diff --git a/src/js/level/index.js b/src/js/level/index.js
index 914260f8..b066409b 100644
--- a/src/js/level/index.js
+++ b/src/js/level/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-var Backbone = require('backbone');
 var Q = require('q');
 
 var util = require('../util');
@@ -9,13 +8,10 @@ var log = require('../log');
 
 var Errors = require('../util/errors');
 var Sandbox = require('../sandbox/').Sandbox;
-var Constants = require('../util/constants');
-var GlobalState = require('../util/globalState');
+var GlobalStateActions = require('../actions/GlobalStateActions');
 
 var Visualization = require('../visuals/visualization').Visualization;
-var ParseWaterfall = require('../level/parseWaterfall').ParseWaterfall;
 var DisabledMap = require('../level/disabledMap').DisabledMap;
-var Command = require('../models/commandModel').Command;
 var GitShim = require('../git/gitShim').GitShim;
 var Commands = require('../commands');
 
@@ -442,7 +438,7 @@ var Level = Sandbox.extend({
         'echo "level solved!"'
       );
     } else {
-      GlobalState.isAnimating = true;
+      GlobalStateActions.changeIsAnimating(true);
       finishAnimationChain = this.mainVis.gitVisuals.finishAnimation();
       if (this.mainVis.originVis) {
         finishAnimationChain = finishAnimationChain.then(
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ var Level = Sandbox.extend({
       // nothing to do, we will just close
     })
     .done(function() {
-      GlobalState.isAnimating = false;
+      GlobalStateActions.changeIsAnimating(false);
       defer.resolve();
     });
   },
diff --git a/src/js/util/globalState.js b/src/js/util/globalState.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ffc95cf6..00000000
--- a/src/js/util/globalState.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Random grab bag of global state variables so we
- * dont just straight up use window
- */
-
-var GlobalState = {
-  flipTreeY: false,
-  isAnimating: false
-};
-
-module.exports = GlobalState;
diff --git a/src/js/visuals/animation/index.js b/src/js/visuals/animation/index.js
index f2071368..07cbc574 100644
--- a/src/js/visuals/animation/index.js
+++ b/src/js/visuals/animation/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
 var Backbone = require('backbone');
-var GlobalState = require('../../util/globalState');
+var GlobalStateActions = require('../actions/GlobalStateActions');
 var GRAPHICS = require('../../util/constants').GRAPHICS;
 
 var Animation = Backbone.Model.extend({
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ var AnimationQueue = Backbone.Model.extend({
     this.set('index', 0);
 
     // set the global lock that we are animating
-    GlobalState.isAnimating = true;
+    GlobalStateActions.changeIsAnimating(true);
     this.next();
   },
 
   finish: function() {
     // release lock here
-    GlobalState.isAnimating = false;
+    GlobalStateActions.changeIsAnimating(false);
     this.get('callback')();
   },