diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
index 00d0459d6..b18b4ca0e 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/shapes.js
@@ -412,16 +412,15 @@ export const drawState = function (elem, stateDef) {
 
 let edgeCount = 0;
 export const drawEdge = function (elem, path, relation) {
-  const stateDb = new StateDB();
   const getRelationType = function (type) {
     switch (type) {
-      case stateDb.relationType.AGGREGATION:
+      case StateDB.relationType.AGGREGATION:
         return 'aggregation';
-      case stateDb.relationType.EXTENSION:
+      case StateDB.relationType.EXTENSION:
         return 'extension';
-      case stateDb.relationType.COMPOSITION:
+      case StateDB.relationType.COMPOSITION:
         return 'composition';
-      case stateDb.relationType.DEPENDENCY:
+      case StateDB.relationType.DEPENDENCY:
         return 'dependency';
     }
   };
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ export const drawEdge = function (elem, path, relation) {
 
   svgPath.attr(
     'marker-end',
-    'url(' + url + '#' + getRelationType(stateDb.relationType.DEPENDENCY) + 'End' + ')'
+    'url(' + url + '#' + getRelationType(StateDB.relationType.DEPENDENCY) + 'End' + ')'
   );
 
   if (relation.title !== undefined) {