diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c2fbd9af..0c0ff427 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,11 +63,14 @@ export default {
 
 ## Editor Properties
 
+useBuiltInExtensions
+
 | **Property** | **Type** | **Default** | **Description** |
 | --- | :---: | :---: | --- |
 | `content` | `Object\|String` | `null` | The editor state object used by Prosemirror. You can also pass HTML to the `content` slot. When used both, the `content` slot will be ignored. |
 | `editable` | `Boolean` | `true` | When set to `false` the editor is read-only. |
 | `extensions` | `Array` | `[]` | A list of extensions used, by the editor. This can be `Nodes`, `Marks` or `Plugins`. |
+| `useBuiltInExtensions` | `Boolean` | `true` | By default tiptap adds a `Doc`, `Paragraph` and `Text` node to the Prosemirror schema. |
 | `onInit` | `Function` | `undefined` | This will return an Object with the current `state` and `view` of Prosemirror on init. |
 | `onFocus` | `Function` | `undefined` | This will return an Object with the current `state` and `view` of Prosemirror on focus. |
 | `onBlur` | `Function` | `undefined` | This will return an Object with the current `state` and `view` of Prosemirror on blur. |
diff --git a/packages/tiptap/src/Editor.js b/packages/tiptap/src/Editor.js
index ba4fcdbc..7a92a24e 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap/src/Editor.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap/src/Editor.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { baseKeymap, selectParentNode } from 'prosemirror-commands'
 import { inputRules, undoInputRule } from 'prosemirror-inputrules'
 import { markIsActive, nodeIsActive, getMarkAttrs } from 'tiptap-utils'
 import { ExtensionManager, ComponentView } from './Utils'
-import builtInNodes from './Nodes'
+import { Doc, Paragraph, Text } from './Nodes'
 
 export default class Editor {
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default class Editor {
           type: 'paragraph',
         }],
       },
+      useBuiltInExtensions: true,
       onInit: () => {},
       onUpdate: () => {},
       onFocus: () => {},
@@ -58,9 +59,21 @@ export default class Editor {
     }
   }
 
+  get builtInExtensions() {
+    if (!this.options.useBuiltInExtensions) {
+      return []
+    }
+
+    return [
+      new Doc(),
+      new Text(),
+      new Paragraph(),
+    ]
+  }
+
   createExtensions() {
     return new ExtensionManager([
-      ...builtInNodes,
+      ...this.builtInExtensions,
       ...this.options.extensions,
     ])
   }
@@ -179,7 +192,7 @@ export default class Editor {
       nodeViews: this.initNodeViews({
         parent: component,
         extensions: [
-          ...builtInNodes,
+          ...this.builtInExtensions,
           ...this.options.extensions,
         ],
         editable: this.options.editable,
diff --git a/packages/tiptap/src/Nodes/index.js b/packages/tiptap/src/Nodes/index.js
index a921a807..13f1a452 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap/src/Nodes/index.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap/src/Nodes/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import Doc from './Doc'
-import Paragraph from './Paragraph'
-import Text from './Text'
-
-export default [
-  new Doc(),
-  new Text(),
-  new Paragraph(),
-]
+export { default as Doc } from './Doc'
+export { default as Paragraph } from './Paragraph'
+export { default as Text } from './Text'