diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a1f67b..8092d7b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "immutability-helper": "^2.1.2",
     "preact-render-to-string": "^3.6.0",
     "preact-transition-group": "^1.1.0",
-    "proptypes": "^0.14.3",
+    "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
     "standalone-react-addons-pure-render-mixin": "^0.1.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index 9221e3d..d14decd 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default {
 	useStrict: false,
 	globals: {
 		'preact': 'preact',
-		'proptypes': 'PropTypes'
+		'prop-types': 'PropTypes'
 	},
 	plugins: [
 		format==='umd' && memory({
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index aa9c2da..574fc4d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import PropTypes from 'proptypes';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { render as preactRender, cloneElement as preactCloneElement, h, Component as PreactComponent, options } from 'preact';
 
 const version = '15.1.0'; // trick libraries to think we are react
@@ -514,14 +514,10 @@ function propsHook(props, context) {
 	if (DEV) {
 		let ctor = typeof this==='function' ? this : this.constructor,
 			propTypes = this.propTypes || ctor.propTypes;
+		const displayName = this.displayName || ctor.name;
+
 		if (propTypes) {
-			for (let prop in propTypes) {
-				if (propTypes.hasOwnProperty(prop) && typeof propTypes[prop]==='function') {
-					const displayName = this.displayName || ctor.name;
-					let err = propTypes[prop](props, prop, displayName, 'prop');
-					if (err) console.error(new Error(err.message || err));
-				}
-			}
+			PropTypes.checkPropTypes(propTypes, props, 'prop', displayName);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/component.js b/test/component.js
index cb2a877..639ed37 100644
--- a/test/component.js
+++ b/test/component.js
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ describe('components', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('propTypes', () => {
-		function checkPropTypes(Foo) {
+		function checkPropTypes(Foo, name = 'Foo') {
 			sinon.stub(console, 'error');
-
 			React.render(<Foo />, scratch);
-			expect(console.error).to.have.been.calledWithMatch({
-				message: 'Required prop `func` was not specified in `Foo`.'
-			});
+			expect(console.error).to.have.been.calledWithMatch(
+				'Warning: Failed prop type: The prop `func` is marked as required in `' + name + '`, but its value is `undefined`.'
+			);
+			expect(console.error).to.have.been.called;
 
 			console.error.reset();
 
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ describe('components', () => {
 			expect(console.error).not.to.have.been.called;
 
 			React.render(<Foo func={()=>{}} bool="one" />, scratch);
-			expect(console.error).to.have.been.calledWithMatch({
-				message: 'Invalid prop `bool` of type `string` supplied to `Foo`, expected `boolean`.'
-			});
+			expect(console.error).to.have.been.calledWithMatch(
+				'Warning: Failed prop type: Invalid prop `bool` of type `string` supplied to `' + name + '`, expected `boolean`.'
+			);
 
 			console.error.restore();
 		}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe('components', () => {
 		});
 
 		it('should support propTypes for createClass components', () => {
-			const Foo = React.createClass({
+			const Bar = React.createClass({
 				propTypes: {
 					func: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 					bool: React.PropTypes.bool
@@ -217,24 +217,24 @@ describe('components', () => {
 				render: () => <div />
 			});
 
-			checkPropTypes(Foo);
+			checkPropTypes(Bar, 'Bar');
 		});
 
 		it('should support propTypes for pure components', () => {
-			function Foo() { return <div />; }
-			Foo.propTypes = {
+			function Baz() { return <div />; }
+			Baz.propTypes = {
 				func: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 				bool: React.PropTypes.bool
 			};
-			checkPropTypes(Foo);
+			checkPropTypes(Baz, 'Baz');
 
-			const Foo2 = () => <div />;
-			Foo2.displayName = 'Foo';
-			Foo2.propTypes = {
+			const Bip = () => <div />;
+			Bip.displayName = 'Bip';
+			Bip.propTypes = {
 				func: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 				bool: React.PropTypes.bool
 			};
-			checkPropTypes(Foo2);
+			checkPropTypes(Bip, 'Bip');
 		});
 	});