diff --git a/lib/levelup.js b/lib/levelup.js
index cd64690c..64565ccb 100644
--- a/lib/levelup.js
+++ b/lib/levelup.js
@@ -308,4 +308,4 @@ function maybeError (db, callback) {
 }
 
 LevelUP.errors = errors
-module.exports = LevelUP.default = LevelUP
+module.exports = LevelUP