diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
index 6ae5a472..97a5e937 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
@@ -553,16 +553,6 @@ public class CSSNode implements CSSNodeAPI<CSSNode> {
     return layout.direction;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Set a default padding (left/top/right/bottom) for this node.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public void setDefaultPadding(int spacingType, float padding) {
-    if (style.padding.setDefault(spacingType, padding)) {
-      dirty();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Get this node's overflow property, as defined in the style
    */
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
index aa2dc030..b7f17687 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public interface CSSNodeAPI<CSSNodeType extends CSSNodeAPI> {
   float getLayoutWidth();
   float getLayoutHeight();
   CSSDirection getLayoutDirection();
-  void setDefaultPadding(int spacingType, float padding);
   CSSOverflow getOverflow();
   void setOverflow(CSSOverflow overflow);
   void setData(Object data);
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeJNI.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeJNI.java
index 11205b76..550ac7eb 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeJNI.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeJNI.java
@@ -335,11 +335,6 @@ public class CSSNodeJNI implements CSSNodeAPI<CSSNodeJNI> {
     jni_CSSNodeStyleSetPadding(mNativePointer, spacingType, padding);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void setDefaultPadding(int spacingType, float padding) {
-    // TODO
-  }
-
   private native float jni_CSSNodeStyleGetBorder(long nativePointer, int edge);
   @Override
   public Spacing getBorder() {
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSStyle.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSStyle.java
index b2a8d8b8..d0ffd35c 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSStyle.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSStyle.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class CSSStyle {
   public Spacing margin = new Spacing();
   public Spacing padding = new Spacing();
   public Spacing border = new Spacing();
-  public Spacing position = new Spacing();
+  public Spacing position = new Spacing(CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
 
   public float[] dimensions = new float[2];
 
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ public class CSSStyle {
     border.reset();
     position.reset();
 
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.LEFT, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.RIGHT, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.TOP, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.BOTTOM, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.START, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    position.setDefault(Spacing.END, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-
     Arrays.fill(dimensions, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
 
     minWidth = CSSConstants.UNDEFINED;
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/Spacing.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/Spacing.java
index af46cbd4..1d068f6f 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/Spacing.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/Spacing.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 package com.facebook.csslayout;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
-
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 /**
@@ -71,10 +69,18 @@ public class Spacing {
   };
 
   private final float[] mSpacing = newFullSpacingArray();
-  @Nullable private float[] mDefaultSpacing = null;
   private int mValueFlags = 0;
+  private float mDefaultValue;
   private boolean mHasAliasesSet;
 
+  public Spacing() {
+    this(0);
+  }
+
+  public Spacing(float defaultValue) {
+    mDefaultValue = defaultValue;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set a spacing value.
    *
@@ -101,25 +107,7 @@ public class Spacing {
 
       return true;
     }
-    return false;
-  }
 
-  /**
-   * Set a default spacing value. This is used as a fallback when no spacing has been set for a
-   * particular direction.
-   *
-   * @param spacingType one of {@link #LEFT}, {@link #TOP}, {@link #RIGHT}, {@link #BOTTOM}
-   * @param value the default value for this direction
-   * @return
-   */
-  public boolean setDefault(int spacingType, float value) {
-    if (mDefaultSpacing == null) {
-      mDefaultSpacing = newSpacingResultArray();
-    }
-    if (!FloatUtil.floatsEqual(mDefaultSpacing[spacingType], value)) {
-      mDefaultSpacing[spacingType] = value;
-      return true;
-    }
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -129,9 +117,9 @@ public class Spacing {
    * @param spacingType one of {@link #LEFT}, {@link #TOP}, {@link #RIGHT}, {@link #BOTTOM}
    */
   public float get(int spacingType) {
-    float defaultValue = (mDefaultSpacing != null)
-        ? mDefaultSpacing[spacingType]
-        : (spacingType == START || spacingType == END ? CSSConstants.UNDEFINED : 0);
+    float defaultValue = (spacingType == START || spacingType == END
+        ? CSSConstants.UNDEFINED
+        : mDefaultValue);
 
     if (mValueFlags == 0) {
       return defaultValue;
@@ -170,7 +158,6 @@ public class Spacing {
    */
   void reset() {
     Arrays.fill(mSpacing, CSSConstants.UNDEFINED);
-    mDefaultSpacing = null;
     mHasAliasesSet = false;
     mValueFlags = 0;
   }
@@ -200,22 +187,4 @@ public class Spacing {
         CSSConstants.UNDEFINED,
     };
   }
-
-  private static float[] newSpacingResultArray() {
-    return newSpacingResultArray(0);
-  }
-
-  private static float[] newSpacingResultArray(float defaultValue) {
-    return new float[] {
-        defaultValue,
-        defaultValue,
-        defaultValue,
-        defaultValue,
-        CSSConstants.UNDEFINED,
-        CSSConstants.UNDEFINED,
-        defaultValue,
-        defaultValue,
-        defaultValue,
-    };
-  }
 }