diff --git a/src/index.browser.ts b/src/index.browser.ts
index 5b4d1642..75149846 100644
--- a/src/index.browser.ts
+++ b/src/index.browser.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export function createConsola(options: Partial<ConsolaOptions> = {}) {
   return consola;
 }
 
-export const consola = ((globalThis as any).consola =
-  (globalThis as any).consola || createConsola());
+export const consola = createConsola();
 
 export default consola;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7c68741f..9f4cca8d 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ function _getDefaultLogLevel() {
   return LogLevels.Info;
 }
 
-export const consola = ((globalThis as any).consola =
-  (globalThis as any).consola || createConsola());
+export const consola = createConsola();
 
 export default consola;
diff --git a/src/utils/global.ts b/src/utils/global.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cfe58b75..00000000
--- a/src/utils/global.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-export function assignGlobalReference(newInstance: any, referenceKey: any) {
-  if (
-    !newInstance.constructor ||
-    ((globalThis as any)[referenceKey] &&
-      !(globalThis as any)[referenceKey].constructor)
-  ) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Assigning to global reference is only supported for class instances"
-    );
-  } else if (newInstance.constructor && !(globalThis as any)[referenceKey]) {
-    (globalThis as any)[referenceKey] = newInstance;
-  } else if (
-    !(
-      newInstance instanceof (globalThis as any)[referenceKey].constructor ||
-      (globalThis as any)[referenceKey] instanceof newInstance.constructor
-    )
-  ) {
-    throw new TypeError(
-      `Not a ${(globalThis as any)[referenceKey].constructor.name} instance`
-    );
-  }
-
-  const oldInstance = Object.create((globalThis as any)[referenceKey]);
-
-  for (const prop in (globalThis as any)[referenceKey]) {
-    oldInstance[prop] = (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop];
-    delete (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop];
-  }
-
-  for (const prop of Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(
-    (globalThis as any)[referenceKey]
-  )) {
-    oldInstance[prop] = (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop];
-    delete (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop];
-  }
-
-  for (const prop in newInstance) {
-    (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop] = newInstance[prop];
-  }
-
-  for (const prop of Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(newInstance)) {
-    (globalThis as any)[referenceKey][prop] = newInstance[prop];
-  }
-
-  return oldInstance;
-}
-
-export function assignGlobalConsola(newConsola: any) {
-  return assignGlobalReference(newConsola, "consola");
-}
diff --git a/test/assign-reference.test.ts b/test/assign-reference.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5edf1d69..00000000
--- a/test/assign-reference.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-import { assignGlobalConsola } from "../src";
-
-describe("assignGlobalConsola", () => {
-  test("global reference intact", () => {
-    const s = Symbol("test");
-    class TestClass {
-      constructor(param) {
-        this.param = param;
-      }
-
-      get symbol() {
-        return this[s];
-      }
-
-      set symbol(newVal) {
-        this[s] = newVal;
-      }
-    }
-
-    const symbol1 = "my-symbol1";
-    const consola1 = new TestClass("my-consola1");
-    consola1.symbol = symbol1;
-    globalThis.consola = consola1;
-    const json1 = JSON.stringify(consola1);
-
-    const symbol2 = "my-symbol2";
-    const consola2 = new TestClass("my-consola2");
-    consola2.symbol = symbol2;
-    const consola3 = assignGlobalConsola(consola2);
-
-    expect(consola3).not.toBe(consola1);
-    expect(consola3.symbol).toBe(symbol1);
-
-    expect(globalThis.consola).toBe(consola1);
-    expect(globalThis.consola).not.toBe(consola2);
-    expect(globalThis.consola).not.toBe(consola3);
-
-    expect(globalThis.consola.symbol).toBe(consola1.symbol);
-    expect(globalThis.consola.symbol).toBe(consola2.symbol);
-    expect(globalThis.consola.symbol).not.toBe(consola3.symbol);
-
-    expect(JSON.stringify(consola1)).toEqual(JSON.stringify(consola2));
-    expect(JSON.stringify(consola3)).toEqual(json1);
-  });
-
-  test("fn binds are intact", () => {
-    class TestClass {
-      constructor(param) {
-        this.param = param;
-        this.fn = this.createFn(param);
-      }
-
-      createFn(param) {
-        function fn() {
-          return param;
-        }
-        return fn.bind(this);
-      }
-    }
-
-    const param1 = "my-consola1";
-    const consola1 = new TestClass(param1);
-    globalThis.consola = consola1;
-
-    expect(consola1.fn()).toBe(param1);
-
-    const param2 = "my-consola2";
-    const consola2 = new TestClass(param2);
-    const consola3 = assignGlobalConsola(consola2);
-
-    expect(consola2.fn()).toBe(param2);
-    expect(consola3.fn()).toBe(param1);
-    expect(globalThis.consola.fn()).toBe(param2);
-  });
-
-  test("cannot assign different constructor", () => {
-    class TestClass {}
-    class TestClass2 {}
-    globalThis.consola = new TestClass();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      assignGlobalConsola(new TestClass2());
-    }).toThrow(/Not a TestClass instance/);
-  });
-
-  test("can assign inherited constructor to base", () => {
-    class TestClass {}
-    class TestClass2 extends TestClass {}
-    globalThis.consola = new TestClass();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      assignGlobalConsola(new TestClass2());
-    }).not.toThrow();
-  });
-
-  test("can assign base constructor to inherited", () => {
-    class TestClass {}
-    class TestClass2 extends TestClass {}
-    class TestClass3 extends TestClass2 {}
-    globalThis.consola = new TestClass3();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      assignGlobalConsola(new TestClass());
-    }).not.toThrow();
-  });
-});