diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/react_on_rails.js b/app/assets/javascripts/react_on_rails.js
index 62e4677ac..36652113f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/react_on_rails.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/react_on_rails.js
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@
   ReactOnRails.clientRenderReactComponent = function(options) {
     var componentName = options.componentName;
     var domId = options.domId;
-    var propsVarName = options.propsVarName;
     var props = options.props;
     var trace = options.trace;
     var generatorFunction = options.generatorFunction;
     var expectTurboLinks = options.expectTurboLinks;
 
-    this[propsVarName] = props;
-
     var renderIfDomNodePresent = function() {
       try {
         var domNode = document.getElementById(domId);
         if (domNode) {
-          var reactElement = createReactElement(componentName, propsVarName, props,
+          var reactElement = createReactElement(componentName, props,
             domId, trace, generatorFunction);
           provideClientReact().render(reactElement, domNode);
         }
@@ -60,7 +57,6 @@
   ReactOnRails.serverRenderReactComponent = function(options) {
     var componentName = options.componentName;
     var domId = options.domId;
-    var propsVarName = options.propsVarName;
     var props = options.props;
     var trace = options.trace;
     var generatorFunction = options.generatorFunction;
@@ -69,8 +65,7 @@
     var consoleReplay = '';
 
     try {
-      var reactElement = createReactElement(componentName, propsVarName, props,
-        domId, trace, generatorFunction);
+      var reactElement = createReactElement(componentName, props, domId, trace, generatorFunction);
       htmlResult = provideServerReact().renderToString(reactElement);
     }
     catch (e) {
@@ -156,10 +151,9 @@
     return consoleReplay;
   };
 
-  function createReactElement(componentName, propsVarName, props, domId, trace, generatorFunction) {
+  function createReactElement(componentName, props, domId, trace, generatorFunction) {
     if (trace) {
-      console.log('RENDERED ' + componentName + ' with data_variable ' +
-        propsVarName + ' to dom node with id: ' + domId);
+      console.log('RENDERED ' + componentName + ' to dom node with id: ' + domId);
     }
 
     if (generatorFunction) {
diff --git a/app/helpers/react_on_rails_helper.rb b/app/helpers/react_on_rails_helper.rb
index 70a057547..56fada18f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/react_on_rails_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/react_on_rails_helper.rb
@@ -50,18 +50,16 @@ def react_component(component_name, props = {}, options = {})
 
     # Setup the page_loaded_js, which is the same regardless of prerendering or not!
     # The reason is that React is smart about not doing extra work if the server rendering did its job.
-    data_variable_name = "__#{component_name.camelize(:lower)}Data#{react_component_index}__"
     turbolinks_loaded = Object.const_defined?(:Turbolinks)
     # NOTE: props might include closing script tag that might cause XSS
     props_string = sanitized_props_string(props)
     page_loaded_js = <<-JS
 (function() {
-  window.#{data_variable_name} = #{props_string};
+  var props = #{props_string};
   ReactOnRails.clientRenderReactComponent({
     componentName: '#{react_component_name}',
     domId: '#{dom_id}',
-    propsVarName: '#{data_variable_name}',
-    props: window.#{data_variable_name},
+    props: props,
     trace: #{trace(options)},
     generatorFunction: #{generator_function(options)},
     expectTurboLinks: #{turbolinks_loaded}
@@ -73,8 +71,7 @@ def react_component(component_name, props = {}, options = {})
 
     # Create the HTML rendering part
     server_rendered_html, console_script =
-      server_rendered_react_component_html(options, props_string, react_component_name,
-                                           data_variable_name, dom_id)
+      server_rendered_react_component_html(options, props_string, react_component_name, dom_id)
 
     content_tag_options = options.except(:generator_function, :prerender, :trace,
                                          :replay_console, :id, :react_component_name,
@@ -136,7 +133,7 @@ def next_react_component_index
 
   # Returns Array [0]: html, [1]: script to console log
   # NOTE, these are NOT html_safe!
-  def server_rendered_react_component_html(options, props_string, react_component_name, data_variable_name, dom_id)
+  def server_rendered_react_component_html(options, props_string, react_component_name, dom_id)
     return ["", ""] unless prerender(options)
 
     # Make sure that we use up-to-date server-bundle
@@ -148,7 +145,6 @@ def server_rendered_react_component_html(options, props_string, react_component_
   return ReactOnRails.serverRenderReactComponent({
     componentName: '#{react_component_name}',
     domId: '#{dom_id}',
-    propsVarName: '#{data_variable_name}',
     props: props,
     trace: #{trace(options)},
     generatorFunction: #{generator_function(options)}
diff --git a/spec/dummy/spec/requests/console_logging_spec.rb b/spec/dummy/spec/requests/console_logging_spec.rb
index c3080c86b..79b14bb4b 100644
--- a/spec/dummy/spec/requests/console_logging_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/dummy/spec/requests/console_logging_spec.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     html_nodes = Nokogiri::HTML(response.body)
 
     expected = <<-JS
-console.log.apply(console, ["[SERVER] RENDERED HelloWorldWithLogAndThrow with data_variable \
-__helloWorldWithLogAndThrowData0__ to dom node with id: HelloWorldWithLogAndThrow-react-component-0"]);
+console.log.apply(console, ["[SERVER] RENDERED HelloWorldWithLogAndThrow to dom node with id: \
+HelloWorldWithLogAndThrow-react-component-0"]);
 console.log.apply(console, ["[SERVER] console.log in HelloWorld"]);
 console.warn.apply(console, ["[SERVER] console.warn in HelloWorld"]);
 console.error.apply(console, ["[SERVER] console.error in HelloWorld"]);