diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Extensions/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Extensions/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationExtensions.cs
index a8ac3376a..c1046f82d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Extensions/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Extensions/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationExtensions.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
         /// <param name="source">The image this method extends.</param>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IImageProcessingContext"/> to allow chaining of operations.</returns>
         public static IImageProcessingContext HistogramEqualization(this IImageProcessingContext source) =>
-            HistogramEqualization(source, HistogramEqualizationOptions.Default);
+            HistogramEqualization(source, new HistogramEqualizationOptions());
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Equalizes the histogram of an image to increases the contrast.
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationOptions.cs
index 602dc0c4b..1b8723e4f 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationOptions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/Processors/Normalization/HistogramEqualizationOptions.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing.Processors.Normalization
     /// </summary>
     public class HistogramEqualizationOptions
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the default <see cref="HistogramEqualizationOptions"/> instance.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static HistogramEqualizationOptions Default { get; } = new HistogramEqualizationOptions();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the histogram equalization method to use. Defaults to global histogram equalization.
         /// </summary>