diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d441937..78eb80af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class App extends React.Element {
         defaultPosition={{x: 0, y: 0}}
         position={null}
         grid={[25, 25]}
-        zIndex={100}
         onStart={this.handleStart}
         onDrag={this.handleDrag}
         onStop={this.handleStop}>
diff --git a/example/example.js b/example/example.js
index 229897aa..8b9f10b7 100644
--- a/example/example.js
+++ b/example/example.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ var App = React.createClass({
         <p>
           <a href="https://github.com/mzabriskie/react-draggable/blob/master/example/index.html">Demo Source</a>
         </p>
-        <Draggable zIndex={100} {...dragHandlers}>
+        <Draggable {...dragHandlers}>
           <div className="box">I can be dragged anywhere</div>
         </Draggable>
         <Draggable axis="x" {...dragHandlers}>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var App = React.createClass({
         <Draggable grid={[50, 50]} {...dragHandlers}>
           <div className="box">I snap to a 50 x 50 grid</div>
         </Draggable>
-        <Draggable bounds={{top: -100, left: -100, right: 100, bottom: 100}} zIndex={5} {...dragHandlers}>
+        <Draggable bounds={{top: -100, left: -100, right: 100, bottom: 100}} {...dragHandlers}>
           <div className="box">I can only be moved 100px in any direction.</div>
         </Draggable>
         <div className="box" style={{height: '500px', width: '500px', position: 'relative', overflow: 'auto', padding: '0'}}>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ var App = React.createClass({
             {"I have a default position of {x: 25, y: 25}, so I'm slightly offset."}
           </div>
         </Draggable>
-        <Draggable zIndex={100} position={controlledPosition} {...dragHandlers} onDrag={this.onControlledDrag}>
+        <Draggable position={controlledPosition} {...dragHandlers} onDrag={this.onControlledDrag}>
           <div className="box">
             My position can be changed programmatically. <br />
             I have a drag handler to sync state.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var App = React.createClass({
             </p>
           </div>
         </Draggable>
-        <Draggable zIndex={100} position={controlledPosition} {...dragHandlers} onStop={this.onControlledDragStop}>
+        <Draggable position={controlledPosition} {...dragHandlers} onStop={this.onControlledDragStop}>
           <div className="box">
             My position can be changed programmatically. <br />
             I have a dragStop handler to sync state.
diff --git a/specs/draggable.spec.jsx b/specs/draggable.spec.jsx
index fb89d6c2..8d59293a 100644
--- a/specs/draggable.spec.jsx
+++ b/specs/draggable.spec.jsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ describe('react-draggable', function () {
       assert(drag.props.handle === null);
       assert(drag.props.cancel === null);
       assert(drag.props.bounds == false);
-      assert(isNaN(drag.props.zIndex) === true);
       assert(typeof drag.props.onStart === 'function');
       assert(typeof drag.props.onDrag === 'function');
       assert(typeof drag.props.onStop === 'function');
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ describe('react-draggable', function () {
           handle=".handle"
           cancel=".cancel"
           grid={[10, 10]}
-          zIndex={1000}
           onStart={handleStart}
           onDrag={handleDrag}
           onStop={handleStop}>
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ describe('react-draggable', function () {
       assert(drag.props.handle === '.handle');
       assert(drag.props.cancel === '.cancel');
       assert(_.isEqual(drag.props.grid, [10, 10]));
-      assert(drag.props.zIndex === 1000);
       assert(drag.props.onStart === handleStart);
       assert(drag.props.onDrag === handleDrag);
       assert(drag.props.onStop === handleStop);
@@ -626,8 +623,8 @@ describe('react-draggable', function () {
         assert(data.deltaY === 100);
       }
       drag = TestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
-        <Draggable onDrag={onDrag} style={{position: 'relative', top: '200px', left: '200px'}}>
-          <div />
+        <Draggable onDrag={onDrag} >
+          <div style={{position: 'relative', top: '200px', left: '200px'}} />
         </Draggable>
       );