diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-stage-0/src/index.js b/packages/babel-preset-stage-0/src/index.js
index 28d9dd33cc..84e1a9d3b8 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-stage-0/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-stage-0/src/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { declare } from "@babel/helper-plugin-utils";
 import presetStage1 from "@babel/preset-stage-1";
 
 import transformFunctionBind from "@babel/plugin-proposal-function-bind";
-import { proposals } from "@babel/plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator";
 
 export default declare((api, opts = {}) => {
   api.assertVersion(7);
@@ -10,8 +9,8 @@ export default declare((api, opts = {}) => {
   const {
     loose = false,
     useBuiltIns = false,
-    decoratorsLegacy = false,
-    pipelineProposal,
+    decoratorsLegacy = true,
+    pipelineProposal = "minimal",
   } = opts;
 
   if (typeof loose !== "boolean") {
@@ -28,23 +27,6 @@ export default declare((api, opts = {}) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (decoratorsLegacy !== true) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "The new decorators proposal is not supported yet." +
-        ' You must pass the `"decoratorsLegacy": true` option to' +
-        " @babel/preset-stage-0",
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (typeof pipelineProposal !== "string") {
-    throw new Error(
-      "The pipeline operator requires a proposal set." +
-        " You must pass 'pipelineProposal' option to" +
-        " @babel/preset-stage-0 whose value must be one of: " +
-        proposals.join(", "),
-    );
-  }
-
   return {
     presets: [
       [
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-stage-1/src/index.js b/packages/babel-preset-stage-1/src/index.js
index 2c50a12fca..6324c7ac2d 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-stage-1/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-stage-1/src/index.js
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import presetStage2 from "@babel/preset-stage-2";
 import transformExportDefaultFrom from "@babel/plugin-proposal-export-default-from";
 import transformLogicalAssignmentOperators from "@babel/plugin-proposal-logical-assignment-operators";
 import transformOptionalChaining from "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining";
-import transformPipelineOperator, {
-  proposals,
-} from "@babel/plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator";
+import transformPipelineOperator from "@babel/plugin-proposal-pipeline-operator";
 import transformNullishCoalescingOperator from "@babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator";
 import transformDoExpressions from "@babel/plugin-proposal-do-expressions";
 
@@ -16,8 +14,8 @@ export default declare((api, opts = {}) => {
   const {
     loose = false,
     useBuiltIns = false,
-    decoratorsLegacy = false,
-    pipelineProposal,
+    decoratorsLegacy = true,
+    pipelineProposal = "minimal",
   } = opts;
 
   if (typeof loose !== "boolean") {
@@ -34,23 +32,6 @@ export default declare((api, opts = {}) => {
     );
   }
 
-  if (decoratorsLegacy !== true) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "The new decorators proposal is not supported yet." +
-        ' You must pass the `"decoratorsLegacy": true` option to' +
-        " @babel/preset-stage-1",
-    );
-  }
-
-  if (typeof pipelineProposal !== "string") {
-    throw new Error(
-      "The pipeline operator requires a proposal set." +
-        " You must pass 'pipelineProposal' option to" +
-        " @babel/preset-stage-1 whose value must be one of: " +
-        proposals.join(", "),
-    );
-  }
-
   return {
     presets: [[presetStage2, { loose, useBuiltIns, decoratorsLegacy }]],
     plugins: [