diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index e6ec72c..b2b913d 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ export function MDXRemote<TScope, TFrontmatter>({
     // if we're ready to render, we can assemble the component tree and let React do its thing
     // first we set up the scope which has to include the mdx custom
     // create element function as well as any components we're using
-    const fullScope = Object.assign(
-      { opts: { ...mdx, ...jsxRuntime } },
-      { frontmatter },
-      scope
-    )
+    const fullScope = { opts: { ...mdx, ...jsxRuntime }, frontmatter, ...scope }
     const keys = Object.keys(fullScope)
     const values = Object.values(fullScope)