementsState<N = any, E = N> = UseNodesState<N> & UseEdgesState<E>
-
 export type UseVueFlow<N = any, E = N> = {
   id: string
   store: FlowStore<N, E>
diff --git a/src/types/store.ts b/src/types/store.ts
index 64b0bb6e..104a2933 100644
--- a/src/types/store.ts
+++ b/src/types/store.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { ComputedRef, ToRefs } from 'vue'
 import { UnwrapNestedRefs } from '@vue/reactivity'
 import { Dimensions, Elements, FlowElements, FlowInstance, FlowOptions, Rect, SnapGrid, Transform, XYPosition } from './flow'
 import { HandleType, EdgeComponent, NodeComponent } from './components'
-import { ConnectionLineType, ConnectionMode, SetConnectionId } from './connection'
+import { Connection, ConnectionLineType, ConnectionMode, SetConnectionId } from './connection'
 import { Edge, GraphEdge } from './edge'
 import { GraphNode, CoordinateExtent, Node } from './node'
 import { D3Selection, D3Zoom, D3ZoomHandler, KeyCode, PanOnScrollMode } from './zoom'
-import { FlowHooks, FlowHooksOn } from './hooks'
+import { EdgeChange, FlowHooks, FlowHooksOn, NodeChange } from './hooks'
 
 export interface State<N = any, E = N> extends Omit<FlowOptions<N, E>, 'id' | 'modelValue'> {
   hooks: FlowHooks
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ export interface Actions<N = any, E = N> {
   setElements: (elements: Elements<N, E>, extent?: CoordinateExtent) => void
   setNodes: (nodes: Node<N>[], extent?: CoordinateExtent) => void
   setEdges: (edges: Edge<E>[]) => void
+  addNodes: <NA = N>(nodes: Node<NA>[], extent?: CoordinateExtent) => void
+  addEdges: <EA = E>(params: (Edge<EA> | Connection)[]) => void
+  updateEdge: <EU = E>(oldEdge: GraphEdge<EU>, newConnection: Connection) => GraphEdge<EU> | false
+  applyEdgeChanges: <ED = E>(changes: EdgeChange[]) => GraphEdge<ED>[]
+  applyNodeChanges: <ND = N>(changes: NodeChange[]) => GraphNode<ND>[]
   addSelectedElements: (elements: FlowElements<N, E>) => void
   addSelectedEdges: (edges: GraphEdge<E>[]) => void
   addSelectedNodes: (nodes: GraphNode<N>[]) => void