diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f65558c3..f811d99e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.2",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
     "prop-types-extra": "^1.0.1",
-    "react-lifecycles-compat": "^3.0.4",
     "react-overlays": "^0.8.1",
     "react-popper": "^1.0.0",
     "warning": "^4.0.1"
diff --git a/src/containers/contextContainer.js b/src/containers/contextContainer.js
index c35f40e7..17da3b8f 100644
--- a/src/containers/contextContainer.js
+++ b/src/containers/contextContainer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {pick} from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
-import {polyfill} from 'react-lifecycles-compat';
 
 import TypeaheadContext from '../TypeaheadContext';
 import {getHintText, getIsOnlyResult} from '../utils';
@@ -60,8 +59,6 @@ function contextContainer(Typeahead) {
     }
   }
 
-  polyfill(WrappedTypeahead);
-
   return WrappedTypeahead;
 }