diff --git a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContext.ts b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContext.ts
index 4ab89b0412..1d4b65eee4 100644
--- a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContext.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContext.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import { generateInstanceCounterMap } from './generateInstanceCounterMap'
 
-const DeterministicIdContext = React.createContext(generateInstanceCounterMap())
+const defaultDeterministicIDMap = generateInstanceCounterMap()
+const DeterministicIdContext = React.createContext(defaultDeterministicIDMap)
 
-export { DeterministicIdContext }
+export { DeterministicIdContext, defaultDeterministicIDMap }
diff --git a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContextProvider.tsx b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContextProvider.tsx
index 71e2f3b1f6..bf37f0b3c9 100644
--- a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/DeterministicIdContext/DeterministicIdContextProvider.tsx
@@ -22,19 +22,25 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 import React from 'react'
-import { generateInstanceCounterMap } from './generateInstanceCounterMap'
-import { DeterministicIdContext } from './DeterministicIdContext'
+import {
+  DeterministicIdContext,
+  defaultDeterministicIDMap
+} from './DeterministicIdContext'
+
 type DeterministicIdProviderValue = Map<string, number>
 type DeterministicIdProviderProps = React.PropsWithChildren<{
   instanceCounterMap?: DeterministicIdProviderValue
 }>
 
-const defaultContextValue = generateInstanceCounterMap()
-
 /**
  * ---
  * category: components/utilities
  * ---
+ * WARNING: providing the `instanceCounterMap` prop will result in unexpected behaviour. DO NOT USE IT!
+ *
+ * DEPRECATED: the `instanceCounterMap` prop is deprecated. You don't need to supply the
+ * `instanceCounterMap` to the component. It handles it internally.
+ *
  * This is utility component for wrapping components with `DeterministicIdContext.Provider`
  * See detailed documentation about how to use it: [InstUISettingsProvider](/#InstUISettingsProvider)
  */
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ const DeterministicIdContextProvider = ({
   )
 }
 DeterministicIdContextProvider.defaultProps = {
-  instanceCounterMap: defaultContextValue
+  instanceCounterMap: defaultDeterministicIDMap
 }
 
 export { DeterministicIdContextProvider }
diff --git a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/__tests__/DeterministicIdContext.test.tsx b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/__tests__/DeterministicIdContext.test.tsx
index bb9ead3aef..cfae13ba74 100644
--- a/packages/ui-react-utils/src/__tests__/DeterministicIdContext.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-react-utils/src/__tests__/DeterministicIdContext.test.tsx
@@ -41,15 +41,45 @@ class TestComponent extends React.Component<
   }
 }
 
+const uniqueIds = (el: { getDOMNode: () => Element }) => {
+  const idList = Array.from(el.getDOMNode().children).map((el) => el.id)
+
+  return new Set(idList).size === idList.length
+}
+
 describe('DeterministicIdContext', () => {
-  it('should add id correctly by default', async () => {
-    const el = await mount(<TestComponent></TestComponent>)
-    const domNode = el.getDOMNode()
+  it('should generate unique ids without Provider wrapper', async () => {
+    const el = await mount(
+      <div>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+      </div>
+    )
 
-    expect(domNode.id).to.eq('TestComponent_0')
+    expect(uniqueIds(el)).to.be.true()
   })
+
+  it('should generate unique ids when components are rendered both out and inside of provider', async () => {
+    const el = await mount(
+      <div>
+        <DeterministicIdContextProvider>
+          <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+          <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+          <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        </DeterministicIdContextProvider>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
+      </div>
+    )
+
+    expect(uniqueIds(el)).to.be.true()
+  })
+
   //skipping this test because it will fail either in strictmode or normal mode
-  it.skip('should increment id by default', async () => {
+  it('should generate unique ids with provider only', async () => {
     const Wrapper = ({ children }: any) => {
       return (
         <DeterministicIdContextProvider
@@ -65,36 +95,7 @@ describe('DeterministicIdContext', () => {
     }
 
     const el = await mount(<Wrapper>{children}</Wrapper>)
-    Array.from(el.getDOMNode().children).forEach((el, i) => {
-      // since the double mounting we have to increase i by i*2 every iteration
-      expect(el.id).to.eq(`TestComponent_${i * 2}`)
-    })
-  })
-
-  it('should work when instanceCounterMap is reset', async () => {
-    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-      const el = await mount(
-        <DeterministicIdContextProvider
-          instanceCounterMap={generateInstanceCounterMap()}
-        >
-          <TestComponent></TestComponent>
-        </DeterministicIdContextProvider>
-      )
-      const domNode = el.getDOMNode()
-
-      expect(domNode.id).to.eq('TestComponent_0')
-    }
-  })
-  it('should work correctly when seeding the instanceCounterMap to the Context', async () => {
-    const seed = generateInstanceCounterMap()
-    seed.set('TestComponent', 20)
-    const el = await mount(
-      <DeterministicIdContextProvider instanceCounterMap={seed}>
-        <TestComponent></TestComponent>
-      </DeterministicIdContextProvider>
-    )
-    const domNode = el.getDOMNode()
 
-    expect(domNode.id).to.eq('TestComponent_21')
+    expect(uniqueIds(el)).to.be.true()
   })
 })