diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a391716..d56c7f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/jsdir/react-ladda#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "ladda": "^1.0.0",
+    "ladda": "^2.0.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.5.8"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/LaddaButton.jsx b/src/LaddaButton.jsx
index c967da9..f303cbc 100644
--- a/src/LaddaButton.jsx
+++ b/src/LaddaButton.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import Ladda from 'ladda'
+import { create } from 'ladda'
 
 import { SIZES, STYLES } from './constants'
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class LaddaButton extends Component {
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.laddaInstance = Ladda.create(this.node)
+    this.laddaInstance = create(this.node)
 
     if (this.props.loading) {
       this.laddaInstance.start()
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ class LaddaButton extends Component {
     if (props.loading !== this.props.loading) {
       if (props.loading) {
         this.laddaInstance.start()
-      } else if (props.disabled) {
-        // .stop removes the attribute "disabled"
-        // .disable calls .stop then adds the attribute "disabled"
-        // see https://github.com/hakimel/Ladda/blob/master/js/ladda.js
-        this.laddaInstance.disable()
       } else {
         this.laddaInstance.stop()
       }