diff --git a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.js b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.js
index ef5babcb8b2..7b970234c3c 100644
--- a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.js
+++ b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.js
@@ -1,3 +1,44 @@
-import bTooltip from './tooltip.vue';
+import ToolTip from '../../utils/tooltip.class';
+import { warn } from '../../utils';
+import { toolpopMixin } from '../../mixins';
 
-export default bTooltip;
+export default {
+    mixins: [ toolpopMixin ],
+    render(h) {
+        return h(
+            'div',
+            { class: [ 'd-none' ], style: { display: 'none' }, attrs: { 'aria-hidden': true } },
+            [ h('div', { ref: 'title' }, this.$slots.default) ]
+        );
+    },
+    data() {
+        return {};
+    },
+    props: {
+        title: {
+            type: String,
+            default: ''
+        },
+        triggers: {
+            type: [String, Array],
+            default: 'hover focus'
+        },
+        placement: {
+            type: String,
+            default: 'top'
+        }
+    },
+    methods: {
+        createToolpop() {
+            // getTarget is in toolpop mixin
+            const target = this.getTarget();
+            if (target) {
+                this._toolpop = new ToolTip(target, this.getConfig(), this.$root);
+            } else {
+                this._toolpop = null;
+                warn("b-tooltip: 'target' element not found!");
+            }
+            return this._toolpop;
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.vue b/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index fce8a5c12de..00000000000
--- a/src/components/tooltip/tooltip.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-    <!-- Container for possible title content. -->
-    <div v-show="false" class="d-none" aria-hidden="true">
-        <div ref="title"><slot></slot></div>
-    </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-    import ToolTip from '../../utils/tooltip.class';
-    import { warn } from '../../utils';
-    import { toolpopMixin } from '../../mixins';
-
-    export default {
-        mixins: [ toolpopMixin ],
-        data() {
-            return {};
-        },
-        props: {
-            title: {
-                type: String,
-                default: ''
-            },
-            triggers: {
-                type: [String, Array],
-                default: 'hover focus'
-            },
-            placement: {
-                type: String,
-                default: 'top'
-            }
-        },
-        methods: {
-            createToolpop() {
-                // getTarget is in toolpop mixin
-                const target = this.getTarget();
-                if (target) {
-                    this._toolpop = new ToolTip(target, this.getConfig(), this.$root);
-                } else {
-                    this._toolpop = null;
-                    warn("b-tooltip: 'target' element not found!");
-                }
-                return this._toolpop;
-            }
-        }
-    };
-</script>