diff --git a/packages/block-std/src/selection/manager.ts b/packages/block-std/src/selection/manager.ts
index e25ca9616680..09d3d6f314e4 100644
--- a/packages/block-std/src/selection/manager.ts
+++ b/packages/block-std/src/selection/manager.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class SelectionManager {
     return ctor.fromJSON(json);
   };
 
-  getInstance<T extends BlockSuite.SelectionType>(
+  create<T extends BlockSuite.SelectionType>(
     type: T,
     ...args: ConstructorParameters<BlockSuite.Selection[T]>
   ): BlockSuite.SelectionInstance[T] {
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/keymap/container.ts b/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/keymap/container.ts
index ded7317f4dec..49a77deb75a1 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/keymap/container.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/keymap/container.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const bindContainerHotkey = (blockElement: BlockElement) => {
     selection.update(selList => {
       return selList.map(sel => {
         if (PathFinder.equals(sel.path, blockElement.path)) {
-          return selection.getInstance('block', { path: blockElement.path });
+          return selection.create('block', { path: blockElement.path });
         }
         return sel;
       });
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const bindContainerHotkey = (blockElement: BlockElement) => {
     selection.update(selList => {
       return selList.map(sel => {
         if (PathFinder.equals(sel.path, blockElement.path)) {
-          return selection.getInstance('text', {
+          return selection.create('text', {
             from: {
               path: blockElement.path,
               index: start ? 0 : blockElement.model.text?.length ?? 0,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const bindContainerHotkey = (blockElement: BlockElement) => {
         if (!PathFinder.equals(sel.path, blockElement.path)) {
           return sel;
         }
-        return selection.getInstance('text', {
+        return selection.create('text', {
           from: {
             path: blockElement.path,
             index: 0,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/markdown/utils.ts b/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/markdown/utils.ts
index b0d23b78a253..3cf9954acf4e 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/markdown/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/_common/components/rich-text/markdown/utils.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function addSpace(element: BlockElement, index: number) {
   element.model.text?.insert(' ', index);
   const currentText = element.selection.find('text');
   element.selection.setGroup('note', [
-    element.selection.getInstance('text', {
+    element.selection.create('text', {
       from: {
         path: element.path,
         index: (currentText?.from.index ?? 0) + 1,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/_common/embed-block-helper/embed-block-element.ts b/packages/blocks/src/_common/embed-block-helper/embed-block-element.ts
index b5f84f5f0db5..774536a00653 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/_common/embed-block-helper/embed-block-element.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/_common/embed-block-helper/embed-block-element.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class EmbedBlockElement<
       const isInSurface = blockComponent.isInSurface;
       if (!isInSurface) {
         this.host.selection.setGroup('note', [
-          this.host.selection.getInstance('block', {
+          this.host.selection.create('block', {
             path: blockComponent.path,
           }),
         ]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/attachment-block/attachment-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/attachment-block/attachment-block.ts
index 7469ab98f0a0..43712478170e 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/attachment-block/attachment-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/attachment-block/attachment-block.ts
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class AttachmentBlockComponent extends BlockElement<AttachmentBlockModel>
           // If start dragging from the attachment element
           // Set selection and take over dragStart event to start dragging
           this.host.selection.set([
-            this.host.selection.getInstance('block', {
+            this.host.selection.create('block', {
               path: attachmentBlock.path,
             }),
           ]);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export class AttachmentBlockComponent extends BlockElement<AttachmentBlockModel>
 
   private _focusAttachment = () => {
     const selectionManager = this.host.selection;
-    const blockSelection = selectionManager.getInstance('block', {
+    const blockSelection = selectionManager.create('block', {
       path: this.path,
     });
     selectionManager.setGroup('note', [blockSelection]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/bookmark-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/bookmark-block.ts
index d7a04267ecd6..d789b90fd4d6 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/bookmark-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/bookmark-block.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class BookmarkBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
       const isInSurface = blockComponent.isInSurface;
       if (!isInSurface) {
         this.host.selection.setGroup('note', [
-          this.host.selection.getInstance('block', {
+          this.host.selection.create('block', {
             path: blockComponent.path,
           }),
         ]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/components/bookmark-card.ts b/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/components/bookmark-card.ts
index 8dc06a1f1a90..9d917810338b 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/components/bookmark-card.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/bookmark-block/components/bookmark-card.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class BookmarkCard extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
 
   private _onCardClick() {
     const selectionManager = this.bookmark.host.selection;
-    const blockSelection = selectionManager.getInstance('block', {
+    const blockSelection = selectionManager.create('block', {
       path: this.bookmark.path,
     });
     selectionManager.setGroup('note', [blockSelection]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/code-block/code-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/code-block/code-block.ts
index 29def510692e..4698a81a3517 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/code-block/code-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/code-block/code-block.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export class CodeBlockComponent extends BlockElement<CodeBlockModel> {
         if (from.index === 0 && from.length === 0) {
           state.raw.preventDefault();
           selectionManager.setGroup('note', [
-            selectionManager.getInstance('block', { path: this.path }),
+            selectionManager.create('block', { path: this.path }),
           ]);
           return true;
         }
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/divider-block/divider-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/divider-block/divider-block.ts
index eea1190b7a12..f2d57f9e8da2 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/divider-block/divider-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/divider-block/divider-block.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class DividerBlockComponent extends BlockElement<DividerBlockModel> {
 
     this.handleEvent('click', () => {
       this.host.selection.set([
-        this.host.selection.getInstance('block', {
+        this.host.selection.create('block', {
           path: this.path,
         }),
       ]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/image-block/doc-image-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/image-block/doc-image-block.ts
index 6afc0f5f5001..79ad115ca174 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/image-block/doc-image-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/image-block/doc-image-block.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class ImageBlockPageComponent extends BlockElement<ImageBlockModel> {
           .filter(sel => {
             return !['text', 'block', 'image'].includes(sel.type);
           })
-          .concat(selection.getInstance('image', { path: this.path }));
+          .concat(selection.create('image', { path: this.path }));
       });
       return true;
     });
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export class ImageBlockPageComponent extends BlockElement<ImageBlockModel> {
           return selList
             .filter(sel => !sel.is('image'))
             .concat(
-              selection.getInstance('text', {
+              selection.create('text', {
                 from: {
                   path: this.parentPath.concat(blockId),
                   index: 0,
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export class ImageBlockPageComponent extends BlockElement<ImageBlockModel> {
             const current =
               sel.is('image') && PathFinder.equals(sel.path, this.path);
             if (current) {
-              return selection.getInstance('block', { path: this.path });
+              return selection.create('block', { path: this.path });
             }
             return sel;
           });
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/image-block/image-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/image-block/image-block.ts
index 3fa931f966b2..ee96c60d5cd3 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/image-block/image-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/image-block/image-block.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class ImageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<ImageBlockModel> {
 
     const selection = this.host.selection;
     selection.setGroup('note', [
-      selection.getInstance('block', { path: this.path }),
+      selection.create('block', { path: this.path }),
     ]);
   }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class ImageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<ImageBlockModel> {
       const isInSurface = blockComponent.isInSurface;
       if (!isInSurface) {
         this.std.selection.setGroup('note', [
-          this.std.selection.getInstance('block', {
+          this.std.selection.create('block', {
             path: blockComponent.path,
           }),
         ]);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/list-block/list-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/list-block/list-block.ts
index 069026dfb044..863546152b8d 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/list-block/list-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/list-block/list-block.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class ListBlockComponent extends BlockElement<ListBlockModel> {
     selection.update(selList => {
       return selList
         .filter(sel => !sel.is('text') && !sel.is('block'))
-        .concat(selection.getInstance('block', { path: this.path }));
+        .concat(selection.create('block', { path: this.path }));
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block-text-by-side.ts b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block-text-by-side.ts
index 818f12a999ca..3f77092d13d5 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block-text-by-side.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block-text-by-side.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const selectBlockTextBySide: Command<
   const { selection } = ctx.std;
 
   selection.setGroup('note', [
-    selection.getInstance('text', {
+    selection.create('text', {
       from: {
         path,
         index: tail ? focusBlock.model.text?.length ?? 0 : 0,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block.ts
index 7dd829c2b6ab..66c5ebdb5700 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-block.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const selectBlock: Command<'focusBlock'> = (ctx, next) => {
   const { selection } = std;
 
   selection.setGroup('note', [
-    selection.getInstance('block', { path: focusBlock.path }),
+    selection.create('block', { path: focusBlock.path }),
   ]);
 
   return next();
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-blocks-between.ts b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-blocks-between.ts
index d6d417953fb6..73046ba446d1 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-blocks-between.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/commands/select-blocks-between.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const selectBlocksBetween: Command<
   // In same block
   if (PathFinder.equals(anchorBlock.path, focusBlock.path)) {
     const path = focusBlock.path;
-    selection.setGroup('note', [selection.getInstance('block', { path })]);
+    selection.setGroup('note', [selection.create('block', { path })]);
     return next();
   }
 
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ export const selectBlocksBetween: Command<
   const selections = [...selection.value];
   if (selections.every(sel => !PathFinder.equals(sel.path, focusBlock.path))) {
     if (tail) {
-      selections.push(
-        selection.getInstance('block', { path: focusBlock.path })
-      );
+      selections.push(selection.create('block', { path: focusBlock.path }));
     } else {
-      selections.unshift(
-        selection.getInstance('block', { path: focusBlock.path })
-      );
+      selections.unshift(selection.create('block', { path: focusBlock.path }));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/keymap-controller.ts b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/keymap-controller.ts
index 42a0d2001fdd..79bdbbc2bbf2 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/note-block/keymap-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/note-block/keymap-controller.ts
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ export class KeymapController implements ReactiveController {
           index + 1
         );
 
-        const sel = selection.getInstance('text', {
+        const sel = selection.create('text', {
           from: {
             path: element.parentPath.concat(blockId),
             index: 0,
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ export class KeymapController implements ReactiveController {
           )
       ) {
         blocks.push(
-          selection.getInstance('block', {
+          selection.create('block', {
             path: nodeView.path,
           })
         );
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ export class KeymapController implements ReactiveController {
                     );
                     assertExists(codeElement);
                     this._std.selection.setGroup('note', [
-                      this._std.selection.getInstance('text', {
+                      this._std.selection.create('text', {
                         from: {
                           path: codeElement.path,
                           index: 0,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
index fccde4d4d3f0..afdb6cb30eb2 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/clipboard/middlewares/paste.ts
@@ -244,19 +244,19 @@ class PasteTr {
         assertExists(target);
         if (!lastModel.text) {
           if (matchFlavours(lastModel, ['affine:image'])) {
-            const selection = this.std.selection.getInstance('image', {
+            const selection = this.std.selection.create('image', {
               path: target.path,
             });
             this.std.selection.setGroup('note', [selection]);
             return;
           }
-          const selection = this.std.selection.getInstance('block', {
+          const selection = this.std.selection.create('block', {
             path: target.path,
           });
           this.std.selection.setGroup('note', [selection]);
           return;
         }
-        const selection = this.std.selection.getInstance('text', {
+        const selection = this.std.selection.create('text', {
           from: {
             path: target.path,
             index:
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/commands/text-crud/delete-text.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/commands/text-crud/delete-text.ts
index ebada317e4e3..365d6fea875f 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/commands/text-crud/delete-text.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/commands/text-crud/delete-text.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const deleteTextCommand: Command<
   if (!to) {
     fromText.delete(from.index, from.length);
     ctx.std.selection.setGroup('note', [
-      ctx.std.selection.getInstance('text', {
+      ctx.std.selection.create('text', {
         from: {
           path: from.path,
           index: from.index,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export const deleteTextCommand: Command<
     });
 
   ctx.std.selection.setGroup('note', [
-    ctx.std.selection.getInstance('text', {
+    ctx.std.selection.create('text', {
       from: {
         path: to.path,
         index: to.index,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/doc/doc-page-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/doc/doc-page-block.ts
index 47b7b88e21bd..e824df55bec0 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/doc/doc-page-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/doc/doc-page-block.ts
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export class DocPageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
               .filter(sel => !sel.is('text') && !sel.is('block'))
               .concat([
                 sel.is('text')
-                  ? selection.getInstance('text', {
+                  ? selection.create('text', {
                       from: {
                         path: lastNoteChild.path,
                         index: lastNoteChild.model.text?.length ?? 0,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export class DocPageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
                       },
                       to: null,
                     })
-                  : selection.getInstance('block', {
+                  : selection.create('block', {
                       path: lastNoteChild.path,
                     }),
               ])
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export class DocPageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
               .filter(sel => !sel.is('text') && !sel.is('block'))
               .concat([
                 sel.is('text')
-                  ? selection.getInstance('text', {
+                  ? selection.create('text', {
                       from: {
                         path: firstNoteChild.path,
                         index: 0,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export class DocPageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
                       },
                       to: null,
                     })
-                  : selection.getInstance('block', {
+                  : selection.create('block', {
                       path: firstNoteChild.path,
                     }),
               ])
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export class DocPageBlockComponent extends BlockElement<
 
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         this.host.selection.setGroup('note', [
-          this.host.selection.getInstance('text', {
+          this.host.selection.create('text', {
             from: {
               path: [this.model.id, noteId, paragraphId],
               index,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/edgeless/services/selection-manager.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/edgeless/services/selection-manager.ts
index 460d6140ed6c..158164688be2 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/edgeless/services/selection-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/edgeless/services/selection-manager.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export class EdgelessSelectionManager {
 
     if (elements.length > 0) {
       instances.push(
-        this._selection.getInstance(
+        this._selection.create(
           'surface',
           this.container.surface.path,
           elements,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export class EdgelessSelectionManager {
     if (blocks.length > 0) {
       instances = instances.concat(
         blocks.map(blockId =>
-          this._selection.getInstance(
+          this._selection.create(
             'surface',
             [this.container.page.root!.id, blockId],
             [blockId],
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class EdgelessSelectionManager {
   }
 
   setCursor(cursor: CursorSelection | CursorSelectionState) {
-    const instance = this._selection.getInstance('cursor', cursor.x, cursor.y);
+    const instance = this._selection.create('cursor', cursor.x, cursor.y);
 
     this._selection.setGroup('edgeless', [...this.selections, instance]);
   }
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/keyboard/keyboard-manager.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/keyboard/keyboard-manager.ts
index 0da373f42c28..2bc01b7c364a 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/keyboard/keyboard-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/keyboard/keyboard-manager.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class PageKeyboardManager {
 
       if (selection) {
         this._selection.set([
-          this._selection.getInstance('text', {
+          this._selection.create('text', {
             from: {
               index: 0,
               length: 0,
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/utils/operations/element/block-level.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/utils/operations/element/block-level.ts
index 4634a7d5906b..bf3531a777d5 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/utils/operations/element/block-level.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/utils/operations/element/block-level.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function updateBlockElementType(
   const blockSelections = selectionManager.filter('block');
 
   if (textSelection) {
-    const newTextSelection = selectionManager.getInstance('text', {
+    const newTextSelection = selectionManager.create('text', {
       from: {
         path: textSelection.from.path.slice(0, -1).concat(firstNewModel.id),
         index: textSelection.from.index,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function updateBlockElementType(
   if (blockSelections.length !== 0) {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       const selections = newModels.map(model => {
-        return selectionManager.getInstance('block', {
+        return selectionManager.create('block', {
           path: blockSelections[0].path.slice(0, -1).concat(model.id),
         });
       });
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/doc-dragging-area/doc-dragging-area.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/doc-dragging-area/doc-dragging-area.ts
index 9515c5d9039b..64883af9b733 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/doc-dragging-area/doc-dragging-area.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/doc-dragging-area/doc-dragging-area.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class AffineDocDraggingAreaWidget extends WidgetElement<DocPageBlockCompo
       this._allBlocksWithRect,
       userRect
     ).map(blockPath => {
-      return this.host.selection.getInstance('block', {
+      return this.host.selection.create('block', {
         path: blockPath,
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/drag-handle/drag-handle.ts b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/drag-handle/drag-handle.ts
index 3c63c21e467b..01d821e621a5 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/drag-handle/drag-handle.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/page-block/widgets/drag-handle/drag-handle.ts
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ export class AffineDragHandleWidget extends WidgetElement<
   ) => {
     const { selection } = this.host;
     const selections = blockElements.map(blockElement =>
-      selection.getInstance('block', {
+      selection.create('block', {
         path: blockElement.path,
       })
     );
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ export class AffineDragHandleWidget extends WidgetElement<
     // We need to remain surface selection and set editing as true
     if (isInsideEdgelessEditor(this.host)) {
       const surfaceElementId = noteId ? noteId : getNoteId(blockElements[0]);
-      const surfaceSelection = selection.getInstance(
+      const surfaceSelection = selection.create(
         'surface',
         blockElements[0]!.path,
         [surfaceElementId],
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/surface-ref-block/surface-ref-block.ts b/packages/blocks/src/surface-ref-block/surface-ref-block.ts
index 0526ab4e86f8..60fd913c0fd2 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/surface-ref-block/surface-ref-block.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/surface-ref-block/surface-ref-block.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export class SurfaceRefBlockComponent extends BlockElement<SurfaceRefBlockModel>
           return selList
             .filter(sel => !sel.is('block'))
             .concat(
-              selection.getInstance('text', {
+              selection.create('text', {
                 from: {
                   path,
                   index: 0,
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ export class SurfaceRefBlockComponent extends BlockElement<SurfaceRefBlockModel>
 
   private _focusBlock() {
     this.selection.update(() => {
-      return [this.selection.getInstance('block', { path: this.path })];
+      return [this.selection.create('block', { path: this.path })];
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/docs/selection-api.md b/packages/docs/selection-api.md
index 9b4342281284..0acc9eb88205 100644
--- a/packages/docs/selection-api.md
+++ b/packages/docs/selection-api.md
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ selection.update(current => yourLogic(current));
 
 The `set` method will override all current selections.
 
-You can create a new selection by using `getInstance` method.
+You can create a new selection by using `selection.create` method.
 
 ```ts
 const { selection } = std;
 
-const blockSelection = selection.getInstance('block', { path: [0, 1, 2] });
+const blockSelection = selection.create('block', { path: [0, 1, 2] });
 ```
 
 What if you want to pick some selections by `type` from the current selection model? We provide `pick` and `find` methods to help you.
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ std.selection.register(MySelection);
 Now you can use the `MySelection` in the selection model.
 
 ```ts
-const mySelection = std.selection.getInstance('mySelection', {
+const mySelection = std.selection.create('mySelection', {
   path: [0, 1, 2],
 });
 ```
diff --git a/packages/lit/src/utils/inline-range-provider.ts b/packages/lit/src/utils/inline-range-provider.ts
index 76e5d551df33..e83391a6b3a9 100644
--- a/packages/lit/src/utils/inline-range-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/lit/src/utils/inline-range-provider.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const getInlineRangeProvider: (
     if (!inlineRange) {
       selectionManager.clear(['text']);
     } else {
-      const textSelection = selectionManager.getInstance('text', {
+      const textSelection = selectionManager.create('text', {
         from: {
           path: element.path,
           index: inlineRange.index,
diff --git a/packages/lit/src/utils/range-manager.ts b/packages/lit/src/utils/range-manager.ts
index 0dd33ced2cd7..02e72933ffe0 100644
--- a/packages/lit/src/utils/range-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/lit/src/utils/range-manager.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class RangeManager {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const selection = selectionManager.getInstance('text', {
+    const selection = selectionManager.create('text', {
       from,
       to,
       isReverse: isRangeReversed,
diff --git a/packages/lit/src/utils/range-synchronizer.ts b/packages/lit/src/utils/range-synchronizer.ts
index 56bf68cbeefa..fe506aa208e2 100644
--- a/packages/lit/src/utils/range-synchronizer.ts
+++ b/packages/lit/src/utils/range-synchronizer.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class RangeSynchronizer {
         });
     });
 
-    const newSelection = this._selectionManager.getInstance('text', {
+    const newSelection = this._selectionManager.create('text', {
       from: {
         path: from.path,
         index: from.index + (event.data?.length ?? 0),
diff --git a/packages/presets/src/fragments/copilot-panel/copilot-panel.ts b/packages/presets/src/fragments/copilot-panel/copilot-panel.ts
index 39a961bbacf2..f12329b7a5b2 100644
--- a/packages/presets/src/fragments/copilot-panel/copilot-panel.ts
+++ b/packages/presets/src/fragments/copilot-panel/copilot-panel.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class CopilotPanel extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       const parentPath = firstBlock.parentPath;
       const selections = models
         .map(model => [...parentPath, model.id])
-        .map(path => this.root.selection.getInstance('block', { path }));
+        .map(path => this.root.selection.create('block', { path }));
       this.root.selection.setGroup('note', selections);
     }, 0);
   }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class CopilotPanel extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       const parentPath = lastBlock.parentPath;
       const selections = models
         .map(model => [...parentPath, model.id])
-        .map(path => this.root.selection.getInstance('block', { path }));
+        .map(path => this.root.selection.create('block', { path }));
       this.root.selection.setGroup('note', selections);
     }, 0);
   }