diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index d0746f4e..e8c5a84f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2.x
+===
+
+  * `urlencoded` parser now defaults `extended` to `false`
+
 1.9.2 / 2014-10-27
 ==================
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76f10ec5..980e1731 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Returns middleware that only parses `urlencoded` bodies. This parser accepts onl
 
 The options are:
 
-- `extended` - parse extended syntax with the [qs](https://www.npmjs.org/package/qs#readme) module. (default: `true`)
+- `extended` - parse extended syntax with the [qs](https://www.npmjs.org/package/qs#readme) module. (default: `false`)
 - `inflate` - if deflated bodies will be inflated. (default: `true`)
 - `limit` - maximum request body size. (default: `<100kb>`)
 - `parameterLimit` - maximum number of parameters. (default: `1000`)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ var bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 var app = express()
 
 // parse application/x-www-form-urlencoded
-app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded())
 
 // parse application/json
 app.use(bodyParser.json())
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ app.use(bodyParser.json())
 app.use(function (req, res) {
   res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain')
   res.write('you posted:\n')
-  res.end(JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2))
+  res.end(req.body ? JSON.stringify(req.body, null, 2) : 'nothing')
 })
 ```
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ var app = express()
 var jsonParser = bodyParser.json()
 
 // create application/x-www-form-urlencoded parser
-var urlencodedParser = bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false })
+var urlencodedParser = bodyParser.urlencoded()
 
 // POST /login gets urlencoded bodies
 app.post('/login', urlencodedParser, function (req, res) {
diff --git a/lib/types/urlencoded.js b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
index 83eb6c31..b44cd451 100644
--- a/lib/types/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  */
 
 var bytes = require('bytes')
-var deprecate = require('depd')('body-parser')
 var read = require('../read')
 var typer = require('media-typer')
 var typeis = require('type-is')
@@ -38,12 +37,7 @@ var parsers = Object.create(null)
 function urlencoded(options){
   options = options || {};
 
-  // notice because option default will flip in next major
-  if (options.extended === undefined) {
-    deprecate('undefined extended: provide extended option')
-  }
-
-  var extended = options.extended !== false
+  var extended = Boolean(options.extended)
   var inflate = options.inflate !== false
   var limit = typeof options.limit !== 'number'
     ? bytes(options.limit || '100kb')
diff --git a/test/urlencoded.js b/test/urlencoded.js
index 1d34d8f1..a5778f0f 100644
--- a/test/urlencoded.js
+++ b/test/urlencoded.js
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ describe('bodyParser.urlencoded()', function(){
     .expect(200, '{}', done)
   })
 
-  it('should parse extended syntax', function(done){
+  it('should not parse extended syntax', function(done){
     request(server)
     .post('/')
     .set('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
     .send('user[name][first]=Tobi')
-    .expect(200, '{"user":{"name":{"first":"Tobi"}}}', done)
+    .expect(200, '{"user[name][first]":"Tobi"}', done)
   })
 
   describe('with extended option', function(){