diff --git a/src/devtools/index.js b/src/devtools/index.js
index a8f06869d5..52cc77fe5e 100644
--- a/src/devtools/index.js
+++ b/src/devtools/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import './plugins'
 import { parse } from '../util'
 import { isChrome, initEnv } from './env'
 import SharedData, { init as initSharedData, destroy as destroySharedData } from 'src/shared-data'
-import storage from './storage'
 import VuexResolve from './views/vuex/resolve'
 
 for (const key in filters) {
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ function initApp (shell) {
     initSharedData({
       bridge,
       Vue,
-      storage
+      persist: true
     })
 
     bridge.once('ready', version => {
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/events/module.js b/src/devtools/views/events/module.js
index 4533f9e18e..4e8df6900e 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/events/module.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/events/module.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import storage from '../../storage'
+import storage from 'src/storage'
 import { classify } from 'src/util'
 import SharedData from 'src/shared-data'
 
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/router/module.js b/src/devtools/views/router/module.js
index 1a27b33a1e..520652e4d7 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/router/module.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/router/module.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import storage from '../../storage'
+import storage from 'src/storage'
 
 const ENABLED_KEY = 'EVENTS_ENABLED'
 const enabled = storage.get(ENABLED_KEY)
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/routes/module.js b/src/devtools/views/routes/module.js
index cb1c1710ba..f8854de587 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/routes/module.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/routes/module.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import storage from '../../storage'
+import storage from 'src/storage'
 
 const ENABLED_KEY = 'EVENTS_ENABLED'
 const enabled = storage.get(ENABLED_KEY)
diff --git a/src/shared-data.js b/src/shared-data.js
index ddc6e01cc5..e6aa8928ff 100644
--- a/src/shared-data.js
+++ b/src/shared-data.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import storage from './storage'
+
 // Initial state
 const internalSharedData = {
   openInEditorHost: '/',
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ const persisted = [
 
 let Vue
 let bridge
-// Storage API
-let storage = null
 // List of fields to persist to storage (disabled if 'false')
 // This should be unique to each shared data client to prevent conflicts
 let persist = false
@@ -36,23 +36,19 @@ export function init (params) {
   // Mandatory params
   bridge = params.bridge
   Vue = params.Vue
-
-  if (params.hasOwnProperty('storage')) {
-    storage = params.storage
-    persist = persisted
-  }
+  persist = !!params.persist
 
   // Load persisted fields
-  if (persist) {
-    persist.forEach(key => {
-      const value = storage.get(`shared-data:${key}`)
-      if (value !== null) {
-        internalSharedData[key] = value
-        // Send to other shared data clients
+  persisted.forEach(key => {
+    const value = storage.get(`shared-data:${key}`)
+    if (value !== null) {
+      internalSharedData[key] = value
+      // Send to other shared data clients
+      if (persist) {
         sendValue(key, value)
       }
-    })
-  }
+    }
+  })
 
   // Wrapper Vue instance
   vm = new Vue({
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ export function destroy () {
 
 function setValue (key, value) {
   // Storage
-  if (persist && persist.includes(key)) {
+  if (persist && persisted.includes(key)) {
     storage.set(`shared-data:${key}`, value)
   }
   vm[key] = value
diff --git a/src/devtools/storage.js b/src/storage.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/devtools/storage.js
rename to src/storage.js