diff --git a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/IonRouter.tsx b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/IonRouter.tsx
index fcadd6561a..aafc565401 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/IonRouter.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-router/src/ReactRouter/IonRouter.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
-import type {
-  AnimationBuilder,
-  RouteAction,
-  RouteInfo,
-  RouteManagerContextState,
-  RouterDirection,
-  ViewItem,
-} from '@ionic/react';
+import type { AnimationBuilder, RouteAction, RouteInfo, RouteManagerContextState, RouterDirection } from '@ionic/react';
 import { LocationHistory, NavManager, RouteManagerContext, generateId, getConfig } from '@ionic/react';
 import type { Action as HistoryAction, Location as HistoryLocation } from 'history';
-import React from 'react';
-import type { RouteComponentProps } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import type { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { IonRouteInner } from './IonRouteInner';
 import { ReactRouterViewStack } from './ReactRouterViewStack';
@@ -21,157 +14,110 @@ export interface LocationState {
   routerOptions?: { as?: string; unmount?: boolean };
 }
 
-interface IonRouteProps extends RouteComponentProps<{}, {}, LocationState> {
+interface IonRouterProps {
   registerHistoryListener: (cb: (location: HistoryLocation<any>, action: HistoryAction) => void) => void;
 }
 
-interface IonRouteState {
-  routeInfo: RouteInfo;
-}
+export const IonRouter = ({ children, registerHistoryListener }: PropsWithChildren<IonRouterProps>) => {
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const params = useParams();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-class IonRouterInner extends React.PureComponent<IonRouteProps, IonRouteState> {
-  currentTab?: string;
-  exitViewFromOtherOutletHandlers: ((pathname: string) => ViewItem | undefined)[] = [];
-  incomingRouteParams?: Partial<RouteInfo>;
-  locationHistory = new LocationHistory();
-  viewStack = new ReactRouterViewStack();
-  routeMangerContextState: RouteManagerContextState = {
-    canGoBack: () => this.locationHistory.canGoBack(),
-    clearOutlet: this.viewStack.clear,
-    findViewItemByPathname: this.viewStack.findViewItemByPathname,
-    getChildrenToRender: this.viewStack.getChildrenToRender,
-    goBack: () => this.handleNavigateBack(),
-    createViewItem: this.viewStack.createViewItem,
-    findViewItemByRouteInfo: this.viewStack.findViewItemByRouteInfo,
-    findLeavingViewItemByRouteInfo: this.viewStack.findLeavingViewItemByRouteInfo,
-    addViewItem: this.viewStack.add,
-    unMountViewItem: this.viewStack.remove,
-  };
+  const didMountRef = useRef(false);
+  const locationHistory = useRef(new LocationHistory());
+  const currentTab = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined);
+  const viewStack = useRef(new ReactRouterViewStack());
+  const incomingRouteParams = useRef<Partial<RouteInfo> | null>(null);
 
-  constructor(props: IonRouteProps) {
-    super(props);
+  const [routeInfo, setRouteInfo] = useState({
+    id: generateId('routeInfo'),
+    pathname: location.pathname,
+    search: location.search,
+  });
 
-    const routeInfo = {
-      id: generateId('routeInfo'),
-      pathname: this.props.location.pathname,
-      search: this.props.location.search,
-    };
+  useEffect(() => {
+    didMountRef.current = true;
+  }, []);
 
-    this.locationHistory.add(routeInfo);
-    this.handleChangeTab = this.handleChangeTab.bind(this);
-    this.handleResetTab = this.handleResetTab.bind(this);
-    this.handleNativeBack = this.handleNativeBack.bind(this);
-    this.handleNavigate = this.handleNavigate.bind(this);
-    this.handleNavigateBack = this.handleNavigateBack.bind(this);
-    this.props.registerHistoryListener(this.handleHistoryChange.bind(this));
-    this.handleSetCurrentTab = this.handleSetCurrentTab.bind(this);
-
-    this.state = {
-      routeInfo,
-    };
-  }
-
-  handleChangeTab(tab: string, path?: string, routeOptions?: any) {
-    if (!path) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const routeInfo = this.locationHistory.getCurrentRouteInfoForTab(tab);
-    const [pathname, search] = path.split('?');
-    if (routeInfo) {
-      this.incomingRouteParams = { ...routeInfo, routeAction: 'push', routeDirection: 'none' };
-      if (routeInfo.pathname === pathname) {
-        this.incomingRouteParams.routeOptions = routeOptions;
-        this.props.history.push(routeInfo.pathname + (routeInfo.search || ''));
-      } else {
-        this.incomingRouteParams.pathname = pathname;
-        this.incomingRouteParams.search = search ? '?' + search : undefined;
-        this.incomingRouteParams.routeOptions = routeOptions;
-        this.props.history.push(pathname + (search ? '?' + search : ''));
-      }
-    } else {
-      this.handleNavigate(pathname, 'push', 'none', undefined, routeOptions, tab);
-    }
-  }
-
-  handleHistoryChange(location: HistoryLocation<LocationState>, action: HistoryAction) {
+  const handleHistoryChange = (location: HistoryLocation<LocationState>, action: HistoryAction) => {
     let leavingLocationInfo: RouteInfo;
-    if (this.incomingRouteParams) {
-      if (this.incomingRouteParams.routeAction === 'replace') {
-        leavingLocationInfo = this.locationHistory.previous();
+    if (incomingRouteParams) {
+      if (incomingRouteParams.current?.routeAction === 'replace') {
+        leavingLocationInfo = locationHistory.current.previous();
       } else {
-        leavingLocationInfo = this.locationHistory.current();
+        leavingLocationInfo = locationHistory.current.current();
       }
     } else {
-      leavingLocationInfo = this.locationHistory.current();
+      leavingLocationInfo = locationHistory.current.current();
     }
 
     const leavingUrl = leavingLocationInfo.pathname + leavingLocationInfo.search;
     if (leavingUrl !== location.pathname) {
-      if (!this.incomingRouteParams) {
+      if (!incomingRouteParams.current) {
         if (action === 'REPLACE') {
-          this.incomingRouteParams = {
+          incomingRouteParams.current = {
             routeAction: 'replace',
             routeDirection: 'none',
-            tab: this.currentTab,
+            tab: currentTab.current,
           };
         }
         if (action === 'POP') {
-          const currentRoute = this.locationHistory.current();
+          const currentRoute = locationHistory.current.current();
           if (currentRoute && currentRoute.pushedByRoute) {
-            const prevInfo = this.locationHistory.findLastLocation(currentRoute);
-            this.incomingRouteParams = { ...prevInfo, routeAction: 'pop', routeDirection: 'back' };
+            const prevInfo = locationHistory.current.findLastLocation(currentRoute);
+            incomingRouteParams.current = { ...prevInfo, routeAction: 'pop', routeDirection: 'back' };
           } else {
-            this.incomingRouteParams = {
+            incomingRouteParams.current = {
               routeAction: 'pop',
               routeDirection: 'none',
-              tab: this.currentTab,
+              tab: currentTab.current,
             };
           }
         }
-        if (!this.incomingRouteParams) {
-          this.incomingRouteParams = {
+        if (!incomingRouteParams.current) {
+          incomingRouteParams.current = {
             routeAction: 'push',
             routeDirection: location.state?.direction || 'forward',
             routeOptions: location.state?.routerOptions,
-            tab: this.currentTab,
+            tab: currentTab.current,
           };
         }
       }
 
       let routeInfo: RouteInfo;
 
-      if (this.incomingRouteParams?.id) {
+      if (incomingRouteParams.current?.id) {
         routeInfo = {
-          ...(this.incomingRouteParams as RouteInfo),
+          ...(incomingRouteParams.current as RouteInfo),
           lastPathname: leavingLocationInfo.pathname,
         };
-        this.locationHistory.add(routeInfo);
+        locationHistory.current.add(routeInfo);
       } else {
         const isPushed =
-          this.incomingRouteParams.routeAction === 'push' && this.incomingRouteParams.routeDirection === 'forward';
+          incomingRouteParams.current?.routeAction === 'push' &&
+          incomingRouteParams.current.routeDirection === 'forward';
         routeInfo = {
           id: generateId('routeInfo'),
-          ...this.incomingRouteParams,
+          ...incomingRouteParams,
           lastPathname: leavingLocationInfo.pathname,
           pathname: location.pathname,
           search: location.search,
-          params: this.props.match.params,
+          params: params as any, // TODO @sean fix type of route info for params
           prevRouteLastPathname: leavingLocationInfo.lastPathname,
         };
         if (isPushed) {
           routeInfo.tab = leavingLocationInfo.tab;
           routeInfo.pushedByRoute = leavingLocationInfo.pathname;
         } else if (routeInfo.routeAction === 'pop') {
-          const r = this.locationHistory.findLastLocation(routeInfo);
+          const r = locationHistory.current.findLastLocation(routeInfo);
           routeInfo.pushedByRoute = r?.pushedByRoute;
         } else if (routeInfo.routeAction === 'push' && routeInfo.tab !== leavingLocationInfo.tab) {
           // If we are switching tabs grab the last route info for the tab and use its pushedByRoute
-          const lastRoute = this.locationHistory.getCurrentRouteInfoForTab(routeInfo.tab);
+          const lastRoute = locationHistory.current.getCurrentRouteInfoForTab(routeInfo.tab);
           routeInfo.pushedByRoute = lastRoute?.pushedByRoute;
         } else if (routeInfo.routeAction === 'replace') {
           // Make sure to set the lastPathname, etc.. to the current route so the page transitions out
-          const currentRouteInfo = this.locationHistory.current();
+          const currentRouteInfo = locationHistory.current.current();
 
           /**
            * If going from /home to /child, then replacing from
@@ -198,58 +144,79 @@ class IonRouterInner extends React.PureComponent<IonRouteProps, IonRouteState> {
           routeInfo.routeAnimation = routeInfo.routeAnimation || currentRouteInfo?.routeAnimation;
         }
 
-        this.locationHistory.add(routeInfo);
+        locationHistory.current.add(routeInfo);
       }
-
-      this.setState({
-        routeInfo,
-      });
+      setRouteInfo(routeInfo);
     }
 
-    this.incomingRouteParams = undefined;
-  }
+    incomingRouteParams.current = null;
+  };
 
-  /**
-   * history@4.x uses goBack(), history@5.x uses back()
-   * TODO: If support for React Router <=5 is dropped
-   * this logic is no longer needed. We can just
-   * assume back() is available.
-   */
-  handleNativeBack() {
-    const history = this.props.history as any;
-    const goBack = history.goBack || history.back;
-    goBack();
-  }
+  const handleResetTab = (tab: string, originalHref: string, originalRouteOptions: any) => {
+    const routeInfo = locationHistory.current.getFirstRouteInfoForTab(tab);
+    if (routeInfo) {
+      const newRouteInfo = { ...routeInfo };
+      newRouteInfo.pathname = originalHref;
+      newRouteInfo.routeOptions = originalRouteOptions;
+      incomingRouteParams.current = { ...newRouteInfo, routeAction: 'pop', routeDirection: 'back' };
+      navigate(newRouteInfo.pathname + (newRouteInfo.search || ''));
+    }
+  };
 
-  handleNavigate(
-    path: string,
-    routeAction: RouteAction,
-    routeDirection?: RouterDirection,
-    routeAnimation?: AnimationBuilder,
-    routeOptions?: any,
-    tab?: string
-  ) {
-    this.incomingRouteParams = Object.assign(this.incomingRouteParams || {}, {
-      routeAction,
-      routeDirection,
-      routeOptions,
-      routeAnimation,
-      tab,
-    });
+  const handleChangeTab = (tab: string, path?: string, routeOptions?: any) => {
+    if (!path) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-    if (routeAction === 'push') {
-      this.props.history.push(path);
+    const routeInfo = locationHistory.current.getCurrentRouteInfoForTab(tab);
+    const [pathname, search] = path.split('?');
+    if (routeInfo) {
+      const routeParams = {
+        ...routeInfo,
+        routeAction: 'push' as RouteAction,
+        routeDirection: 'none' as RouterDirection,
+      };
+      if (routeInfo.pathname === pathname) {
+        incomingRouteParams.current = {
+          ...routeParams,
+          routeOptions,
+        };
+
+        navigate(routeInfo.pathname + (routeInfo.search || ''));
+      } else {
+        incomingRouteParams.current = {
+          ...routeParams,
+          pathname,
+          search: search ? '?' + search : undefined,
+          routeOptions,
+        };
+
+        navigate(pathname + (search ? '?' + search : ''));
+      }
     } else {
-      this.props.history.replace(path);
+      handleNavigate(pathname, 'push', 'none', undefined, routeOptions, tab);
     }
-  }
+  };
 
-  handleNavigateBack(defaultHref: string | RouteInfo = '/', routeAnimation?: AnimationBuilder) {
+  const handleSetCurrentTab = (tab: string) => {
+    currentTab.current = tab;
+    const ri = { ...locationHistory.current.current() };
+    if (ri.tab !== tab) {
+      ri.tab = tab;
+      locationHistory.current.update(ri);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleNativeBack = () => {
+    navigate(-1);
+  };
+
+  const handleNavigateBack = (defaultHref: string | RouteInfo = '/', routeAnimation?: AnimationBuilder) => {
     const config = getConfig();
     defaultHref = defaultHref ? defaultHref : config && config.get('backButtonDefaultHref' as any);
-    const routeInfo = this.locationHistory.current();
+    const routeInfo = locationHistory.current.current();
     if (routeInfo && routeInfo.pushedByRoute) {
-      const prevInfo = this.locationHistory.findLastLocation(routeInfo);
+      const prevInfo = locationHistory.current.findLastLocation(routeInfo);
       if (prevInfo) {
         /**
          * This needs to be passed to handleNavigate
@@ -257,7 +224,7 @@ class IonRouterInner extends React.PureComponent<IonRouteProps, IonRouteState> {
          * will be overridden.
          */
         const incomingAnimation = routeAnimation || routeInfo.routeAnimation;
-        this.incomingRouteParams = {
+        incomingRouteParams.current = {
           ...prevInfo,
           routeAction: 'pop',
           routeDirection: 'back',
@@ -273,68 +240,75 @@ class IonRouterInner extends React.PureComponent<IonRouteProps, IonRouteState> {
            */
           (prevInfo.pathname === routeInfo.pushedByRoute && routeInfo.tab === '' && prevInfo.tab === '')
         ) {
-          /**
-           * history@4.x uses goBack(), history@5.x uses back()
-           * TODO: If support for React Router <=5 is dropped
-           * this logic is no longer needed. We can just
-           * assume back() is available.
-           */
-          const history = this.props.history as any;
-          const goBack = history.goBack || history.back;
-          goBack();
+          navigate(-1);
         } else {
-          this.handleNavigate(prevInfo.pathname + (prevInfo.search || ''), 'pop', 'back', incomingAnimation);
+          handleNavigate(prevInfo.pathname + (prevInfo.search || ''), 'pop', 'back', incomingAnimation);
         }
       } else {
-        this.handleNavigate(defaultHref as string, 'pop', 'back', routeAnimation);
+        handleNavigate(defaultHref as string, 'pop', 'back', routeAnimation);
       }
     } else {
-      this.handleNavigate(defaultHref as string, 'pop', 'back', routeAnimation);
+      handleNavigate(defaultHref as string, 'pop', 'back', routeAnimation);
     }
+  };
+
+  const handleNavigate = (
+    path: string,
+    routeAction: RouteAction,
+    routeDirection?: RouterDirection,
+    routeAnimation?: AnimationBuilder,
+    routeOptions?: any,
+    tab?: string
+  ) => {
+    incomingRouteParams.current = Object.assign(incomingRouteParams.current || {}, {
+      routeAction,
+      routeDirection,
+      routeOptions,
+      routeAnimation,
+      tab,
+    });
+
+    navigate(path, { replace: routeAction !== 'push' });
+  };
+
+  if (!didMountRef.current) {
+    locationHistory.current.add(routeInfo);
+
+    registerHistoryListener(handleHistoryChange);
   }
 
-  handleResetTab(tab: string, originalHref: string, originalRouteOptions: any) {
-    const routeInfo = this.locationHistory.getFirstRouteInfoForTab(tab);
-    if (routeInfo) {
-      const newRouteInfo = { ...routeInfo };
-      newRouteInfo.pathname = originalHref;
-      newRouteInfo.routeOptions = originalRouteOptions;
-      this.incomingRouteParams = { ...newRouteInfo, routeAction: 'pop', routeDirection: 'back' };
-      this.props.history.push(newRouteInfo.pathname + (newRouteInfo.search || ''));
-    }
-  }
+  const routeMangerContextValue: RouteManagerContextState = {
+    canGoBack: () => locationHistory.current.canGoBack(),
+    clearOutlet: viewStack.current.clear,
+    findViewItemByPathname: viewStack.current.findViewItemByPathname,
+    getChildrenToRender: viewStack.current.getChildrenToRender,
+    goBack: () => handleNavigateBack(),
+    createViewItem: viewStack.current.createViewItem,
+    findViewItemByRouteInfo: viewStack.current.findViewItemByRouteInfo,
+    findLeavingViewItemByRouteInfo: viewStack.current.findLeavingViewItemByRouteInfo,
+    addViewItem: viewStack.current.add,
+    unMountViewItem: viewStack.current.remove,
+  };
 
-  handleSetCurrentTab(tab: string) {
-    this.currentTab = tab;
-    const ri = { ...this.locationHistory.current() };
-    if (ri.tab !== tab) {
-      ri.tab = tab;
-      this.locationHistory.update(ri);
-    }
-  }
+  return (
+    <RouteManagerContext.Provider value={routeMangerContextValue}>
+      <NavManager
+        ionRoute={IonRouteInner}
+        ionRedirect={{}}
+        stackManager={StackManager}
+        routeInfo={routeInfo}
+        onNativeBack={handleNativeBack}
+        onNavigateBack={handleNavigateBack}
+        onNavigate={handleNavigate}
+        onSetCurrentTab={handleSetCurrentTab}
+        onChangeTab={handleChangeTab}
+        onResetTab={handleResetTab}
+        locationHistory={locationHistory.current}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </NavManager>
+    </RouteManagerContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
 
-  render() {
-    return (
-      <RouteManagerContext.Provider value={this.routeMangerContextState}>
-        <NavManager
-          ionRoute={IonRouteInner}
-          ionRedirect={{}}
-          stackManager={StackManager}
-          routeInfo={this.state.routeInfo!}
-          onNativeBack={this.handleNativeBack}
-          onNavigateBack={this.handleNavigateBack}
-          onNavigate={this.handleNavigate}
-          onSetCurrentTab={this.handleSetCurrentTab}
-          onChangeTab={this.handleChangeTab}
-          onResetTab={this.handleResetTab}
-          locationHistory={this.locationHistory}
-        >
-          {this.props.children}
-        </NavManager>
-      </RouteManagerContext.Provider>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-export const IonRouter = withRouter(IonRouterInner);
 IonRouter.displayName = 'IonRouter';