diff --git a/packages/utils/src/collect.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/collect.test.ts
index fe408af..0798bae 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/collect.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/collect.test.ts
@@ -92,53 +92,4 @@ describe("collect", () => {
       })
     })
   })
-  describe("collect/get", () => {
-    it("returns the inner observable for the giving key", () => {
-      scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
-        const toGrouped = (source: string, key: string) => {
-          const result = cold(source).pipe(shareReplay(1)) as GroupedObservable<
-            string,
-            string
-          >
-          result.key = key
-          return result
-        }
-
-        const a = toGrouped("-------|     ", "a")
-        const b = toGrouped("---|        ", "b")
-        const c = toGrouped("------| ", "c")
-        const d = toGrouped("------| ", "d")
-
-        const sourceStr = "  (abc)d---------------------|   "
-        const source = cold(sourceStr, { a, b, c, d }).pipe(
-          skip(1),
-          startWith(a),
-        )
-        const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
-        result.subscribe()
-        expectObservable(result.get("a")).toBe("-------|")
-        expectObservable(result.get("b")).toBe("---|")
-        expectObservable(result.get("c")).toBe("------|")
-        expectObservable(result.get("d")).toBe("-----------|")
-      })
-    })
-
-    it("errors when the outter stream errors", () => {
-      scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
-        const sourceStr = "--#"
-        const source = cold(sourceStr) as any
-        const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
-        expectObservable(result.get("foo")).toBe("--#")
-      })
-    })
-
-    it("completes when the outter stream completes", () => {
-      scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
-        const sourceStr = "--|"
-        const source = cold(sourceStr) as any
-        const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
-        expectObservable(result.get("bar")).toBe("--|")
-      })
-    })
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/collect.ts b/packages/utils/src/collect.ts
index 5016811..5b56693 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/collect.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/collect.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {
-  GroupedObservable,
-  Observable,
-  OperatorFunction,
-  pipe,
-  Subscription,
-} from "rxjs"
+import { GroupedObservable, Observable, pipe } from "rxjs"
 import {
   startWith,
   endWith,
@@ -17,12 +11,6 @@ import { CollectorAction, collector } from "./internal-utils"
 
 const defaultFilter = pipe(ignoreElements(), startWith(true), endWith(false))
 
-export type CollectedObservable<K, V> = Observable<
-  Map<K, GroupedObservable<K, V>>
-> & {
-  get: (key: K) => Observable<V>
-}
-
 /**
  * A pipeable operator that collects all the GroupedObservables emitted by
  * the source and emits a Map with the active inner observables
@@ -35,7 +23,7 @@ export const collect = <K, V>(
   filter?: (source$: GroupedObservable<K, V>) => Observable<boolean>,
 ): ((
   source$: Observable<GroupedObservable<K, V>>,
-) => CollectedObservable<K, V>) => {
+) => Observable<Map<K, GroupedObservable<K, V>>>) => {
   const enhancer = filter
     ? (source$: GroupedObservable<K, V>) =>
         filter(source$).pipe(
@@ -45,38 +33,11 @@ export const collect = <K, V>(
         )
     : defaultFilter
 
-  const operator: OperatorFunction<
-    GroupedObservable<K, V>,
-    Map<K, GroupedObservable<K, V>>
-  > = collector((o) =>
+  return collector((o) =>
     map((x) => ({
       t: x ? (CollectorAction.Set as const) : (CollectorAction.Delete as const),
       k: o.key,
       v: o,
     }))(enhancer(o)),
   )
-
-  return (source$) => {
-    const result$ = operator(source$)
-    const get = (key: K) =>
-      new Observable<V>((observer) => {
-        let innerSub: Subscription | undefined
-        let outterSub: Subscription = result$.subscribe(
-          (n) => {
-            innerSub = innerSub || n.get(key)?.subscribe(observer)
-          },
-          (e) => {
-            observer.error(e)
-          },
-          () => {
-            observer.complete()
-          },
-        )
-        return () => {
-          innerSub && innerSub.unsubscribe()
-          outterSub.unsubscribe()
-        }
-      })
-    return Object.assign(result$, { get })
-  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.test.ts b/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2842f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { TestScheduler } from "rxjs/testing"
+import { shareReplay, skip, startWith } from "rxjs/operators"
+import { GroupedObservable } from "rxjs"
+import { collect } from "./collect"
+import { getGroupedObservable } from "./"
+
+const scheduler = () =>
+  new TestScheduler((actual, expected) => {
+    expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+  })
+
+describe("getGroupedObservable", () => {
+  it("returns the inner observable for the giving key", () => {
+    scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
+      const toGrouped = (source: string, key: string) => {
+        const result = cold(source).pipe(shareReplay(1)) as GroupedObservable<
+          string,
+          string
+        >
+        result.key = key
+        return result
+      }
+
+      const a = toGrouped("-------|     ", "a")
+      const b = toGrouped("---|        ", "b")
+      const c = toGrouped("------| ", "c")
+      const d = toGrouped("------| ", "d")
+
+      const sourceStr = "  (abc)d---------------------|   "
+      const source = cold(sourceStr, { a, b, c, d }).pipe(skip(1), startWith(a))
+      const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
+      result.subscribe()
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "a")).toBe("-------|")
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "b")).toBe("---|")
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "c")).toBe("------|")
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "d")).toBe("-----------|")
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("errors when the outter stream errors", () => {
+    scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
+      const sourceStr = "--#"
+      const source = cold(sourceStr) as any
+      const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "foo")).toBe("--#")
+    })
+  })
+
+  it("completes when the outter stream completes", () => {
+    scheduler().run(({ expectObservable, cold }) => {
+      const sourceStr = "--|"
+      const source = cold(sourceStr) as any
+      const result = collect<string, string>()(source)
+      expectObservable(getGroupedObservable(result, "bar")).toBe("--|")
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.ts b/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa01a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/utils/src/getGroupedObservable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { GroupedObservable, Observable, Subscription } from "rxjs"
+
+export const getGroupedObservable = <K, T>(
+  source$: Observable<Map<K, GroupedObservable<K, T>>>,
+  key: K,
+) => {
+  const result = new Observable<T>((observer) => {
+    let innerSub: Subscription | undefined
+    let outterSub: Subscription = source$.subscribe(
+      (n) => {
+        innerSub = innerSub || n.get(key)?.subscribe(observer)
+      },
+      (e) => {
+        observer.error(e)
+      },
+      () => {
+        observer.complete()
+      },
+    )
+    return () => {
+      innerSub && innerSub.unsubscribe()
+      outterSub.unsubscribe()
+    }
+  }) as GroupedObservable<K, T>
+  result.key = key
+  return result
+}
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/index.tsx b/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
index 2da0f63..d39b8ff 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/utils/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export { collectValues } from "./collectValues"
 export { collect } from "./collect"
+export { getGroupedObservable } from "./getGroupedObservable"
 export { createListener } from "./createListener"
 export { mergeWithKey } from "./mergeWithKey"
 export { split } from "./split"