diff --git a/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/layout.tsx
index f5ac472..01be8bf 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/layout.tsx
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import { ConfigProvider } from '@/contexts/ConfigContext';
 import { TTSProvider } from '@/contexts/TTSContext';
-import { PDFProvider } from '@/contexts/PDFContext';
 
 export default function PdfReaderLayout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <ConfigProvider>
-      <TTSProvider>
-        <PDFProvider>{children}</PDFProvider>
-      </TTSProvider>
+      <TTSProvider>{children}</TTSProvider>
     </ConfigProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/page.tsx
index 8b4d154..1ecd6aa 100644
--- a/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
-import { usePDF } from '@/contexts/PDFContext';
 import { useParams, useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import { resolveDocumentId } from '@/lib/client/dexie';
 import { RateLimitBanner } from '@/components/auth/RateLimitBanner';
 import { useAuthRateLimit } from '@/contexts/AuthRateLimitContext';
 import { useFeatureFlag } from '@/contexts/RuntimeConfigContext';
+import { usePdfDocument } from './usePdfDocument';
 
 // Dynamic import for client-side rendering only
 const PDFViewer = dynamic(
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@ export default function PDFViewerPage() {
   const canExportAudiobook = useFeatureFlag('enableAudiobookExport');
   const { id } = useParams();
   const router = useRouter();
-  const { setCurrentDocument, currDocName, clearCurrDoc, currDocPage, currDocPages, createFullAudioBook: createPDFAudioBook, regenerateChapter: regeneratePDFChapter } = usePDF();
+  const pdfState = usePdfDocument();
+  const {
+    setCurrentDocument,
+    currDocName,
+    clearCurrDoc,
+    currDocPage,
+    currDocPages,
+    createFullAudioBook: createPDFAudioBook,
+    regenerateChapter: regeneratePDFChapter,
+  } = pdfState;
   const { stop } = useTTS();
   const { isAtLimit } = useAuthRateLimit();
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ export default function PDFViewerPage() {
             <DocumentSkeleton />
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <PDFViewer zoomLevel={zoomLevel} />
+          <PDFViewer zoomLevel={zoomLevel} pdfState={pdfState} />
         )}
       </div>
       {canExportAudiobook && (
diff --git a/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/usePdfDocument.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx
rename to src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/usePdfDocument.ts
index 7496ebe..63418d1 100644
--- a/src/contexts/PDFContext.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/usePdfDocument.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 /**
- * PDF Context Provider
- * 
- * This module provides a React context for managing PDF document functionality.
- * It handles document loading, text extraction, highlighting, and integration with TTS.
- * 
- * Key features:
- * - PDF document management (add/remove/load)
- * - Text extraction and processing
- * - Text highlighting and navigation
- * - Document state management
+ * Route-local PDF document hook.
+ *
+ * This module owns PDF document loading, text extraction, highlighting, and
+ * audiobook integration for the `/pdf/[id]` route.
  */
 
 'use client';
 
 import {
-  createContext,
-  useContext,
   useState,
-  ReactNode,
   useEffect,
   useCallback,
   useMemo,
@@ -50,9 +41,9 @@ import type { AudiobookGenerationSettings } from '@/types/client';
 import { clampSegmentPreloadDepth } from '@/types/config';
 
 /**
- * Interface defining all available methods and properties in the PDF context
+ * Interface defining all available methods and properties for the PDF route.
  */
-interface PDFContextType {
+export interface PdfDocumentState {
   // Current document state
   currDocId: string | undefined;
   currDocData: ArrayBuffer | undefined;
@@ -93,22 +84,13 @@ interface PDFContextType {
   isAudioCombining: boolean;
 }
 
-// Create the context
-const PDFContext = createContext<PDFContextType | undefined>(undefined);
-
 const EMPTY_TEXT_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 120;
 const EMPTY_TEXT_MAX_RETRIES = 6;
 
 /**
- * PDFProvider Component
- * 
- * Main provider component that manages PDF state and functionality.
- * Handles document loading, text processing, and integration with TTS.
- * 
- * @param {Object} props - Component props
- * @param {ReactNode} props.children - Child components to be wrapped by the provider
+ * Main PDF route hook.
  */
-export function PDFProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+export function usePdfDocument(): PdfDocumentState {
   const {
     setText: setTTSText,
     stop,
@@ -507,8 +489,7 @@ export function PDFProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     };
   }, [registerVisualPageChangeHandler, currDocPages, pdfDocument]);
 
-  // Context value memoization
-  const contextValue = useMemo(
+  return useMemo(
     () => ({
       onDocumentLoadSuccess,
       setCurrentDocument,
@@ -544,25 +525,4 @@ export function PDFProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       isAudioCombining,
     ]
   );
-
-  return (
-    <PDFContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
-      {children}
-    </PDFContext.Provider>
-  );
-}
-
-/**
- * Custom hook to consume the PDF context
- * Ensures the context is used within a provider
- * 
- * @throws {Error} If used outside of PDFProvider
- * @returns {PDFContextType} The PDF context value containing all PDF-related functionality
- */
-export function usePDF() {
-  const context = useContext(PDFContext);
-  if (context === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('usePDF must be used within a PDFProvider');
-  }
-  return context;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/components/views/PDFViewer.tsx
index 805bb1c..01c980c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -7,12 +7,25 @@ import 'react-pdf/dist/Page/AnnotationLayer.css';
 import 'react-pdf/dist/Page/TextLayer.css';
 import { DocumentSkeleton } from '@/components/documents/DocumentSkeleton';
 import { useTTS } from '@/contexts/TTSContext';
-import { usePDF } from '@/contexts/PDFContext';
 import { useConfig } from '@/contexts/ConfigContext';
 import { usePDFResize } from '@/hooks/pdf/usePDFResize';
+import type { PdfDocumentState } from '@/app/(app)/pdf/[id]/usePdfDocument';
 
 interface PDFViewerProps {
   zoomLevel: number;
+  pdfState: Pick<
+    PdfDocumentState,
+    | 'highlightPattern'
+    | 'clearHighlights'
+    | 'clearWordHighlights'
+    | 'highlightWordIndex'
+    | 'onDocumentLoadSuccess'
+    | 'currDocId'
+    | 'currDocData'
+    | 'currDocPages'
+    | 'currDocText'
+    | 'currDocPage'
+  >;
 }
 
 interface PDFOnLinkClickArgs {
@@ -20,7 +33,7 @@ interface PDFOnLinkClickArgs {
   dest?: Dest;
 }
 
-export function PDFViewer({ zoomLevel }: PDFViewerProps) {
+export function PDFViewer({ zoomLevel, pdfState }: PDFViewerProps) {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [isPageRendering, setIsPageRendering] = useState(false);
   const scaleRef = useRef<number>(1);
@@ -43,7 +56,6 @@ export function PDFViewer({ zoomLevel }: PDFViewerProps) {
     skipToLocation,
   } = useTTS();
 
-  // PDF context
   const {
     highlightPattern,
     clearHighlights,
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ export function PDFViewer({ zoomLevel }: PDFViewerProps) {
     currDocPages,
     currDocText,
     currDocPage,
-  } = usePDF();
+  } = pdfState;
 
   // IMPORTANT:
   // - pdf.js may transfer/detach ArrayBuffers when sending them to its worker, so we must clone.