diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20bdb2ef..073a8053 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -286,10 +286,9 @@ Components({
   globalNamespaces: [],
 
   // auto import for directives
-  // default: `true` for Vue 3, `false` for Vue 2
   // Babel is needed to do the transformation for Vue 2, it's disabled by default for performance concerns.
   // To install Babel, run: `npm install -D @babel/parser @babel/traverse`
-  directives: true,
+  directives: false,
 
   // filters for transforming targets
   include: [/\.vue$/, /\.vue\?vue/],
diff --git a/src/core/options.ts b/src/core/options.ts
index d89a2776..d27a2051 100644
--- a/src/core/options.ts
+++ b/src/core/options.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isPackageExists } from 'local-pkg'
 import { ResolvedOptions, Options } from '../types'
 import { LibraryResolver } from './helpers/libraryResolver'
 
-export const defaultOptions: Omit<Required<Options>, 'include' | 'exclude' | 'transformer' | 'globs' |'directives'> = {
+export const defaultOptions: Omit<Required<Options>, 'include' | 'exclude' | 'transformer' | 'globs'> = {
   dirs: 'src/components',
   extensions: 'vue',
   deep: true,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const defaultOptions: Omit<Required<Options>, 'include' | 'exclude' | 'tr
   importPathTransform: v => v,
 
   allowOverrides: false,
+  directives: false,
 }
 
 export function resolveOptions(options: Options, root: string): ResolvedOptions {
@@ -58,9 +59,6 @@ export function resolveOptions(options: Options, root: string): ResolvedOptions
     )
   resolved.root = root
   resolved.transformer = options.transformer || getVueVersion() || 'vue3'
-  resolved.directives = (typeof options.directives === 'boolean')
-    ? options.directives
-    : getVueVersion() === 'vue3'
 
   return resolved
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index d6ff3fc0..e052fe99 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ export interface Options {
   /**
    * auto import for directives.
    *
-   * default: `true` for Vue 3, `false` for Vue 2
-   *
    * Babel is needed to do the transformation for Vue 2, it's disabled by default for performance concerns.
-   * @default undefined
+   * To install Babel, run: `npm install -D @babel/parser @babel/traverse`
+   * @default false
    */
   directives?: boolean
 }