diff --git a/examples/nextjs-app-router/app/auth/login/page.tsx b/examples/nextjs-app-router/app/auth/login/page.tsx
index 1e1568ae..a6139744 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-app-router/app/auth/login/page.tsx
+++ b/examples/nextjs-app-router/app/auth/login/page.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import { Login } from "@ory/elements-react/theme"
-import {
-  getLoginFlow,
-  oryAppRouterConfig,
-  OryPageParams,
-} from "@ory/nextjs/app"
+import { getLoginFlow, OryPageParams } from "@ory/nextjs/app"
 import "@ory/elements-react/theme/styles.css"
+import { enhanceConfig } from "@ory/nextjs"
 
 import config from "@/ory.config"
 import CardHeader from "@/app/auth/login/card-header"
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ export default async function LoginPage(props: OryPageParams) {
   return (
     <Login
       flow={flow}
-      config={oryAppRouterConfig(config)}
+      config={enhanceConfig(config)}
       components={{
         Card: {
           Header: CardHeader,
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-pages-router/pages/auth/registration.tsx b/examples/nextjs-pages-router/pages/auth/registration.tsx
index 8d5898ed..8b5d6fcd 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-pages-router/pages/auth/registration.tsx
+++ b/examples/nextjs-pages-router/pages/auth/registration.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 "use client"
 import { Registration } from "@ory/elements-react/theme"
-import { oryPageRouterConfig, useRegistrationFlow } from "@ory/nextjs/pages"
+import { useRegistrationFlow } from "@ory/nextjs/pages"
+import { enhanceConfig } from "@ory/nextjs"
 import "@ory/elements-react/theme/styles.css"
 
 import config from "@/ory.config"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export default function RegistrationPage() {
     <div className="pt-4">
       <Registration
         flow={flow}
-        config={oryPageRouterConfig(config)}
+        config={enhanceConfig(config)}
         components={{
           Card: {},
         }}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index 19d96e43..14aa257f 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@ory/client-fetch": "^1.15.6",
-    "@ory/elements-react": "*",
     "cookie": "^1.0.1",
     "parse-domain": "^8.2.2",
     "psl": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/app/config.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/app/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f03188f..00000000
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/app/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Ory Corp
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-import { OryConfig } from "../types"
-import { OryClientConfiguration } from "@ory/elements-react"
-import { isProduction } from "../utils/sdk"
-import { useOryConfig as baseUseOryConfig } from "../utils/config"
-
-export function oryAppRouterConfig(
-  config: Partial<OryConfig>,
-  forceSdkUrl?: string,
-): OryClientConfiguration {
-  let sdkUrl =
-    forceSdkUrl ??
-    process.env["NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL"] ??
-    process.env["ORY_SDK_URL"]
-
-  if (!forceSdkUrl && !isProduction()) {
-    if (process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"]) {
-      sdkUrl = process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"].replace(/\/$/, "")
-    } else if (process.env["VERCEL_URL"]) {
-      sdkUrl = `https://${process.env["VERCEL_URL"]}`.replace(/\/$/, "")
-    } else if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-      sdkUrl = window.location.origin
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!sdkUrl) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Unable to determine SDK URL. Please set NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL and/or ORY_SDK_URL or force the SDK URL using `useOryConfig(config, 'https://my-ory-sdk-url.com')`.",
-    )
-  }
-
-  return baseUseOryConfig(sdkUrl, config)
-}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/app/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/app/index.ts
index 0b6efc5f..b431295d 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/app/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 "use server"
 export { getLoginFlow } from "./login"
-export { oryAppRouterConfig } from "./config"
 
 export interface OryPageParams {
   searchParams: URLSearchParams
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
index c4593eea..d5e3aa00 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 export type { OryConfig } from "./types"
+export { enhanceConfig } from "./utils/config"
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/pages/config.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/pages/config.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dd06ce4..00000000
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/pages/config.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2024 Ory Corp
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-import { OryConfig } from "../types"
-import { OryClientConfiguration } from "@ory/elements-react"
-import { isProduction } from "../utils/sdk"
-import { useOryConfig as baseUseOryConfig } from "../utils/config"
-
-export function oryPageRouterConfig(
-  config: Partial<OryConfig>,
-  forceSdkUrl?: string,
-): OryClientConfiguration {
-  let sdkUrl =
-    forceSdkUrl ??
-    process.env["NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL"] ??
-    process.env["ORY_SDK_URL"]
-
-  if (!forceSdkUrl && !isProduction()) {
-    if (process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"]) {
-      sdkUrl = process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"].replace(/\/$/, "")
-    } else if (process.env["VERCEL_URL"]) {
-      sdkUrl = `https://${process.env["VERCEL_URL"]}`.replace(/\/$/, "")
-    } else if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-      sdkUrl = window.location.origin
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!sdkUrl) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "Unable to determine SDK URL. Please set NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL and/or ORY_SDK_URL or force the SDK URL using `useOryConfig(config, 'https://my-ory-sdk-url.com')`.",
-    )
-  }
-
-  return baseUseOryConfig(sdkUrl, config)
-}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/pages/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/pages/index.ts
index b2110c60..1cb511cc 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/pages/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/pages/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 "use client"
 export { useRegistrationFlow } from "./registration"
-export { oryPageRouterConfig } from "./config"
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/utils/config.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/utils/config.ts
index 4d6ac1a9..d94d16fe 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/utils/config.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/utils/config.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
 // Copyright © 2024 Ory Corp
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 import { OryConfig } from "../types"
-import { OryClientConfiguration } from "@ory/elements-react"
+import { isProduction } from "./sdk"
 
-export function useOryConfig(
-  sdkUrl: string,
+export function enhanceConfig(
   config: Partial<OryConfig>,
-): OryClientConfiguration {
+  forceSdkUrl?: string,
+) {
+  let sdkUrl =
+    forceSdkUrl ??
+    process.env["NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL"] ??
+    process.env["ORY_SDK_URL"]
+
+  if (!forceSdkUrl && !isProduction()) {
+    if (process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"]) {
+      sdkUrl = process.env["__NEXT_PRIVATE_ORIGIN"].replace(/\/$/, "")
+    } else if (process.env["VERCEL_URL"]) {
+      sdkUrl = `https://${process.env["VERCEL_URL"]}`.replace(/\/$/, "")
+    } else if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+      sdkUrl = window.location.origin
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!sdkUrl) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Unable to determine SDK URL. Please set NEXT_PUBLIC_ORY_SDK_URL and/or ORY_SDK_URL or force the SDK URL using `useOryConfig(config, 'https://my-ory-sdk-url.com')`.",
+    )
+  }
+
   return {
     name: config.override?.applicationName ?? "Default name",
     sdk: {