diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOM.js b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOM.js
index 85816bb300c2..1db9e527efe1 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOM.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/client/ReactDOM.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import {
 } from 'react-reconciler/inline.dom';
 import {createPortal as createPortalImpl} from 'shared/ReactPortal';
 import {canUseDOM} from 'shared/ExecutionEnvironment';
-import createEvent from 'shared/createEventComponent';
 import {setBatchingImplementation} from 'events/ReactGenericBatching';
 import {
   setRestoreImplementation,
@@ -64,10 +63,7 @@ import getComponentName from 'shared/getComponentName';
 import invariant from 'shared/invariant';
 import lowPriorityWarning from 'shared/lowPriorityWarning';
 import warningWithoutStack from 'shared/warningWithoutStack';
-import {
-  enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs,
-  enableEventAPI,
-} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
+import {enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import {
   getInstanceFromNode,
@@ -881,10 +877,6 @@ if (enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs) {
   ReactDOM.createSyncRoot = createSyncRoot;
 }
 
-if (enableEventAPI) {
-  ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent = createEvent;
-}
-
 const foundDevTools = injectIntoDevTools({
   findFiberByHostInstance: getClosestInstanceFromNode,
   bundleType: __DEV__ ? 1 : 0,
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js b/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
index 913fad013290..edd849fb7132 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/events/__tests__/DOMEventResponderSystem-test.internal.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function createReactEventComponent({
     allowEventHooks: allowEventHooks || true,
   };
 
-  return ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(testEventResponder);
+  return React.unstable_createEvent(testEventResponder);
 }
 
 const createEvent = (type, data) => {
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/fire/ReactFire.js b/packages/react-dom/src/fire/ReactFire.js
index d0af74edb2ac..bb74931fdc3e 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/fire/ReactFire.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/fire/ReactFire.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ import invariant from 'shared/invariant';
 import lowPriorityWarning from 'shared/lowPriorityWarning';
 import warningWithoutStack from 'shared/warningWithoutStack';
 import {enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
-import createEvent from 'shared/createEventComponent';
 
 import {
   getInstanceFromNode,
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ import {
   DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE,
 } from '../shared/HTMLNodeType';
 import {ROOT_ATTRIBUTE_NAME} from '../shared/DOMProperty';
-import {enableEventAPI} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 const ReactCurrentOwner = ReactSharedInternals.ReactCurrentOwner;
 
@@ -885,10 +883,6 @@ if (enableStableConcurrentModeAPIs) {
   ReactDOM.createSyncRoot = createSyncRoot;
 }
 
-if (enableEventAPI) {
-  ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent = createEvent;
-}
-
 const foundDevTools = injectIntoDevTools({
   findFiberByHostInstance: getClosestInstanceFromNode,
   bundleType: __DEV__ ? 1 : 0,
diff --git a/packages/react-events/README.md b/packages/react-events/README.md
index 0e02720951c4..9e7b5e4390b2 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/README.md
+++ b/packages/react-events/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ can be found [here](./docs).
 
 ## EventComponent
 
-An Event Component is defined using `ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent`:
+An Event Component is defined using `React.unstable_createEvent`:
 
 ```js
-const EventComponent = ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(
+const EventComponent = React.unstable_createEvent(
   responder: EventResponder,
   displayName: string
 );
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Drag.js b/packages/react-events/src/Drag.js
index 309143c09ada..ebe489b27997 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Drag.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Drag.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 import type {EventPriority} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 import {DiscreteEvent, UserBlockingEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 const targetEventTypes = ['pointerdown'];
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ const DragResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(DragResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(DragResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Focus.js b/packages/react-events/src/Focus.js
index efc6d2ca0152..6f80e48221e4 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Focus.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Focus.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
   PointerType,
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 import {DiscreteEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 type FocusProps = {
@@ -338,4 +338,4 @@ const FocusResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(FocusResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(FocusResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/FocusScope.js b/packages/react-events/src/FocusScope.js
index 05bdd17e5e90..2f6cf4cb25fb 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/FocusScope.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/FocusScope.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type {
   ReactDOMResponderContext,
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 
 type FocusScopeProps = {
   autoFocus: Boolean,
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ const FocusScopeResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(FocusScopeResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(FocusScopeResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js b/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
index a407d8bc5566..23df751240ba 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Hover.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import type {
   ReactDOMResponderContext,
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 import {UserBlockingEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 type HoverProps = {
@@ -408,4 +408,4 @@ const HoverResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(HoverResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(HoverResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Press.js b/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
index 336c95e6e96b..0b120519da42 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Press.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 import type {EventPriority} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 import {DiscreteEvent, UserBlockingEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 type PressProps = {
@@ -981,4 +981,4 @@ const PressResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(PressResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(PressResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Scroll.js b/packages/react-events/src/Scroll.js
index c2c2c4c016ce..d66f9767031e 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Scroll.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Scroll.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type {
 import {UserBlockingEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 import type {EventPriority} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 
 type ScrollProps = {
   disabled: boolean,
@@ -213,4 +213,4 @@ const ScrollResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(ScrollResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(ScrollResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react-events/src/Swipe.js b/packages/react-events/src/Swipe.js
index ec0ee0102848..509cffd32486 100644
--- a/packages/react-events/src/Swipe.js
+++ b/packages/react-events/src/Swipe.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
 } from 'shared/ReactDOMTypes';
 import type {EventPriority} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
-import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import React from 'react';
 import {UserBlockingEvent, DiscreteEvent} from 'shared/ReactTypes';
 
 const targetEventTypes = ['pointerdown'];
@@ -264,4 +264,4 @@ const SwipeResponder = {
   },
 };
 
-export default ReactDOM.unstable_createEvent(SwipeResponder);
+export default React.unstable_createEvent(SwipeResponder);
diff --git a/packages/react/src/React.js b/packages/react/src/React.js
index 95ba76ace2ed..ed1e5455a779 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/React.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/React.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
 } from './ReactElementValidator';
 import ReactSharedInternals from './ReactSharedInternals';
 import {error, warn} from './withComponentStack';
+import createEvent from 'shared/createEventComponent';
 import {enableJSXTransformAPI, enableEventAPI} from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 const React = {
   Children: {
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ const React = {
   __SECRET_INTERNALS_DO_NOT_USE_OR_YOU_WILL_BE_FIRED: ReactSharedInternals,
 };
 
+if (enableEventAPI) {
+  React.unstable_createEvent = createEvent;
+  React.unstable_useEvent = useEvent;
+}
+
 // Note: some APIs are added with feature flags.
 // Make sure that stable builds for open source
 // don't modify the React object to avoid deopts.
@@ -121,8 +127,4 @@ if (enableJSXTransformAPI) {
   }
 }
 
-if (enableEventAPI) {
-  React.unstable_useEvent = useEvent;
-}
-
 export default React;
diff --git a/scripts/rollup/bundles.js b/scripts/rollup/bundles.js
index c8233979aaa8..516eb21037b0 100644
--- a/scripts/rollup/bundles.js
+++ b/scripts/rollup/bundles.js
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/press',
     global: 'ReactEventsPress',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/hover',
     global: 'ReactEventsHover',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/focus',
     global: 'ReactEventsFocus',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/focus-scope',
     global: 'ReactEventsFocusScope',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/swipe',
     global: 'ReactEventsSwipe',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/drag',
     global: 'ReactEventsDrag',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 
   {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ const bundles = [
     moduleType: NON_FIBER_RENDERER,
     entry: 'react-events/scroll',
     global: 'ReactEventsScroll',
-    externals: ['react-dom'],
+    externals: ['react'],
   },
 ];