diff --git a/ActiveForm.php b/ActiveForm.php
index b034a00..9ff20d7 100644
--- a/ActiveForm.php
+++ b/ActiveForm.php
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ use yii\base\InvalidConfigException;
 class ActiveForm extends \yii\widgets\ActiveForm
 {
     /**
+     * @var string the default field class name when calling [[field()]] to create a new field.
+     * @see fieldConfig
+     */
+    public $fieldClass = 'yii\bootstrap\ActiveField';
+    /**
      * @var array HTML attributes for the form tag. Default is `['role' => 'form']`.
      */
     public $options = ['role' => 'form'];
@@ -91,9 +96,6 @@ class ActiveForm extends \yii\widgets\ActiveForm
         if ($this->layout !== 'default') {
             Html::addCssClass($this->options, 'form-' . $this->layout);
         }
-        if (!isset($this->fieldConfig['class'])) {
-            $this->fieldConfig['class'] = ActiveField::className();
-        }
         parent::init();
     }
 }