diff --git a/src/component/componentOptions.ts b/src/component/componentOptions.ts
index 21083455..1030f30c 100644
--- a/src/component/componentOptions.ts
+++ b/src/component/componentOptions.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export type ComponentOptionsWithArrayProps<
 } & ThisType<ComponentRenderProxy<Props, RawBindings, D, C, M>>
 
 export type ComponentOptionsWithoutProps<
-  Props = unknown,
+  Props = {},
   RawBindings = Data,
   D = Data,
   C extends ComputedOptions = {},
diff --git a/src/component/defineComponent.ts b/src/component/defineComponent.ts
index 6a904f22..36359147 100644
--- a/src/component/defineComponent.ts
+++ b/src/component/defineComponent.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export function defineComponent<
   C extends ComputedOptions = {},
   M extends MethodOptions = {}
 >(
-  options: ComponentOptionsWithoutProps<unknown, RawBindings, D, C, M>
-): VueProxy<unknown, RawBindings, D, C, M>
+  options: ComponentOptionsWithoutProps<{}, RawBindings, D, C, M>
+): VueProxy<{}, RawBindings, D, C, M>
 
 // overload 2: object format with array props declaration
 // props inferred as { [key in PropNames]?: any }