diff --git a/src/adapter/events.ts b/src/adapter/events.ts
index 8f6903162..8a3746a4c 100644
--- a/src/adapter/events.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/events.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import throttle from 'lodash.throttle'
 import { off, on } from 'delegated-events'
 import { Core, FootnoteAction } from '../core'
-import { Footnote } from '../types'
 
 type EventHandler<E extends Event> = (e: E) => void
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ function closestButtonId(target: Element): string | null | undefined {
 }
 
 function handleTap(
-  get: (id: string) => Footnote | undefined,
+  get: Core['findById'],
   action: FootnoteAction,
   dismissAll: () => void
 ): EventListener {
@@ -41,13 +40,13 @@ function handleTap(
 }
 
 function handleHover(
-  findFootnote: (id: string) => Footnote | undefined,
+  get: Core['findById'],
   action: FootnoteAction
 ): EventListener {
   return event => {
     event.preventDefault()
     const id = closestFootnoteId(event.target as HTMLElement)
-    const footnote = id && findFootnote(id)
+    const footnote = id && get(id)
 
     if (footnote) {
       action(footnote)
@@ -94,19 +93,19 @@ export function bindContentScrollHandler(contentElement: Element): void {
 
 export function addEventListeners({
   dismissAll,
-  findFootnote,
+  findById,
   hover,
   repositionAll,
   resizeAll,
   toggle,
   unhover
 }: Core): () => void {
-  const toggleOnTap = handleTap(findFootnote, toggle, dismissAll)
+  const toggleOnTap = handleTap(findById, toggle, dismissAll)
   const dismissOnEscape = handleEscape(dismissAll)
   const throttledReposition = throttle(repositionAll)
   const throttledResize = throttle(resizeAll)
-  const showOnHover = handleHover(findFootnote, hover)
-  const hideOnHover = handleHover(findFootnote, unhover)
+  const showOnHover = handleHover(findById, hover)
+  const hideOnHover = handleHover(findById, unhover)
 
   document.addEventListener('touchend', toggleOnTap)
   document.addEventListener('click', toggleOnTap)
diff --git a/src/adapter/index.ts b/src/adapter/index.ts
index e1d1f3d04..900aae52e 100644
--- a/src/adapter/index.ts
+++ b/src/adapter/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createFootnote } from './footnote'
 import { createDocumentFootnotes, restoreOriginalFootnotes } from './setup'
-import { Adapter, Settings } from '../types'
+import { Settings } from '../types'
+import { Adapter } from '../core'
 
 export type RawFootnote = {
   readonly id: string
@@ -17,21 +18,7 @@ export function createAdapter(settings: Settings): Adapter {
   const footnotes = createDocumentFootnotes(settings).map(createFootnote)
 
   return {
-    findFootnote: id => {
-      return footnotes.find(footnote => footnote.getId() === id)
-    },
-    forEachFootnote: callback => {
-      footnotes.forEach(callback)
-    },
-    forEachFootnoteExcept: (callback, except) => {
-      const exceptId = except.getId()
-      footnotes
-        .filter(footnote => footnote.getId() !== exceptId)
-        .forEach(callback)
-    },
-    hasHoveredFootnotes: () => {
-      return footnotes.some(footnote => footnote.isHovered())
-    },
+    footnotes: () => footnotes,
     unmount: () => {
       footnotes.forEach(footnote => footnote.unmount())
       restoreOriginalFootnotes()
diff --git a/src/core.ts b/src/core.ts
index 7c4c6c3e0..af8b5ba4e 100644
--- a/src/core.ts
+++ b/src/core.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { Footnote, Adapter, Settings } from './types'
+import { Footnote, Settings } from './types'
+
+export type Adapter = Readonly<{
+  footnotes: () => readonly Footnote[]
+  unmount: () => void
+}>
 
 export type FootnoteAction = (footnote: Footnote, delay?: number) => void
 
@@ -6,7 +11,7 @@ export type Core = Readonly<{
   activate: FootnoteAction
   dismiss: FootnoteAction
   dismissAll: (delay?: number) => void
-  findFootnote: (id: string) => Footnote | undefined
+  findById: (id: string) => Footnote | undefined
   hover: FootnoteAction
   repositionAll: () => void
   resizeAll: () => void
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ function createActivate(adapter: Adapter, settings: Settings): FootnoteAction {
 
       footnote.activate(activateCallback)
 
-      adapter.forEachFootnote(current => {
+      adapter.footnotes().forEach(current => {
         current.reposition()
         current.resize()
       })
@@ -57,24 +62,25 @@ export function createCore(adapter: Adapter, settings: Settings): Core {
   const dismiss = createDismiss(settings)
 
   return {
-    findFootnote: adapter.findFootnote,
-
-    unmount: adapter.unmount,
-
     activate,
 
     dismiss,
 
+    findById: id =>
+      adapter.footnotes().find(footnote => footnote.getId() === id),
+
+    unmount: adapter.unmount,
+
     dismissAll(delay = settings.dismissDelay) {
-      adapter.forEachFootnote(current => dismiss(current, delay))
+      adapter.footnotes().forEach(current => dismiss(current, delay))
     },
 
     repositionAll() {
-      adapter.forEachFootnote(current => current.reposition())
+      adapter.footnotes().forEach(current => current.reposition())
     },
 
     resizeAll() {
-      adapter.forEachFootnote(current => current.resize())
+      adapter.footnotes().forEach(current => current.resize())
     },
 
     toggle(footnote) {
@@ -83,7 +89,10 @@ export function createCore(adapter: Adapter, settings: Settings): Core {
         dismiss(footnote)
       } else {
         if (!allowMultiple) {
-          adapter.forEachFootnoteExcept(dismiss, footnote)
+          adapter
+            .footnotes()
+            .filter(current => current.getId() !== footnote.getId())
+            .forEach(dismiss)
         }
         activate(footnote)
       }
@@ -94,7 +103,10 @@ export function createCore(adapter: Adapter, settings: Settings): Core {
       footnote.startHovering()
       if (activateOnHover && !footnote.isActive()) {
         if (!allowMultiple) {
-          adapter.forEachFootnoteExcept(dismiss, footnote)
+          adapter
+            .footnotes()
+            .filter(current => current.getId() !== footnote.getId())
+            .forEach(dismiss)
         }
         activate(footnote, delay)
       }
@@ -105,8 +117,8 @@ export function createCore(adapter: Adapter, settings: Settings): Core {
       footnote.stopHovering()
       if (dismissOnUnhover) {
         setTimeout(() => {
-          if (!adapter.hasHoveredFootnotes()) {
-            adapter.forEachFootnote(dismiss)
+          if (!adapter.footnotes().some(f => f.isHovered())) {
+            adapter.footnotes().forEach(dismiss)
           }
         }, delay)
       }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 315f4adc1..79e724e0f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ export function littlefoot(userSettings: Partial<Settings> = {}): Littlefoot {
 
   return {
     activate(id) {
-      const footnote = core.findFootnote(id)
+      const footnote = core.findById(id)
       if (footnote) {
         core.activate(footnote)
       }
     },
 
     dismiss(id, delay) {
-      const footnote = id && core.findFootnote(id)
+      const footnote = id && core.findById(id)
       if (footnote) {
         core.dismiss(footnote, delay)
       } else {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 1bcce0fd0..27a51d8d9 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -35,13 +35,3 @@ export type Footnote = Readonly<{
   stopHovering: () => void
   unmount: () => void
 }>
-
-type FootnoteCallback = (current: Footnote) => void
-
-export type Adapter = Readonly<{
-  findFootnote: (id: string) => Footnote | undefined
-  forEachFootnote: (callback: FootnoteCallback, selector?: string) => void
-  forEachFootnoteExcept: (callback: FootnoteCallback, except: Footnote) => void
-  hasHoveredFootnotes: () => boolean
-  unmount: () => void
-}>