diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b004d5c4..f2816687 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 9.1.0 (IN PROGRESS)
 * Fix bug in JobView test ([UIEUS-360](https://folio-org.atlassian.net/browse/UIEUS-360))
+* React v19: refactor away from default props for functional components ([UIEUS-355](https://folio-org.atlassian.net/browse/UIEUS-355))
 
 ## [9.0.0](https://github.com/folio-org/ui-erm-usage/tree/v9.0.0) (2024-04-17)
 * *BREAKING* Use `multipart/form-data` to upload COUNTER reports ([UIEUS-353](https://folio-org.atlassian.net/browse/UIEUS-353))
diff --git a/src/components/JobsView/JobsViewResultCell.js b/src/components/JobsView/JobsViewResultCell.js
index c68e71fb..e324ffe7 100644
--- a/src/components/JobsView/JobsViewResultCell.js
+++ b/src/components/JobsView/JobsViewResultCell.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 import styles from './JobsView.css';
 
-const JobsViewResultCell = ({ errorMessage, text }) => {
+const JobsViewResultCell = ({ errorMessage = '', text }) => {
   const textWithInfo = (
     <span className={styles.alignCentered}>
       {text}
@@ -19,8 +19,4 @@ JobsViewResultCell.propTypes = {
   text: PropTypes.string.isRequired
 };
 
-JobsViewResultCell.defaultProps = {
-  errorMessage: ''
-};
-
 export default memo(JobsViewResultCell);
diff --git a/src/components/UDPHeader/UDPHeader.js b/src/components/UDPHeader/UDPHeader.js
index 2c811667..373d7178 100644
--- a/src/components/UDPHeader/UDPHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/UDPHeader/UDPHeader.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useStripes } from '@folio/stripes/core';
 import harvestingStatusOptions from '../../util/data/harvestingStatusOptions';
 import css from './UDPHeader.css';
 
-const UDPHeader = ({ usageDataProvider, lastJob }) => {
+const UDPHeader = ({ usageDataProvider = { harvestingConfig: {} }, lastJob = {} }) => {
   const stripes = useStripes();
   const {
     latestReport,
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ const UDPHeader = ({ usageDataProvider, lastJob }) => {
   );
 };
 
-UDPHeader.defaultProps = {
-  usageDataProvider: {
-    harvestingConfig: {},
-  },
-  lastJob: {},
-};
-
 UDPHeader.propTypes = {
   usageDataProvider: PropTypes.shape({
     latestReport: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/src/routes/UDPViewRoute.js b/src/routes/UDPViewRoute.js
index 0bdbb73e..10197eda 100644
--- a/src/routes/UDPViewRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/UDPViewRoute.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS } from '../util/constants';
 
 function UDPViewRoute(props) {
   const {
-    handlers,
+    handlers = {},
     mutator,
     resources,
     stripes,
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ UDPViewRoute.propTypes = {
   tagsEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
-UDPViewRoute.defaultProps = {
-  handlers: {},
-};
-
 UDPViewRoute.manifest = Object.freeze({
   usageDataProvider: {
     type: 'okapi',
diff --git a/src/routes/components/withReportHandlers.js b/src/routes/components/withReportHandlers.js
index d11f9527..117abce0 100644
--- a/src/routes/components/withReportHandlers.js
+++ b/src/routes/components/withReportHandlers.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default function withReportHandlers(WrappedComponent) {
         });
     };
 
-    const { handlers, ...rest } = props;
+    const { handlers = {}, ...rest } = props;
 
     return (
       <>
@@ -155,9 +155,5 @@ export default function withReportHandlers(WrappedComponent) {
     intl: PropTypes.object,
   };
 
-  WithReportHandlers.defaultProps = {
-    handlers: {},
-  };
-
   return withStripes(injectIntl(WithReportHandlers));
 }