diff --git a/src/data/__snapshots__/transform.test.ts.snap b/src/data/__snapshots__/transform.test.ts.snap
index c907289a8e..d1eda74c3e 100644
--- a/src/data/__snapshots__/transform.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/data/__snapshots__/transform.test.ts.snap
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to existing t
   "textAlign": "left",
   "type": "text",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "verticalAlign": "top",
   "width": 70,
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to existing t
   "textAlign": "left",
   "type": "text",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "verticalAlign": "top",
   "width": 100,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to existing t
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 4,
+  "version": 3,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 255,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to shapes whe
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 4,
+  "version": 3,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 255,
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to text when
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 4,
+  "version": 3,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 255,
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to text when
   "textAlign": "left",
   "type": "text",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "verticalAlign": "top",
   "width": 70,
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > Test arrow bindings > should bind arrows to text when
   "textAlign": "left",
   "type": "text",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "verticalAlign": "top",
   "width": 100,
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to labelled arrows when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 2,
+  "version": 1,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to labelled arrows when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 2,
+  "version": 1,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to labelled arrows when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to labelled arrows when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "arrow",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 4,
+  "version": 3,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 250,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "ellipse",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 200,
   "x": 500,
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "diamond",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 280,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 2,
   "type": "diamond",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 300,
   "x": 100,
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "rectangle",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 200,
   "x": 500,
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ exports[`Test Transform > should transform to text containers when label provide
   "strokeWidth": 1,
   "type": "ellipse",
   "updated": 1,
-  "version": 3,
+  "version": 2,
   "versionNonce": Any<Number>,
   "width": 200,
   "x": 500,
diff --git a/src/data/transform.ts b/src/data/transform.ts
index 1b027f2e79..3276b09816 100644
--- a/src/data/transform.ts
+++ b/src/data/transform.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   redrawTextBoundingBox,
 } from "../element";
 import { bindLinearElement } from "../element/binding";
-import { mutateElement } from "../element/mutateElement";
 import {
   ElementConstructorOpts,
   newImageElement,
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ const bindTextToContainer = (
     strokeColor: textProps.strokeColor || container.strokeColor,
   });
 
-  mutateElement(container, {
+  Object.assign(container, {
     boundElements: (container.boundElements || []).concat({
       type: "text",
       id: textElement.id,
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ const bindLinearElementToElement = (
   let startBoundElement;
   let endBoundElement;
 
-  mutateElement(excliadrawLinearElement, {
+  Object.assign(excliadrawLinearElement, {
     startBinding: linearElement?.startBinding || null,
     endBinding: linearElement.endBinding || null,
   });
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ const bindLinearElementToElement = (
           text,
         });
         // to position the text correctly when coordinates not provided
-        mutateElement(startBoundElement, {
+        Object.assign(startBoundElement, {
           x: start.x || excliadrawLinearElement.x - startBoundElement.width,
           y:
             start.y || excliadrawLinearElement.y - startBoundElement.height / 2,
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ const bindLinearElementToElement = (
           text,
         });
         // to position the text correctly when coordinates not provided
-        mutateElement(endBoundElement, {
+        Object.assign(endBoundElement, {
           y: end.y || excliadrawLinearElement.y - endBoundElement.height / 2,
         });
       } else {
@@ -551,5 +550,6 @@ export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
       }
     }
   });
+  console.log(excalidrawElements.get());
   return excalidrawElements.get();
 };