diff --git a/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/operators-testing-utils.ts b/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/operators-testing-utils.ts
index 96eebfabb3..b3402d43c3 100644
--- a/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/operators-testing-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/operators-testing-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { DeepPartial } from '@empathyco/x-utils';
-import { createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils';
-import Vuex, { Store } from 'vuex';
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { createStore, Store } from 'vuex';
 import { EventPayload, SubjectPayload, XBus } from '@empathyco/x-bus';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { RootXStoreState } from '../../store/index';
@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ export function createWire<SomeEvent extends XEvent = 'UserIsTypingAQuery'>({
   event = 'UserIsTypingAQuery' as SomeEvent,
   state
 }: CreateWireOptions<SomeEvent> = {}): CreateWireAPI<XEventPayload<SomeEvent>> {
-  const vue = createLocalVue();
-  vue.use(Vuex);
+  const store = createStore({
+    state: { x: state }
+  }) as Store<RootXStoreState>;
+  mount({}, { global: { plugins: [store] } });
   const bus = new XDummyBus();
   const callback = jest.fn();
   const wire = createWireFromFunction<XEventPayload<SomeEvent>>(({ eventPayload }) => {
     callback(eventPayload);
   });
-  const store = new Store<DeepPartial<RootXStoreState>>({
-    state: { x: state }
-  }) as Store<RootXStoreState>;
 
   return {
     store,
diff --git a/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/utils.ts b/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/utils.ts
index 2879e97cd6..dcff1126e0 100644
--- a/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/x-components/src/wiring/__tests__/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs';
-import Vuex, { Store } from 'vuex';
+import { createStore, Store } from 'vuex';
 import { RootXStoreState } from '../../store/store.types';
 import { XModuleName } from '../../x-modules/x-modules.types';
 import { WireParams, WirePayload } from '../wiring.types';
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import { WireParams, WirePayload } from '../wiring.types';
  * @internal
  */
 export function createQuerySuggestionsStoreMock(): Store<any> {
-  const localVue = createLocalVue();
-  localVue.use(Vuex);
-  const store = new Store<any>({
+  const store = createStore<any>({
     state: () => ({
       x: {
         querySuggestions: {
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ export function createQuerySuggestionsStoreMock(): Store<any> {
         state.x.querySuggestions.query.trim()
     }
   });
+  mount({}, { global: { plugins: [store] } });
   store.commit = jest.fn();
   store.dispatch = jest.fn();
   return store;