diff --git a/src/VerticalTimeline.js b/src/VerticalTimeline.js
index 0385d56..a946713 100644
--- a/src/VerticalTimeline.js
+++ b/src/VerticalTimeline.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 const VerticalTimeline = ({
-  animate,
-  className,
-  layout,
-  lineColor,
+  animate = true,
+  className = '',
+  layout = '2-columns',
+  lineColor = '#FFF',
   children,
 }) => {
   if (typeof window === 'object') {
@@ -43,11 +43,4 @@ VerticalTimeline.propTypes = {
   lineColor: PropTypes.string,
 };
 
-VerticalTimeline.defaultProps = {
-  animate: true,
-  className: '',
-  layout: '2-columns',
-  lineColor: '#FFF',
-};
-
 export default VerticalTimeline;
diff --git a/src/VerticalTimelineElement.js b/src/VerticalTimelineElement.js
index a805e7f..c3937b4 100644
--- a/src/VerticalTimelineElement.js
+++ b/src/VerticalTimelineElement.js
@@ -4,23 +4,26 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { InView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 
 const VerticalTimelineElement = ({
-  children,
-  className,
-  contentArrowStyle,
-  contentStyle,
-  date,
-  dateClassName,
-  icon,
-  iconClassName,
-  iconOnClick,
-  onTimelineElementClick,
-  iconStyle,
-  id,
-  position,
-  style,
-  textClassName,
-  intersectionObserverProps,
-  visible,
+  children = '',
+  className = '',
+  contentArrowStyle = null,
+  contentStyle = null,
+  date = '',
+  dateClassName = '',
+  icon = null,
+  iconClassName = '',
+  iconOnClick = null,
+  onTimelineElementClick = null,
+  iconStyle = null,
+  id = '',
+  position = '',
+  style = null,
+  textClassName = '',
+  intersectionObserverProps = {
+    rootMargin: '0px 0px -40px 0px',
+    triggerOnce: true,
+  },
+  visible = false,
 }) => (
   <InView {...intersectionObserverProps}>
     {({ inView, ref }) => (
@@ -109,27 +112,4 @@ VerticalTimelineElement.propTypes = {
   }),
 };
 
-VerticalTimelineElement.defaultProps = {
-  children: '',
-  className: '',
-  contentArrowStyle: null,
-  contentStyle: null,
-  icon: null,
-  iconClassName: '',
-  iconOnClick: null,
-  onTimelineElementClick: null,
-  iconStyle: null,
-  id: '',
-  style: null,
-  date: '',
-  dateClassName: '',
-  position: '',
-  textClassName: '',
-  visible: false,
-  intersectionObserverProps: {
-    rootMargin: '0px 0px -40px 0px',
-    triggerOnce: true,
-  },
-};
-
 export default VerticalTimelineElement;