diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3abae27c6..4a1ea0529 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ const tail = arr => arr.length > 1 ? arr.slice(1) : arr;
 Use `.slice()` to create a slice of the array with n elements taken from the beginning.
 
 ```js
-const take = (arr, n) => n === undefined ? arr.slice(0, 1) : arr.slice(0, n);
+const take = (arr, n = 1) => arr.slice(0, n);
 
 // take([1, 2, 3], 5) -> [1, 2, 3]
 // take([1, 2, 3], 0) -> []
diff --git a/snippets/take.md b/snippets/take.md
index 1cc7e77fe..f597728ea 100644
--- a/snippets/take.md
+++ b/snippets/take.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Use `.slice()` to create a slice of the array with n elements taken from the beginning.
 
 ```js
-const take = (arr, n) => n === undefined ? arr.slice(0, 1) : arr.slice(0, n);
+const take = (arr, n = 1) => arr.slice(0, n);
 
 // take([1, 2, 3], 5) -> [1, 2, 3]
 // take([1, 2, 3], 0) -> []