diff --git a/packages/system/src/constants.ts b/packages/system/src/constants.ts
index 44fda8b7..74938c66 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { HandleType } from './types';
+import { CoordinateExtent, HandleType } from './types';
 
 // @todo: update URLs to xyflow
 export const errorMessages = {
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ export const errorMessages = {
 };
 
 export const internalsSymbol = Symbol.for('internals');
+
+export const infiniteExtent: CoordinateExtent = [
+  [Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY],
+  [Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY],
+];
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
index 6fd345af..4fe5e118 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/graph.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   isNumeric,
   rectToBox,
   nodeToRect,
+  getEventPosition,
 } from './utils';
 import {
   type Connection,
@@ -334,8 +335,7 @@ export function getPointerPosition(
   event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent,
   { snapGrid = [0, 0], snapToGrid = false, transform }: GetPointerPositionParams
 ): XYPosition & { xSnapped: number; ySnapped: number } {
-  const x = 'touches' in event ? event.touches[0].clientX : event.clientX;
-  const y = 'touches' in event ? event.touches[0].clientY : event.clientY;
+  const { x, y } = getEventPosition(event);
 
   const pointerPos = {
     x: (x - transform[0]) / transform[2],
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/utils.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/utils.ts
index f0d639c3..dc7281f0 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ export function isInputDOMNode(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
 export const isMouseEvent = (event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent): event is MouseEvent => 'clientX' in event;
 
 export const getEventPosition = (event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent, bounds?: DOMRect) => {
-  const isMouseTriggered = isMouseEvent(event);
-  const evtX = isMouseTriggered ? event.clientX : event.touches?.[0].clientX;
-  const evtY = isMouseTriggered ? event.clientY : event.touches?.[0].clientY;
+  const isMouse = isMouseEvent(event);
+  const evtX = isMouse ? event.clientX : event.touches?.[0].clientX;
+  const evtY = isMouse ? event.clientY : event.touches?.[0].clientY;
 
   return {
     x: evtX - (bounds?.left ?? 0),
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ export const getEventPosition = (event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent, bounds?: DOMRec
   };
 };
 
-export const infiniteExtent: CoordinateExtent = [
-  [Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY],
-  [Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY],
-];
-
 // helper function to get arrays of nodes and edges that can be deleted
 // you can pass in a list of nodes and edges that should be deleted
 // and the function only returns elements that are deletable and also handles connected nodes and child nodes