diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index f5c9438..5445e48 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/types": "^29.6.3",
-    "@react-types/shared": "^3.22.1",
     "@storybook/addon-backgrounds": "^8.0.1",
     "@storybook/addon-essentials": "8.0.1",
     "@storybook/addon-interactions": "8.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.stories.tsx
index dcf4650..31cdc16 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.stories.tsx
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ const Component: Meta<typeof Link> = {
 }
 
 const defaultProps = {
+  href: 'www.giantnodes.com',
   ...link.defaultVariants,
 }
 
-export const Default: StoryFn = (args: LinkProps) => <Link {...args}>There were 2 errors with your submission</Link>
+export const Default: StoryFn = (args: LinkProps) => <Link {...args}>Default Link</Link>
+
 Default.args = {
   ...defaultProps,
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.tsx
index 72c82ee..f9ef26c 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/link/Link.tsx
@@ -5,16 +5,10 @@ import { link } from '@giantnodes/theme'
 import React from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-aria-components'
 
-import { useDomRef } from '@/hooks/use-dom-ref'
-import { useLink } from '@/hooks/use-link.hook'
-
 type ComponentProps = ComponentWithoutAs<'a'> & LinkProps
 
 const Component = React.forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>((props, ref) => {
-  const { children, className } = props
-
-  const dom = useDomRef(ref)
-  const { ...rest } = useLink(props, dom)
+  const { children, className, ...rest } = props
 
   const slots = React.useMemo(() => link({}), [])
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-design-system.tsx b/packages/react/src/hooks/use-design-system.tsx
index d78bb6d..82fc42a 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-design-system.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/use-design-system.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { RouterProvider } from '@react-aria/utils'
 
-import { createContext } from '@/utilities/context'
-
 export type UseDesignSystemProps = React.PropsWithChildren & {
   /**
    * Provides a client side router to all components that contain links
@@ -9,9 +7,7 @@ export type UseDesignSystemProps = React.PropsWithChildren & {
   navigate?: (path: string) => void
 }
 
-export type UseDesignSystemReturn = ReturnType<typeof useDesignSystem>
-
-export const useDesignSystem = ({ navigate, children }: UseDesignSystemProps) => {
+export const DesignSystemProvider: React.FC<UseDesignSystemProps> = ({ navigate, children }) => {
   let contents = children
 
   if (navigate) {
@@ -20,10 +16,3 @@ export const useDesignSystem = ({ navigate, children }: UseDesignSystemProps) =>
 
   return contents
 }
-
-export const [DesignSystemContext, useDesignSystemContext] = createContext<UseDesignSystemReturn>({
-  name: 'DesignSystemContext',
-  strict: true,
-  errorMessage:
-    'useDesignSystemContext: `context` is undefined. Seems you forgot to wrap component within <DesignSystem.Provider />',
-})
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-link.hook.ts b/packages/react/src/hooks/use-link.hook.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f8ff8e5..0000000
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/use-link.hook.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import type { FocusableElement, PressEvent } from '@react-types/shared'
-import type React from 'react'
-import type { AriaLinkOptions } from 'react-aria'
-
-import { shouldClientNavigate, useRouter } from '@react-aria/utils'
-import { useLink as useAriaLink } from 'react-aria'
-
-export const useLink = (props: AriaLinkOptions, ref: React.RefObject<FocusableElement>) => {
-  const { onPress: onAriaPress, ...rest } = props
-  const router = useRouter()
-
-  const onPress = (event: PressEvent) => {
-    const { target } = event
-
-    if (!(target instanceof HTMLAnchorElement)) return
-
-    if (!router.isNative && target.href && shouldClientNavigate(target, event)) {
-      router.open(target, event)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return useAriaLink({ ...rest, onPress }, ref)
-}
-
-export type UseLinkReturn = ReturnType<typeof useLink>
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7d5e522..4adffe7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ importers:
       '@jest/types':
         specifier: ^29.6.3
         version: 29.6.3
-      '@react-types/shared':
-        specifier: ^3.22.1
-        version: 3.22.1(react@18.2.0)
       '@storybook/addon-backgrounds':
         specifier: ^8.0.1
         version: 8.0.1
@@ -4163,6 +4160,7 @@ packages:
       react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0-rc.1 || ^18.0.0
     dependencies:
       react: 18.2.0
+    dev: false
 
   /@react-types/slider@3.7.1(react@18.2.0):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FKO3YZYdrBs00XbBW5acP+0L1cCdevl/uRJiXbnLpGysO5PrSFIRS7Wlv4M7ztf6gT7b1Ao4FNC9crbxBr6BzA==}