diff --git a/packages/common/src/points.ts b/packages/common/src/points.ts
index 9d48857db..e8f988203 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/points.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/points.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import {
   type LocalPoint,
 } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
+import type { NullableGridSize } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
+
 export const getSizeFromPoints = (
   points: readonly (GlobalPoint | LocalPoint)[],
 ) => {
@@ -61,3 +63,18 @@ export const rescalePoints = <Point extends GlobalPoint | LocalPoint>(
 
   return nextPoints;
 };
+
+// TODO: Rounding this point causes some shake when free drawing
+export const getGridPoint = (
+  x: number,
+  y: number,
+  gridSize: NullableGridSize,
+): [number, number] => {
+  if (gridSize) {
+    return [
+      Math.round(x / gridSize) * gridSize,
+      Math.round(y / gridSize) * gridSize,
+    ];
+  }
+  return [x, y];
+};
diff --git a/packages/common/src/utils.ts b/packages/common/src/utils.ts
index 177dc26b6..292b026fe 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/utils.ts
@@ -1206,59 +1206,3 @@ export const escapeDoubleQuotes = (str: string) => {
 
 export const castArray = <T>(value: T | T[]): T[] =>
   Array.isArray(value) ? value : [value];
-
-// TODO_SEP: perhaps could be refactored away
-
-// TODO: Rounding this point causes some shake when free drawing
-export const getGridPoint = (
-  x: number,
-  y: number,
-  gridSize: NullableGridSize,
-): [number, number] => {
-  if (gridSize) {
-    return [
-      Math.round(x / gridSize) * gridSize,
-      Math.round(y / gridSize) * gridSize,
-    ];
-  }
-  return [x, y];
-};
-
-export const elementsAreInSameGroup = (
-  elements: readonly ExcalidrawElement[],
-) => {
-  const allGroups = elements.flatMap((element) => element.groupIds);
-  const groupCount = new Map<string, number>();
-  let maxGroup = 0;
-
-  for (const group of allGroups) {
-    groupCount.set(group, (groupCount.get(group) ?? 0) + 1);
-    if (groupCount.get(group)! > maxGroup) {
-      maxGroup = groupCount.get(group)!;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return maxGroup === elements.length;
-};
-
-export const isInGroup = (element: NonDeletedExcalidrawElement) => {
-  return element.groupIds.length > 0;
-};
-
-export const getNewGroupIdsForDuplication = (
-  groupIds: ExcalidrawElement["groupIds"],
-  editingGroupId: AppState["editingGroupId"],
-  mapper: (groupId: GroupId) => GroupId,
-) => {
-  const copy = [...groupIds];
-  const positionOfEditingGroupId = editingGroupId
-    ? groupIds.indexOf(editingGroupId)
-    : -1;
-  const endIndex =
-    positionOfEditingGroupId > -1 ? positionOfEditingGroupId : groupIds.length;
-  for (let index = 0; index < endIndex; index++) {
-    copy[index] = mapper(copy[index]);
-  }
-
-  return copy;
-};
diff --git a/packages/element/src/fractionalIndex.ts b/packages/element/src/fractionalIndex.ts
index 081368266..c2d7b93ab 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/fractionalIndex.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/fractionalIndex.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import type {
   OrderedExcalidrawElement,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 
-import { InvalidFractionalIndexError } from "../../excalidraw/errors";
+export class InvalidFractionalIndexError extends Error {
+  public code = "ELEMENT_HAS_INVALID_INDEX" as const;
+}
 
 /**
  * Envisioned relation between array order and fractional indices:
diff --git a/packages/element/src/frame.ts b/packages/element/src/frame.ts
index 93db14823..de138f6a8 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/frame.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/frame.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ import {
   elementsOverlappingBBox,
 } from "@excalidraw/utils";
 
-import {
-  getElementsWithinSelection,
-  getSelectedElements,
-} from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/scene";
-
 import { getElementAbsoluteCoords, isTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
 import type {
@@ -31,6 +26,7 @@ import type {
 
 import type { ReadonlySetLike } from "@excalidraw/common/utility-types";
 
+import { getElementsWithinSelection, getSelectedElements } from "./selection";
 import { getElementsInGroup, selectGroupsFromGivenElements } from "./groups";
 
 import { getElementLineSegments, getCommonBounds } from "./bounds";
diff --git a/packages/element/src/groups.ts b/packages/element/src/groups.ts
index ffa8dfcfd..ce95f1e29 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/groups.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/groups.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { getBoundTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element/textElement";
 
-import { getSelectedElements } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/scene";
-import { makeNextSelectedElementIds } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/scene/selection";
-
 import type {
   GroupId,
   ExcalidrawElement,
@@ -19,6 +16,8 @@ import type {
 } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
 import type { Mutable } from "@excalidraw/common/utility-types";
 
+import { makeNextSelectedElementIds, getSelectedElements } from "./selection";
+
 export const selectGroup = (
   groupId: GroupId,
   appState: InteractiveCanvasAppState,
diff --git a/packages/element/src/resizeElements.ts b/packages/element/src/resizeElements.ts
index 24d851c4c..3ff405603 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/resizeElements.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/resizeElements.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 import {
   MIN_FONT_SIZE,
   SHIFT_LOCKING_ANGLE,
-  isInGroup,
   rescalePoints,
   getFontString,
 } from "@excalidraw/common";
@@ -59,6 +58,8 @@ import {
   isTextElement,
 } from "./typeChecks";
 
+import { isInGroup } from "./groups";
+
 import type { BoundingBox } from "./bounds";
 import type {
   MaybeTransformHandleType,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.ts b/packages/element/src/selection.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.ts
rename to packages/element/src/selection.ts
index 48fd5eff1..c582c32e8 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/selection.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-import {
-  getElementAbsoluteCoords,
-  getElementBounds,
-} from "@excalidraw/element/bounds";
-import { isElementInViewport } from "@excalidraw/element/sizeHelpers";
-import {
-  isBoundToContainer,
-  isFrameLikeElement,
-} from "@excalidraw/element/typeChecks";
-import {
-  elementOverlapsWithFrame,
-  getContainingFrame,
-  getFrameChildren,
-} from "@excalidraw/element/frame";
 import { isShallowEqual } from "@excalidraw/common";
 
 import type {
@@ -21,7 +7,19 @@ import type {
   NonDeletedExcalidrawElement,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 
-import type { AppState, InteractiveCanvasAppState } from "../types";
+import type {
+  AppState,
+  InteractiveCanvasAppState,
+} from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
+
+import { getElementAbsoluteCoords, getElementBounds } from "./bounds";
+import { isElementInViewport } from "./sizeHelpers";
+import { isBoundToContainer, isFrameLikeElement } from "./typeChecks";
+import {
+  elementOverlapsWithFrame,
+  getContainingFrame,
+  getFrameChildren,
+} from "./frame";
 
 /**
  * Frames and their containing elements are not to be selected at the same time.
diff --git a/packages/element/src/showSelectedShapeActions.ts b/packages/element/src/showSelectedShapeActions.ts
index 32e9d4c76..efcf83894 100644
--- a/packages/element/src/showSelectedShapeActions.ts
+++ b/packages/element/src/showSelectedShapeActions.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { getSelectedElements } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/scene";
-
 import type { UIAppState } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
 
+import { getSelectedElements } from "./selection";
+
 import type { NonDeletedExcalidrawElement } from "./types";
 
 export const showSelectedShapeActions = (
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.test.ts b/packages/element/tests/selection.test.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.test.ts
rename to packages/element/tests/selection.test.ts
index 644d2129f..fbcdb2693 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/scene/selection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/element/tests/selection.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { makeNextSelectedElementIds } from "./selection";
+import { makeNextSelectedElementIds } from "../src/selection";
 
 describe("makeNextSelectedElementIds", () => {
   const _makeNextSelectedElementIds = (
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionDuplicateSelection.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionDuplicateSelection.tsx
index 7aedef1fb..3584ff7d6 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionDuplicateSelection.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/actions/actionDuplicateSelection.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ import {
   getElementsInGroup,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
 
+import {
+  excludeElementsInFramesFromSelection,
+  getSelectedElements,
+} from "@excalidraw/element/selection";
+
 import type { ExcalidrawElement } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 
 import { ToolButton } from "../components/ToolButton";
@@ -46,10 +51,6 @@ import { DuplicateIcon } from "../components/icons";
 
 import { t } from "../i18n";
 import { isSomeElementSelected } from "../scene";
-import {
-  excludeElementsInFramesFromSelection,
-  getSelectedElements,
-} from "../scene/selection";
 import { CaptureUpdateAction } from "../store";
 
 import { register } from "./register";
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
index 1ce4d678d..16fb4ba06 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/App.tsx
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@ import {
   syncMovedIndices,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/fractionalIndex";
 
+import {
+  excludeElementsInFramesFromSelection,
+  makeNextSelectedElementIds,
+} from "@excalidraw/element/selection";
+
 import type { LocalPoint, Radians } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import type {
@@ -420,10 +425,6 @@ import {
 
 import { Fonts } from "../fonts";
 import { getLineHeight } from "../fonts/FontMetadata";
-import {
-  excludeElementsInFramesFromSelection,
-  makeNextSelectedElementIds,
-} from "../scene/selection";
 import { editorJotaiStore } from "../editor-jotai";
 import { ImageSceneDataError } from "../errors";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiAngle.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiAngle.tsx
index e90167cd8..3cabd19c0 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiAngle.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiAngle.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/common";
-
 import { degreesToRadians, radiansToDegrees } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import { mutateElement } from "@excalidraw/element/mutateElement";
@@ -7,6 +5,8 @@ import { mutateElement } from "@excalidraw/element/mutateElement";
 import { getBoundTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element/textElement";
 import { isArrowElement } from "@excalidraw/element/typeChecks";
 
+import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
+
 import type { Degrees } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import type { ExcalidrawElement } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiFontSize.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiFontSize.tsx
index e5a541fb7..0ad90bb2f 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiFontSize.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/MultiFontSize.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/common";
-
 import { isTextElement, redrawTextBoundingBox } from "@excalidraw/element";
 import { mutateElement } from "@excalidraw/element/mutateElement";
 import { getBoundTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element/textElement";
 import { hasBoundTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element/typeChecks";
 
+import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
+
 import type {
   ExcalidrawElement,
   ExcalidrawTextElement,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/stats.test.tsx b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/stats.test.tsx
index 76446a5cf..722b16469 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/stats.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/stats.test.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { vi } from "vitest";
 
 import { getCommonBounds, isTextElement } from "@excalidraw/element";
 
-import { setDateTimeForTests, isInGroup, reseed } from "@excalidraw/common";
+import { setDateTimeForTests, reseed } from "@excalidraw/common";
+
+import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
 
 import type { Degrees } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/utils.ts b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/utils.ts
index d7e050ac7..dbb47a234 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/components/Stats/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { isInGroup } from "@excalidraw/common";
 import { pointFrom, pointRotateRads } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import {
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import {
   getSelectedGroupIds,
   getElementsInGroup,
+  isInGroup,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
 
 import type { Radians } from "@excalidraw/math";
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/errors.ts b/packages/excalidraw/errors.ts
index d6091b0e9..20fe694cd 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/errors.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ export class ImageSceneDataError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
-export class InvalidFractionalIndexError extends Error {
-  public code = "ELEMENT_HAS_INVALID_INDEX" as const;
-}
-
 type WorkerErrorCodes = "WORKER_URL_NOT_DEFINED" | "WORKER_IN_THE_MAIN_CHUNK";
 
 export class WorkerUrlNotDefinedError extends Error {
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/scene/Scene.ts b/packages/excalidraw/scene/Scene.ts
index dc35ecf7d..32a403757 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/scene/Scene.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/scene/Scene.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
   validateFractionalIndices,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/fractionalIndex";
 
+import { getSelectedElements } from "@excalidraw/element/selection";
+
 import type { LinearElementEditor } from "@excalidraw/element/linearElementEditor";
 import type {
   ExcalidrawElement,
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ import type {
 
 import type { Assert, SameType } from "@excalidraw/common/utility-types";
 
-import { getSelectedElements } from "./selection";
-
 import type { AppState } from "../types";
 
 type ElementIdKey = InstanceType<typeof LinearElementEditor>["elementId"];
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/scene/index.ts b/packages/excalidraw/scene/index.ts
index 3819d3ab4..6f39a7fe2 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/scene/index.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/scene/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export {
   getCommonAttributeOfSelectedElements,
   getSelectedElements,
   getTargetElements,
-} from "./selection";
+} from "@excalidraw/element/selection";
 export { calculateScrollCenter } from "./scroll";
 export {
   hasBackground,
diff --git a/packages/excalidraw/snapping.ts b/packages/excalidraw/snapping.ts
index 042be5bbf..6ea23bd87 100644
--- a/packages/excalidraw/snapping.ts
+++ b/packages/excalidraw/snapping.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import {
 
 import { getMaximumGroups } from "@excalidraw/element/groups";
 
+import {
+  getSelectedElements,
+  getVisibleAndNonSelectedElements,
+} from "@excalidraw/element/selection";
+
 import type { InclusiveRange } from "@excalidraw/math";
 
 import type { Bounds } from "@excalidraw/element/bounds";
@@ -30,11 +35,6 @@ import type {
   NonDeletedExcalidrawElement,
 } from "@excalidraw/element/types";
 
-import {
-  getSelectedElements,
-  getVisibleAndNonSelectedElements,
-} from "./scene/selection";
-
 import type {
   AppClassProperties,
   AppState,