diff --git a/docs/integrations/persisting-store-data.md b/docs/integrations/persisting-store-data.md
index 4a31dfc34b..29470091ca 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/persisting-store-data.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/persisting-store-data.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ Or even to change the storage engine:
 
 ```ts
 useBoundStore.persist.setOptions({
-  getStorage: () => sessionStorage,
+  storage: createJSONStorage(() => sessionStorage),
 })
 ```
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ export const useBoundStore = create(
     }),
     {
       name: 'food-storage', // unique name
-      getStorage: () => storage,
+      storage: createJSONStorage(() => storage),
     }
   )
 )
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ export const useBearStore = create<MyState>()(
     }),
     {
       name: 'food-storage', // name of item in the storage (must be unique)
-      getStorage: () => sessionStorage, // (optional) by default the 'localStorage' is used
+      storage: createJSONStorage(() => sessionStorage), // (optional) by default the 'localStorage' is used
       partialize: (state) => ({ bears: state.bears }),
     }
   )
diff --git a/docs/previous-versions/zustand-v3-create-context.md b/docs/previous-versions/zustand-v3-create-context.md
index 11d160789c..d763315fa4 100644
--- a/docs/previous-versions/zustand-v3-create-context.md
+++ b/docs/previous-versions/zustand-v3-create-context.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ nav: 18
 A special `createContext` is provided since v3.5,
 which avoids misusing the store hook.
 
-> **Note**: This function will likely be deprecated in v4 and removed in v5.
+> **Note**: This function will be deprecated in v4 and removed in v5.
 
 ```jsx
 import create from 'zustand'
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bb5375d4a3..4395e65506 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ const unsub1 = useDogStore.subscribe(console.log)
 useDogStore.setState({ paw: false })
 // Unsubscribe listeners
 unsub1()
-// Destroying the store (removing all listeners)
-useDogStore.destroy()
 
 // You can of course use the hook as you always would
 const Component = () => {
@@ -225,16 +223,18 @@ Zustand core can be imported and used without the React dependency. The only dif
 import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla'
 
 const store = createStore(() => ({ ... }))
-const { getState, setState, subscribe, destroy } = store
+const { getState, setState, subscribe } = store
+
+export default store
 ```
 
-You can even consume an existing vanilla store with React:
+You can use a vanilla store with `useStore` hook available since v4.
 
 ```jsx
-import { create } from 'zustand'
+import { useStore } from 'zustand'
 import { vanillaStore } from './vanillaStore'
 
-const useBoundStore = create(vanillaStore)
+const useBoundStore = (selector) => useStore(vanillaStore, selector)
 ```
 
 :warning: Note that middlewares that modify `set` or `get` are not applied to `getState` and `setState`.
@@ -477,8 +477,6 @@ const Component = () => {
   ...
 ```
 
-[Alternatively, a special createContext is provided.](./docs/previous-versions/zustand-v3-create-context.md)
-
 ## TypeScript Usage
 
 Basic typescript usage doesn't require anything special except for writing `create<State>()(...)` instead of `create(...)`...
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index 9ffd9249d9..341a9092cb 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,15 @@ type ExtractState<S> = S extends { getState: () => infer T } ? T : never
 
 type WithoutCallSignature<T> = { [K in keyof T]: T[K] }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use `createStore` and `useStore` for context usage
+ */
 function createContext<S extends StoreApi<unknown>>() {
+  if (__DEV__) {
+    console.warn(
+      '[DEPRECATED] zustand/context will be removed in the future version. Please use `import { createStore, useStore } from "zustand"` for context usage. See: https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand/discussions/1180'
+    )
+  }
   const ZustandContext = reactCreateContext<S | undefined>(undefined)
 
   const Provider = ({
diff --git a/src/react.ts b/src/react.ts
index 1f9d48f25b..ac221006e1 100644
--- a/src/react.ts
+++ b/src/react.ts
@@ -61,10 +61,18 @@ type Create = {
   <T>(): <Mos extends [StoreMutatorIdentifier, unknown][] = []>(
     initializer: StateCreator<T, [], Mos>
   ) => UseBoundStore<Mutate<StoreApi<T>, Mos>>
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use `useStore` hook to bind store
+   */
   <S extends StoreApi<unknown>>(store: S): UseBoundStore<S>
 }
 
 const createImpl = <T>(createState: StateCreator<T, [], []>) => {
+  if (__DEV__ && typeof createState !== 'function') {
+    console.warn(
+      '[DEPRECATED] Passing a vanilla store will be unsupported in the future version. Please use `import { useStore } from "zustand"` to use the vanilla store in React.'
+    )
+  }
   const api =
     typeof createState === 'function' ? createStore(createState) : createState
 
diff --git a/src/vanilla.ts b/src/vanilla.ts
index a67f136ec9..d07dfe5d29 100644
--- a/src/vanilla.ts
+++ b/src/vanilla.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export interface StoreApi<T> {
   setState: SetStateInternal<T>
   getState: () => T
   subscribe: (listener: (state: T, prevState: T) => void) => () => void
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use `unsubscribe` returned by `subscribe`
+   */
   destroy: () => void
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +88,15 @@ const createStoreImpl: CreateStoreImpl = (createState) => {
     return () => listeners.delete(listener)
   }
 
-  const destroy: StoreApi<TState>['destroy'] = () => listeners.clear()
+  const destroy: StoreApi<TState>['destroy'] = () => {
+    if (__DEV__) {
+      console.warn(
+        '[DEPRECATED] The destroy method will be unsupported in the future version. You should use unsubscribe function returned by subscribe. Everything will be garbage collected if store is garbage collected.'
+      )
+    }
+    listeners.clear()
+  }
+
   const api = { setState, getState, subscribe, destroy }
   state = createState(setState, getState, api)
   return api as any