diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
index 4fb329b28..a5de65124 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/Diagram.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export class Diagram {
     log.debug('Type ' + this.type);
     // Setup diagram
     this.db = diagram.db;
-    this.db.clear?.();
     this.renderer = diagram.renderer;
     this.parser = diagram.parser;
     const originalParse = this.parser.parse.bind(this.parser);
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ export class Diagram {
       originalParse(cleanupComments(extractFrontMatter(text, this.db)));
 
     this.parser.parser.yy = this.db;
+    this.db.clear?.();
     if (diagram.init) {
       diagram.init(cnf);
       log.info('Initialized diagram ' + this.type, cnf);
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ export class Diagram {
     if (this.detectError) {
       throw this.detectError;
     }
-    this.db.clear?.();
     this.parser.parse(this.text);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
index 63fb05633..b992afd65 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/erRenderer.js
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ const drawRelationshipFromLayout = function (svg, rel, g, insert, diagObj) {
 export const draw = function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
   conf = getConfig().er;
   log.info('Drawing ER diagram');
-  //  diag.db.clear();
   const securityLevel = getConfig().securityLevel;
   // Handle root and Document for when rendering in sandbox mode
   let sandboxElement;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
index 5ed06723e..c7bfdf524 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/flowRenderer-elk.js
@@ -655,14 +655,7 @@ const addMarkersToEdge = function (svgPath, edgeData, diagramType, arrowMarkerAb
  */
 export const getClasses = function (text, diagObj) {
   log.info('Extracting classes');
-  diagObj.db.clear('ver-2');
-  try {
-    // Parse the graph definition
-    diagObj.parse(text);
-    return diagObj.db.getClasses();
-  } catch (e) {
-    return {};
-  }
+  return diagObj.db.getClasses();
 };
 
 const addSubGraphs = function (db) {
@@ -766,14 +759,8 @@ const insertChildren = (nodeArray, parentLookupDb) => {
  */
 
 export const draw = async function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
-  // Add temporary render element
-  diagObj.db.clear();
   nodeDb = {};
   portPos = {};
-  diagObj.db.setGen('gen-2');
-  // Parse the graph definition
-  diagObj.parser.parse(text);
-
   const renderEl = select('body').append('div').attr('style', 'height:400px').attr('id', 'cy');
   let graph = {
     id: 'root',
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
index 23f94942c..4a3b7a8ce 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer-v2.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import * as graphlib from 'dagre-d3-es/src/graphlib/index.js';
 import { select, curveLinear, selectAll } from 'd3';
-
-import flowDb from './flowDb.js';
 import { getConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import utils from '../../utils.js';
-
 import { render } from '../../dagre-wrapper/index.js';
 import { addHtmlLabel } from 'dagre-d3-es/src/dagre-js/label/add-html-label.js';
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
@@ -344,15 +341,7 @@ export const addEdges = function (edges, g, diagObj) {
  * @returns {object} ClassDef styles
  */
 export const getClasses = function (text, diagObj) {
-  log.info('Extracting classes');
-  diagObj.db.clear();
-  try {
-    // Parse the graph definition
-    diagObj.parse(text);
-    return diagObj.db.getClasses();
-  } catch (e) {
-    return;
-  }
+  return diagObj.db.getClasses();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -364,10 +353,6 @@ export const getClasses = function (text, diagObj) {
 
 export const draw = async function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
   log.info('Drawing flowchart');
-  diagObj.db.clear();
-  flowDb.setGen('gen-2');
-  // Parse the graph definition
-  diagObj.parser.parse(text);
 
   // Fetch the default direction, use TD if none was found
   let dir = diagObj.db.getDirection();
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
index 4382aa9a4..fc06cacd4 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/flowRenderer.js
@@ -273,15 +273,7 @@ export const addEdges = function (edges, g, diagObj) {
  */
 export const getClasses = function (text, diagObj) {
   log.info('Extracting classes');
-  diagObj.db.clear();
-  try {
-    // Parse the graph definition
-    diagObj.parse(text);
-    return diagObj.db.getClasses();
-  } catch (e) {
-    log.error(e);
-    return {};
-  }
+  return diagObj.db.getClasses();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -294,7 +286,6 @@ export const getClasses = function (text, diagObj) {
  */
 export const draw = function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
   log.info('Drawing flowchart');
-  diagObj.db.clear();
   const { securityLevel, flowchart: conf } = getConfig();
   let sandboxElement;
   if (securityLevel === 'sandbox') {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
index 4f8b1889b..f6fde5001 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
@@ -749,9 +749,6 @@ function adjustCreatedDestroyedData(
 export const draw = function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string, diagObj: Diagram) {
   const { securityLevel, sequence } = configApi.getConfig();
   conf = sequence;
-  diagObj.db.clear();
-  // Parse the graph definition
-  diagObj.parser.parse(_text);
   // Handle root and Document for when rendering in sandbox mode
   let sandboxElement;
   if (securityLevel === 'sandbox') {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v2.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v2.js
index 592cb43cc..990048ec7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v2.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v2.js
@@ -84,17 +84,7 @@ export const setConf = function (cnf) {
  * @returns {object} ClassDef styles (a Map with keys = strings, values = )
  */
 export const getClasses = function (text, diagramObj) {
-  log.trace('Extracting classes');
-  diagramObj.db.clear();
-  try {
-    // Parse the graph definition
-    diagramObj.parser.parse(text);
-    // must run extract() to turn the parsed statements into states, relationships, classes, etc.
-    diagramObj.db.extract(diagramObj.db.getRootDocV2());
-    return diagramObj.db.getClasses();
-  } catch (e) {
-    return e;
-  }
+  return diagramObj.db.getClasses();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -384,7 +374,6 @@ const getDir = (parsedItem, defaultDir = DEFAULT_NESTED_DOC_DIR) => {
  */
 export const draw = async function (text, id, _version, diag) {
   log.info('Drawing state diagram (v2)', id);
-  // diag.sb.clear();
   nodeDb = {};
   // Fetch the default direction, use TD if none was found
   let dir = diag.db.getDirection();