diff --git a/core/rfb.js b/core/rfb.js
index ff5c5ac0..a608be4f 100644
--- a/core/rfb.js
+++ b/core/rfb.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default class RFB extends EventTargetMixin {
         this._shared = 'shared' in options ? !!options.shared : true;
         this._repeaterID = options.repeaterID || '';
         this._showDotCursor = options.showDotCursor || false;
-        this._wsProtocols = options.wsProtocols || ['binary'];
+        this._wsProtocols = options.wsProtocols || [];
 
         // Internal state
         this._rfb_connection_state = '';
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 803176cb..aa6337fe 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ connection to a specified VNC server.
         encountered.
 
     `wsProtocols`
-      - Protocols to use in the WebSocket connection, the default is: ['binary']
+      - An `Array` of `DOMString`s specifying the sub-protocols to use
+        in the WebSocket connection. Empty by default.
 
 #### connect