diff --git a/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.test.tsx b/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.test.tsx
index ff19af89a..811d1a07f 100644
--- a/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.test.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ describe("victory-primitives/flyout", () => {
     cornerRadius: 5,
     pointerLength: 10,
     pointerWidth: 10,
-    // center: { x: 100, y: 100 },
   };
   describe("rendering", () => {
     it("renders a flyout path", () => {
diff --git a/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.tsx b/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.tsx
index 64cb4198e..bc1615307 100644
--- a/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.tsx
+++ b/packages/victory-tooltip/src/flyout.tsx
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import {
 export interface FlyoutProps extends VictoryCommonProps {
   active?: boolean;
   center?: {
-    x?: number;
-    y?: number;
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
   };
   className?: string;
   clipPath?: string;
@@ -147,19 +147,13 @@ export const Flyout: React.FC<FlyoutProps> = (initialProps) => {
 
   // check for required props for this subcomponent
   // they should be passed in from the wrapper
-  // UserProps.assert(props.center, "Flyout props[center] is undefined");
   UserProps.assert(props.height, "Flyout props[height] is undefined");
   UserProps.assert(props.width, "Flyout props[width] is undefined");
   UserProps.assert(props.x, "Flyout props[x] is undefined");
   UserProps.assert(props.y, "Flyout props[y] is undefined");
 
-  // const { x: centerX, y: centerY } = props.center;
-
-  // UserProps.assert(centerX, "Flyout props[center.x] is undefined");
-  // UserProps.assert(centerY, "Flyout props[center.y] is undefined");
-
   const flyoutPathProps: FlyoutPathProps = {
-    center: props.center,
+    center: props.center || { x: 0, y: 0 },
     cornerRadius: props.cornerRadius || 0,
     dx: props.dx,
     dy: props.dy,