diff --git a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
index 3d74cc91e..41e294594 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Extension.ts
@@ -171,13 +171,10 @@ export class Extension<Options = any, Commands = any> {
     return new Extension<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  configure(options?: Partial<Options>) {
+  configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
     return Extension
       .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as ExtensionConfig<Options, Commands>)
-      .#configure({
-        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
-        ...options,
-      })
+      .#configure(options)
   }
 
   #configure = (options: Partial<Options>) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Mark.ts b/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
index 857c02fe0..230fc6433 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Mark.ts
@@ -231,13 +231,10 @@ export class Mark<Options = any, Commands = {}> {
     return new Mark<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  configure(options?: Partial<Options>) {
+  configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
     return Mark
       .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as MarkConfig<Options, Commands>)
-      .#configure({
-        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
-        ...options,
-      })
+      .#configure(options)
   }
 
   #configure = (options: Partial<Options>) => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/Node.ts b/packages/core/src/Node.ts
index 44accd6bf..b831dfc32 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/Node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/Node.ts
@@ -298,13 +298,10 @@ export class Node<Options = any, Commands = {}> {
     return new Node<O, C>(config)
   }
 
-  configure(options?: Partial<Options>) {
+  configure(options: Partial<Options> = {}) {
     return Node
       .create<Options, Commands>(this.config as NodeConfig<Options, Commands>)
-      .#configure({
-        ...this.config.defaultOptions,
-        ...options,
-      })
+      .#configure(options)
   }
 
   #configure = (options: Partial<Options>) => {