diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/BadgeMax.tsx b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/BadgeMax.tsx
index 1cedc3a99e58d3..2f469e7e2bfb22 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/BadgeMax.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/BadgeMax.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
 );
 
 const defaultProps = {
-  color: 'secondary',
+  color: 'secondary' as 'secondary',
   children: <MailIcon />,
 };
 
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/ShowZeroBadge.tsx b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/ShowZeroBadge.tsx
index d7fa6d216339e4..02650117d4b38a 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/ShowZeroBadge.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/ShowZeroBadge.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Theme, createStyles, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import Badge from '@material-ui/core/Badge';
 import MailIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Mail';
-import Switch from '@material-ui/core/Switch';
-import FormGroup from '@material-ui/core/FormGroup';
-import FormControlLabel from '@material-ui/core/FormControlLabel';
-import Divider from '@material-ui/core/Divider';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
   createStyles({
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/badges.md b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/badges.md
index 703fe1afa7e24e..e8c462a354e957 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/badges/badges.md
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/badges/badges.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ components: Badge
 
 <p class="description">Badge generates a small badge to the top-right of its child(ren).</p>
 
-## Simple badges
+## Basic badges
 
 Examples of badges containing text, using primary and secondary colors. The badge is applied to its children.
 
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/Badge/Badge.js b/packages/material-ui/src/Badge/Badge.js
index 88fc1bfeea2278..cf1fcef48e5a8e 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/Badge/Badge.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/Badge/Badge.js
@@ -186,10 +186,6 @@ const Badge = React.forwardRef(function Badge(props, ref) {
     displayValue = badgeContent > max ? `${max}+` : badgeContent;
   }
 
-  if (invisible && badgeContent === 0 && variant !== 'dot') {
-    displayValue = '1';
-  }
-
   return (
     <ComponentProp className={clsx(classes.root, className)} ref={ref} {...other}>
       {children}