diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f3db6b..0108370 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ export default Icon;
 
 ```tsx
 // Icon.tsx
-import IcoMoon, { IconComponent } from "react-icomoon";
+import IcoMoon, { IconProps } from "react-icomoon";
 const iconSet = require("./selection.json");
 
-const Icon: typeof IconComponent = (props) => (
-  <IcoMoon iconSet={iconSet} {...props} />
-);
+const Icon = (props: IconProps) => <IcoMoon iconSet={iconSet} {...props} />;
 
 export default Icon;
 ```
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index c09e710..f061c2c 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ const IcoMoon = ({
   return createElement(SvgComponent || "svg", props, children);
 };
 
-type IconType = (props: IconProps) => ReactElement;
-
-export const IconComponent: IconType = () => null;
-
 export const iconList = (iconSet: IconSet) => {
   if (!iconSet || !Array.isArray(iconSet.icons)) return null;