diff --git a/src/config/libp2p/index.js b/src/config/libp2p/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d52c20f..0000000
--- a/src/config/libp2p/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
-import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
-import { webRTC } from '@libp2p/webrtc'
-import { all } from '@libp2p/websockets/filters'
-import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
-import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
-import { gossipsub } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub'
-import { circuitRelayTransport } from '@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2'
-
-/**
- * A basic Libp2p configuration for Node.js nodes.
- */
-export const DefaultLibp2pOptions = {
-  addresses: {
-    listen: ['/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/ws']
-  },
-  transports: [
-    webSockets({
-      filter: all
-    }),
-    webRTC(),
-    circuitRelayTransport({
-      discoverRelays: 1
-    })
-  ],
-  connectionEncryption: [noise()],
-  streamMuxers: [yamux()],
-  connectionGater: {
-    denyDialMultiaddr: () => false
-  },
-  services: {
-    identify: identify(),
-    pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroPeers: true })
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * A basic Libp2p configuration for browser nodes.
- */
-export const DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions = {
-  addresses: {
-    listen: ['/webrtc']
-  },
-  transports: [
-    webSockets({
-      filter: all
-    }),
-    webRTC(),
-    circuitRelayTransport({
-      discoverRelays: 1
-    })
-  ],
-  connectionEncryption: [noise()],
-  streamMuxers: [yamux()],
-  connectionGater: {
-    denyDialMultiaddr: () => false
-  },
-  services: {
-    identify: identify(),
-    pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroPeers: true })
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index da4d111..ec833ca 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -41,10 +41,3 @@ export {
   MemoryStorage,
   ComposedStorage
 } from './storage/index.js'
-
-export {
-  DefaultLibp2pOptions,
-  DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions
-} from './config/libp2p/index.js'
-
-export { startOrbitDB } from './utils/index.js'
diff --git a/src/utils/index.js b/src/utils/index.js
index 67737d6..a6ac16f 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/utils/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import createId from './create-id.js'
-import startOrbitDB from './start.js'
+
 export {
-  createId,
-  startOrbitDB
+  createId
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/start.js b/src/utils/start.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 948d22c..0000000
--- a/src/utils/start.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-import { createHelia } from 'helia'
-import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
-import { LevelBlockstore } from 'blockstore-level'
-import { bitswap } from '@helia/block-brokers'
-import createOrbitDB from '../orbitdb.js'
-import { DefaultLibp2pOptions, DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions } from '../config/libp2p/index.js'
-
-const isBrowser = () => typeof window !== 'undefined'
-
-/**
- * Start a new OrbitDB peer with a preconfigured Helia instance.
- * @function startOrbitDB
- * @param {Object} params One or more parameters for configuring OrbitDB.
- * @param {IPFS} params.ipfs An IPFS instance.
- * @param {module:Identity|Object} [params.identity] An identity instance or an object containing an Identity Provider instance and any additional params required to create the identity using the specified provider.
- * @param {Function} [params.identity.provider] An initialized identity provider.
- * @param {module:Identities} [params.identities] An Identities system instance.
- * @param {string} [params.directory] A location for storing OrbitDB data.
- * @return {module:OrbitDB~OrbitDB} An instance of OrbitDB.
- * @throws "IPFS instance is required argument" if no IPFS instance is provided.
- * @instance
- */
-export default async ({ id, identity, identities, directory } = {}) => {
-  const options = isBrowser() ? DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions : DefaultLibp2pOptions
-  const libp2p = await createLibp2p({ ...options })
-  directory = directory || '.'
-  const blockstore = new LevelBlockstore(`${directory}/ipfs/blocks`)
-  const ipfs = await createHelia({ libp2p, blockstore, blockBrokers: [bitswap()] })
-  return createOrbitDB({ ipfs, id, identity, identities, directory })
-}
diff --git a/test/orbitdb-start.test.js b/test/orbitdb-start.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6abb1be..0000000
--- a/test/orbitdb-start.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { startOrbitDB } from '../src/index.js'
-import { deepStrictEqual } from 'assert'
-import { rimraf } from 'rimraf'
-
-describe('Starting OrbitDB', function () {
-  it('starts OrbitDB with a preconfigured Helia instance', async () => {
-    const orbitdb = await startOrbitDB({ directory: './ipfs' })
-    const db1 = await orbitdb.open('db1')
-    await db1.add('hello world!')
-
-    deepStrictEqual((await db1.all()).map(e => e.value), ['hello world!'])
-    await orbitdb.stop()
-    await orbitdb.ipfs.stop()
-    await rimraf('./orbitdb')
-    await rimraf('./ipfs')
-  })
-})
diff --git a/test/utils/create-helia.js b/test/utils/create-helia.js
index 088226f..a34ad7e 100644
--- a/test/utils/create-helia.js
+++ b/test/utils/create-helia.js
@@ -3,12 +3,70 @@ import { bitswap } from '@helia/block-brokers'
 import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
 import { MemoryBlockstore } from 'blockstore-core'
 import { LevelBlockstore } from 'blockstore-level'
-import { DefaultLibp2pOptions, DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions } from '../../src/index.js'
+import { identify } from '@libp2p/identify'
+import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
+import { webRTC } from '@libp2p/webrtc'
+import { all } from '@libp2p/websockets/filters'
+import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
+import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
+import { gossipsub } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-gossipsub'
+import { circuitRelayTransport } from '@libp2p/circuit-relay-v2'
 
 const isBrowser = () => typeof window !== 'undefined'
 
+const Libp2pOptions = {
+  addresses: {
+    listen: ['/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0/ws']
+  },
+  transports: [
+    webSockets({
+      filter: all
+    }),
+    webRTC(),
+    circuitRelayTransport({
+      discoverRelays: 1
+    })
+  ],
+  connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+  streamMuxers: [yamux()],
+  connectionGater: {
+    denyDialMultiaddr: () => false
+  },
+  services: {
+    identify: identify(),
+    pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroPeers: true })
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A basic Libp2p configuration for browser nodes.
+ */
+const Libp2pBrowserOptions = {
+  addresses: {
+    listen: ['/webrtc']
+  },
+  transports: [
+    webSockets({
+      filter: all
+    }),
+    webRTC(),
+    circuitRelayTransport({
+      discoverRelays: 1
+    })
+  ],
+  connectionEncryption: [noise()],
+  streamMuxers: [yamux()],
+  connectionGater: {
+    denyDialMultiaddr: () => false
+  },
+  services: {
+    identify: identify(),
+    pubsub: gossipsub({ allowPublishToZeroPeers: true })
+  }
+}
+
 export default async ({ directory } = {}) => {
-  const options = isBrowser() ? DefaultLibp2pBrowserOptions : DefaultLibp2pOptions
+  const options = isBrowser() ? Libp2pBrowserOptions : Libp2pOptions
 
   const libp2p = await createLibp2p({ ...options })