diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51087f17b3d..edb432f5db2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Added a webpack directive for naming icon chunks ([#1944](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1944))
 - Added ability to update `EuiInMemoryTable` `sorting` prop and remove columns after sorting is applied ([#1972](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1972))
 - Added `onToggle` callback to `EuiAccordion` ([#1974](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1974))
+- Removed `options` `defaultProps` value from `EuiSuperSelect` ([#1975](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1975))
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
diff --git a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
index eec91607b83..a40f1f6b3ba 100644
--- a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
+++ b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.js
@@ -318,5 +318,4 @@ EuiSuperSelect.defaultProps = {
   fullWidth: false,
   compressed: false,
   isInvalid: false,
-  options: [],
 };
diff --git a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.test.js b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.test.js
index 7987ec05d3d..fc44f136699 100644
--- a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.test.js
+++ b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select.test.js
@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@ jest.mock('../../portal', () => ({
   EuiPortal: ({ children }) => children,
 }));
 
+const options = [
+  { value: '1', inputDisplay: 'Option #1' },
+  { value: '2', inputDisplay: 'Option #2' },
+];
+
 describe('EuiSuperSelect', () => {
   test('is rendered', () => {
     const component = render(
-      <EuiSuperSelect {...requiredProps} onChange={() => {}} />
+      <EuiSuperSelect
+        {...requiredProps}
+        options={options}
+        onChange={() => {}}
+      />
     );
 
     expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -22,7 +31,12 @@ describe('EuiSuperSelect', () => {
   describe('props', () => {
     test('fullWidth is rendered', () => {
       const component = render(
-        <EuiSuperSelect {...requiredProps} onChange={() => {}} fullWidth />
+        <EuiSuperSelect
+          {...requiredProps}
+          options={options}
+          onChange={() => {}}
+          fullWidth
+        />
       );
 
       expect(component).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -45,10 +59,7 @@ describe('EuiSuperSelect', () => {
     test('options are rendered when select is open', () => {
       const component = mount(
         <EuiSuperSelect
-          options={[
-            { value: '1', inputDisplay: 'Option #1' },
-            { value: '2', inputDisplay: 'Option #2' },
-          ]}
+          options={options}
           onChange={() => {}}
           data-test-subj="superSelect"
         />
@@ -62,10 +73,7 @@ describe('EuiSuperSelect', () => {
     test('valueSelected is rendered', () => {
       const component = render(
         <EuiSuperSelect
-          options={[
-            { value: '1', inputDisplay: 'Option #1' },
-            { value: '2', inputDisplay: 'Option #2' },
-          ]}
+          options={options}
           valueOfSelected="2"
           onChange={() => {}}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select_control.js b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select_control.js
index 2b3ca019e28..7e44135776f 100644
--- a/src/components/form/super_select/super_select_control.js
+++ b/src/components/form/super_select/super_select_control.js
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export const EuiSuperSelectControl = ({
   let selectedValue = '';
   if (value) {
     const selectedOption = options.find(option => option.value === value);
-    selectedValue = selectedOption.inputDisplay;
+    selectedValue = selectedOption
+      ? selectedOption.inputDisplay
+      : selectedValue;
   }
 
   const icon = {