diff --git a/src/TagEngine.php b/src/TagEngine.php
index 8f649d3..4ada3c2 100644
--- a/src/TagEngine.php
+++ b/src/TagEngine.php
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class TagEngine
      */
     public function __construct(array $options = [])
     {
-        $this->options['tag_directories'] = dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'Tags' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR;
         if ($options) {
             $this->options = array_merge($this->options, $options);
         }
diff --git a/tests/TagEngine/TagEngineTest.php b/tests/TagEngine/TagEngineTest.php
index 5d663b2..e44805d 100644
--- a/tests/TagEngine/TagEngineTest.php
+++ b/tests/TagEngine/TagEngineTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
  */
 class TagEngineTest extends TestCase
 {
+    public function testCanBeCreatedWithDefaultOptions(): void
+    {
+        $engine = new TagEngine();
+
+        $this->assertSame('<div>Content</div>', $engine->parse('<div>Content</div>'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test singleton instance creation
      *