diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
index 1fcd44204f7..4608de804aa 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
@@ -13,85 +13,6 @@ import TimeSeries from 'app/core/time_series2';
 import * as fileExport from 'app/core/utils/file_export';
 import {MetricsPanelCtrl} from 'app/plugins/sdk';
 
-var panelDefaults = {
-  // datasource name, null = default datasource
-  datasource: null,
-  // sets client side (flot) or native graphite png renderer (png)
-  renderer: 'flot',
-  yaxes: [
-    {
-      label: null,
-      show: true,
-      logBase: 1,
-      min: null,
-      max: null,
-      format: 'short'
-    },
-    {
-      label: null,
-      show: true,
-      logBase: 1,
-      min: null,
-      max: null,
-      format: 'short'
-    }
-  ],
-  xaxis: {
-    show: true
-  },
-  grid          : {
-    threshold1: null,
-    threshold2: null,
-    threshold1Color: 'rgba(216, 200, 27, 0.27)',
-    threshold2Color: 'rgba(234, 112, 112, 0.22)'
-  },
-  // show/hide lines
-  lines         : true,
-  // fill factor
-  fill          : 1,
-  // line width in pixels
-  linewidth     : 2,
-  // show hide points
-  points        : false,
-  // point radius in pixels
-  pointradius   : 5,
-  // show hide bars
-  bars          : false,
-  // enable/disable stacking
-  stack         : false,
-  // stack percentage mode
-  percentage    : false,
-  // legend options
-  legend: {
-    show: true, // disable/enable legend
-    values: false, // disable/enable legend values
-    min: false,
-    max: false,
-    current: false,
-    total: false,
-    avg: false
-  },
-  // how null points should be handled
-  nullPointMode : 'connected',
-  // staircase line mode
-  steppedLine: false,
-  // tooltip options
-  tooltip       : {
-    value_type: 'cumulative',
-    shared: true,
-    msResolution: false,
-  },
-  // time overrides
-  timeFrom: null,
-  timeShift: null,
-  // metric queries
-  targets: [{}],
-  // series color overrides
-  aliasColors: {},
-  // other style overrides
-  seriesOverrides: [],
-};
-
 class GraphCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   static template = template;
 
@@ -105,14 +26,93 @@ class GraphCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   datapointsWarning: boolean;
   colors: any = [];
 
+  panelDefaults = {
+    // datasource name, null = default datasource
+    datasource: null,
+    // sets client side (flot) or native graphite png renderer (png)
+    renderer: 'flot',
+    yaxes: [
+      {
+        label: null,
+        show: true,
+        logBase: 1,
+        min: null,
+        max: null,
+        format: 'short'
+      },
+      {
+        label: null,
+        show: true,
+        logBase: 1,
+        min: null,
+        max: null,
+        format: 'short'
+      }
+    ],
+    xaxis: {
+      show: true
+    },
+    grid          : {
+      threshold1: null,
+      threshold2: null,
+      threshold1Color: 'rgba(216, 200, 27, 0.27)',
+      threshold2Color: 'rgba(234, 112, 112, 0.22)'
+    },
+    // show/hide lines
+    lines         : true,
+    // fill factor
+    fill          : 1,
+    // line width in pixels
+    linewidth     : 2,
+    // show hide points
+    points        : false,
+    // point radius in pixels
+    pointradius   : 5,
+    // show hide bars
+    bars          : false,
+    // enable/disable stacking
+    stack         : false,
+    // stack percentage mode
+    percentage    : false,
+    // legend options
+    legend: {
+      show: true, // disable/enable legend
+      values: false, // disable/enable legend values
+      min: false,
+      max: false,
+      current: false,
+      total: false,
+      avg: false
+    },
+    // how null points should be handled
+    nullPointMode : 'connected',
+    // staircase line mode
+    steppedLine: false,
+    // tooltip options
+    tooltip       : {
+      value_type: 'cumulative',
+      shared: true,
+      msResolution: false,
+    },
+    // time overrides
+    timeFrom: null,
+    timeShift: null,
+    // metric queries
+    targets: [{}],
+    // series color overrides
+    aliasColors: {},
+    // other style overrides
+    seriesOverrides: [],
+  };
+
   /** @ngInject */
   constructor($scope, $injector, private annotationsSrv) {
     super($scope, $injector);
 
-    _.defaults(this.panel, angular.copy(panelDefaults));
-    _.defaults(this.panel.tooltip, panelDefaults.tooltip);
-    _.defaults(this.panel.grid, panelDefaults.grid);
-    _.defaults(this.panel.legend, panelDefaults.legend);
+    _.defaults(this.panel, angular.copy(this.panelDefaults));
+    _.defaults(this.panel.tooltip, this.panelDefaults.tooltip);
+    _.defaults(this.panel.grid, this.panelDefaults.grid);
+    _.defaults(this.panel.legend, this.panelDefaults.legend);
 
     this.colors = $scope.$root.colors;
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/pluginlist/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/pluginlist/module.ts
index 8ec86efd9c2..5ef1fb6fb0c 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/pluginlist/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/pluginlist/module.ts
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 import {PanelCtrl} from '../../../features/panel/panel_ctrl';
 
-// Set and populate defaults
-var panelDefaults = {
-};
-
 class PluginListCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
   static templateUrl = 'module.html';
 
   pluginList: any[];
   viewModel: any;
 
+  // Set and populate defaults
+  panelDefaults = {
+  };
+
   /** @ngInject */
   constructor($scope, $injector, private backendSrv, private $location) {
     super($scope, $injector);
-    _.defaults(this.panel, panelDefaults);
+    _.defaults(this.panel, this.panelDefaults);
 
     this.events.on('init-edit-mode', this.onInitEditMode.bind(this));
     this.pluginList = [];
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
index 6d60a70269e..0e28aa8baba 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/singlestat/module.ts
@@ -11,44 +11,6 @@ import config from 'app/core/config';
 import TimeSeries from 'app/core/time_series2';
 import {MetricsPanelCtrl} from 'app/plugins/sdk';
 
-// Set and populate defaults
-var panelDefaults = {
-  links: [],
-  datasource: null,
-  maxDataPoints: 100,
-  interval: null,
-  targets: [{}],
-  cacheTimeout: null,
-  format: 'none',
-  prefix: '',
-  postfix: '',
-  nullText: null,
-  valueMaps: [
-    { value: 'null', op: '=', text: 'N/A' }
-  ],
-  nullPointMode: 'connected',
-  valueName: 'avg',
-  prefixFontSize: '50%',
-  valueFontSize: '80%',
-  postfixFontSize: '50%',
-  thresholds: '',
-  colorBackground: false,
-  colorValue: false,
-  colors: ["rgba(245, 54, 54, 0.9)", "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)", "rgba(50, 172, 45, 0.97)"],
-  sparkline: {
-    show: false,
-    full: false,
-    lineColor: 'rgb(31, 120, 193)',
-    fillColor: 'rgba(31, 118, 189, 0.18)',
-  },
-  gauge: {
-    show: false,
-    minValue: 0,
-    maxValue: 100,
-    thresholdLabels: true
-  }
-};
-
 class SingleStatCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   static templateUrl = 'module.html';
 
@@ -57,10 +19,48 @@ class SingleStatCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   fontSizes: any[];
   unitFormats: any[];
 
+  // Set and populate defaults
+  panelDefaults = {
+    links: [],
+    datasource: null,
+    maxDataPoints: 100,
+    interval: null,
+    targets: [{}],
+    cacheTimeout: null,
+    format: 'none',
+    prefix: '',
+    postfix: '',
+    nullText: null,
+    valueMaps: [
+      { value: 'null', op: '=', text: 'N/A' }
+    ],
+    nullPointMode: 'connected',
+    valueName: 'avg',
+    prefixFontSize: '50%',
+    valueFontSize: '80%',
+    postfixFontSize: '50%',
+    thresholds: '',
+    colorBackground: false,
+    colorValue: false,
+    colors: ["rgba(245, 54, 54, 0.9)", "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)", "rgba(50, 172, 45, 0.97)"],
+    sparkline: {
+      show: false,
+      full: false,
+      lineColor: 'rgb(31, 120, 193)',
+      fillColor: 'rgba(31, 118, 189, 0.18)',
+    },
+    gauge: {
+      show: false,
+      minValue: 0,
+      maxValue: 100,
+      thresholdLabels: true
+    }
+  };
+
   /** @ngInject */
   constructor($scope, $injector, private $location, private linkSrv) {
     super($scope, $injector);
-    _.defaults(this.panel, panelDefaults);
+    _.defaults(this.panel, this.panelDefaults);
 
     this.events.on('data-received', this.onDataReceived.bind(this));
     this.events.on('data-error', this.onDataError.bind(this));
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/table/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/table/module.ts
index 7a2973cc390..837cf0df916 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/table/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/table/module.ts
@@ -10,33 +10,6 @@ import {transformDataToTable} from './transformers';
 import {tablePanelEditor} from './editor';
 import {TableRenderer} from './renderer';
 
-var panelDefaults = {
-  targets: [{}],
-  transform: 'timeseries_to_columns',
-  pageSize: null,
-  showHeader: true,
-  styles: [
-    {
-      type: 'date',
-      pattern: 'Time',
-      dateFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss',
-    },
-    {
-      unit: 'short',
-      type: 'number',
-      decimals: 2,
-      colors: ["rgba(245, 54, 54, 0.9)", "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)", "rgba(50, 172, 45, 0.97)"],
-      colorMode: null,
-      pattern: '/.*/',
-      thresholds: [],
-    }
-  ],
-  columns: [],
-  scroll: true,
-  fontSize: '100%',
-  sort: {col: 0, desc: true},
-};
-
 class TablePanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   static templateUrl = 'module.html';
 
@@ -44,6 +17,33 @@ class TablePanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
   dataRaw: any;
   table: any;
 
+  panelDefaults = {
+    targets: [{}],
+    transform: 'timeseries_to_columns',
+    pageSize: null,
+    showHeader: true,
+    styles: [
+      {
+        type: 'date',
+        pattern: 'Time',
+        dateFormat: 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss',
+      },
+      {
+        unit: 'short',
+        type: 'number',
+        decimals: 2,
+        colors: ["rgba(245, 54, 54, 0.9)", "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)", "rgba(50, 172, 45, 0.97)"],
+        colorMode: null,
+        pattern: '/.*/',
+        thresholds: [],
+      }
+    ],
+    columns: [],
+    scroll: true,
+    fontSize: '100%',
+    sort: {col: 0, desc: true},
+  };
+
   /** @ngInject */
   constructor($scope, $injector, private annotationsSrv) {
     super($scope, $injector);
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TablePanelCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
       delete this.panel.fields;
     }
 
-    _.defaults(this.panel, panelDefaults);
+    _.defaults(this.panel, this.panelDefaults);
 
     this.events.on('data-received', this.onDataReceived.bind(this));
     this.events.on('data-error', this.onDataError.bind(this));
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
index 42657788c0a..7228f220d46 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
@@ -3,23 +3,21 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import {PanelCtrl} from 'app/plugins/sdk';
 
- // Set and populate defaults
-var panelDefaults = {
-  mode    : "markdown", // 'html', 'markdown', 'text'
-  content : "# title",
-};
-
 export class TextPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
   static templateUrl = `public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.html`;
 
   remarkable: any;
   content: string;
-
+  // Set and populate defaults
+  panelDefaults = {
+    mode    : "markdown", // 'html', 'markdown', 'text'
+    content : "# title",
+  };
   /** @ngInject */
   constructor($scope, $injector, private templateSrv, private $sce) {
     super($scope, $injector);
 
-    _.defaults(this.panel, panelDefaults);
+    _.defaults(this.panel, this.panelDefaults);
 
     this.events.on('init-edit-mode', this.onInitEditMode.bind(this));
     this.events.on('refresh', this.onRender.bind(this));