diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/utils.ts b/packages/core/__tests__/utils.ts
index 92079b8a9a..9582145c13 100644
--- a/packages/core/__tests__/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/utils.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import { Cell, type CellStateStyle, Graph } from '../src';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
 // no need for a container, we don't check the view here
-export const createGraphWithoutContainer = (): Graph => new Graph(null!);
+export const createGraphWithoutContainer = (): Graph => new Graph();
 
-export const createGraphWithoutPlugins = (): Graph => new Graph(null!, null!, []);
+export const createGraphWithoutPlugins = (): Graph => new Graph(undefined, undefined, []);
 
 export const createCellWithStyle = (style: CellStateStyle): Cell => {
   const cell = new Cell();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts
index 411f63644a..44bb90a6bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts
@@ -1387,12 +1387,13 @@ export class Editor extends EventSource {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Creates the {@link graph} for the editor. The graph is created with no
-   * container and is initialized from {@link setGraphContainer}.
+   * Creates the {@link graph} for the editor.
+   *
+   * The graph is created with no container and is initialized from {@link setGraphContainer}.
    * @returns graph instance
    */
   createGraph(): Graph {
-    const graph = new Graph(undefined!);
+    const graph = new Graph();
 
     // Enables rubberband, tooltips, panning
     graph.setTooltips(true);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/serialization/codecs/GraphCodec.ts b/packages/core/src/serialization/codecs/GraphCodec.ts
index 76f1ade1f2..97606bc5a5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/serialization/codecs/GraphCodec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/serialization/codecs/GraphCodec.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ import { Graph } from '../../view/Graph';
  */
 export class GraphCodec extends ObjectCodec {
   constructor() {
-    const __dummy: any = undefined;
-    // TODO: Register every possible plugin (i.e. all not being excluded via tree-shaking(?))
-    super(new Graph(__dummy), [
+    // TODO review the Graph initialization. Currently it registers all default plugins (check impact on tree-shaking)
+    super(new Graph(), [
       'graphListeners',
       'eventListeners',
       'view',
diff --git a/packages/core/src/view/Graph.ts b/packages/core/src/view/Graph.ts
index dea19688b0..c8bd88cbe9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/view/Graph.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/view/Graph.ts
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class Graph extends EventSource {
   }
 
   constructor(
-    container: HTMLElement,
+    container?: HTMLElement,
     model?: GraphDataModel,
     plugins: GraphPluginConstructor[] = getDefaultPlugins(),
     stylesheet: Stylesheet | null = null