diff --git a/examples/__tests__/test-cross-contract-call.ava.js b/examples/__tests__/test-cross-contract-call.ava.js
index feb2b8fc8..d0b7c0758 100644
--- a/examples/__tests__/test-cross-contract-call.ava.js
+++ b/examples/__tests__/test-cross-contract-call.ava.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ test.beforeEach(async t => {
         './build/status-message.wasm',
     );
 
-    // Init the contract
-    await statusMessage.call(statusMessage, 'init', {});
-
     // Deploy the onCall contract.
     const onCall = await root.devDeploy(
         './build/cross-contract-call.wasm',
diff --git a/examples/__tests__/test-status-message.ava.js b/examples/__tests__/test-status-message.ava.js
index a89828191..28dd92f53 100644
--- a/examples/__tests__/test-status-message.ava.js
+++ b/examples/__tests__/test-status-message.ava.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ test.before(async t => {
         './build/status-message.wasm',
     );
     
-    // Init the contract
-    await statusMessage.call(statusMessage, 'init', {});
-    
     // Create test users
     const ali = await root.createSubAccount('ali');
     const bob = await root.createSubAccount('bob');
diff --git a/examples/src/clean-state.js b/examples/src/clean-state.js
index 7061b73f1..6d7a379e8 100644
--- a/examples/src/clean-state.js
+++ b/examples/src/clean-state.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { NearBindgen, call, view, near } from 'near-sdk-js'
 
-@NearBindgen({ requireInit: false })
+@NearBindgen({})
 class CleanState {
     @call
     clean({ keys }) {
diff --git a/examples/src/counter.js b/examples/src/counter.js
index a7ea3e7eb..19011bcac 100644
--- a/examples/src/counter.js
+++ b/examples/src/counter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NearBindgen, near, call, view, initialize } from 'near-sdk-js'
 import { isUndefined } from 'lodash-es'
 
-@NearBindgen
+@NearBindgen({})
 class Counter {
     @initialize
     init({ initial = 0 }) {
diff --git a/examples/src/counter.ts b/examples/src/counter.ts
index 15244865d..2e625cdc8 100644
--- a/examples/src/counter.ts
+++ b/examples/src/counter.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { NearBindgen, near, call, view, initialize } from 'near-sdk-js'
 import { isUndefined } from 'lodash-es'
 import { log } from './log'
 
-@NearBindgen
+@NearBindgen({})
 class Counter {
     count: number;
     
diff --git a/examples/src/cross-contract-call.js b/examples/src/cross-contract-call.js
index a315bfe97..06f11e0f5 100644
--- a/examples/src/cross-contract-call.js
+++ b/examples/src/cross-contract-call.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { NearContract, NearBindgen, call, view, near, bytes } from 'near-sdk-js'
+import { NearBindgen, call, view, initialize, near, bytes } from 'near-sdk-js'
 
-@NearBindgen
-class OnCall extends NearContract {
-    constructor({ statusMessageContract }) {
-        super()
+@NearBindgen({ requireInit: true })
+class OnCall {
+    @initialize
+    init({ statusMessageContract }) {
         this.personOnCall = "undefined"
         this.statusMessageContract = statusMessageContract
     }
@@ -37,8 +37,4 @@ class OnCall extends NearContract {
         near.log(`Returning person on-call: ${this.personOnCall}`)
         return this.personOnCall
     }
-
-    default() {
-        return new OnCall({ statusMessageContract: '' })
-    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/status-message.js b/examples/src/status-message.js
index 1ecdd9979..caf37f2d8 100644
--- a/examples/src/status-message.js
+++ b/examples/src/status-message.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import { NearContract, NearBindgen, call, view, near } from 'near-sdk-js'
+import { NearBindgen, call, view, near } from 'near-sdk-js'
 
-@NearBindgen
-class StatusMessage extends NearContract {
+@NearBindgen({})
+class StatusMessage {
     constructor() {
-        super()
         this.records = {}
     }
 
@@ -19,9 +18,5 @@ class StatusMessage extends NearContract {
         near.log(`get_status for account_id ${account_id}`)
         return this.records[account_id] || null
     }
-
-    default() {
-        return new StatusMessage()
-    }
 }