diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/basichtml.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/basichtml.py
index c5e1be8..e90c16f 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/basichtml.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/basichtml.py
@@ -40,11 +40,3 @@ class BasicHTMLExporter(Exporter):
     template_file = Unicode(
             'basichtml', config=True,
             help="Name of the template file to use")
-
-    default_transformers = List([transformers.coalesce_streams,
-                                 transformers.ExtractFigureTransformer,
-                                 transformers.CSSHTMLHeaderTransformer],
-        config=True,
-        help="""List of transformers available by default, by name, namespace, 
-        instance, or type.""")
-                    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/exporter.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/exporter.py
index 1e6e407..d197c1b 100755
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/exporter.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/exporter.py
@@ -128,11 +128,17 @@ class Exporter(Configurable):
         environment.""")
 
     default_transformers = List([nbtransformers.coalesce_streams,
-                                 nbtransformers.ExtractFigureTransformer],
+                                 nbtransformers.SVG2PDFTransformer,
+                                 nbtransformers.ExtractFigureTransformer,
+                                 nbtransformers.CSSHTMLHeaderTransformer,
+                                 nbtransformers.RevealHelpTransformer,
+                                 nbtransformers.LatexTransformer,
+                                 nbtransformers.SphinxTransformer],
         config=True,
         help="""List of transformers available by default, by name, namespace, 
         instance, or type.""")
-    
+
+
     def __init__(self, config=None, extra_loaders=None, **kw):
         """
         Public constructor
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/latex.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/latex.py
index 621c20e..703da49 100755
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/latex.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/latex.py
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ class LatexExporter(Exporter):
     #Extension that the template files use.    
     template_extension = Unicode(".tplx", config=True)
 
-    default_transformers = List([transformers.ExtractFigureTransformer,
-                                 transformers.CSSHTMLHeaderTransformer,
-                                 transformers.LatexTransformer,
-                                 transformers.SVG2PDFTransformer],
-        config=True,
-        help="""List of transformers available by default, by name, namespace, 
-        instance, or type.""")
-
 
     def _init_filters(self):
         """
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/reveal.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/reveal.py
index 860dfb5..ec87bcf 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/reveal.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/reveal.py
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ class RevealExporter(BasicHTMLExporter):
             'reveal', config=True,
             help="Name of the template file to use")
 
-    default_transformers = List([transformers.coalesce_streams,
-                                 transformers.ExtractFigureTransformer,
-                                 transformers.CSSHTMLHeaderTransformer,
-                                 transformers.RevealHelpTransformer],
-        config=True,
-        help="""List of transformers available by default, by name, namespace, 
-        instance, or type.""")
-    
 
     @property
     def default_config(self):
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/sphinx_howto.py b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/sphinx_howto.py
index 8c7c968..b771978 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/sphinx_howto.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert/exporters/sphinx_howto.py
@@ -36,16 +36,7 @@ class SphinxHowtoExporter(LatexExporter):
             'sphinx_howto', config=True,
             help="Name of the template file to use")
 
-    default_transformers = List([transformers.SVG2PDFTransformer,
-                                 transformers.ExtractFigureTransformer,
-                                 transformers.CSSHTMLHeaderTransformer,
-                                 transformers.LatexTransformer,
-                                 transformers.SphinxTransformer],
-        config=True,
-        help="""List of transformers available by default, by name, namespace, 
-        instance, or type.""")
-
-
+    
     @property
     def default_config(self):
         c = Config({'SphinxTransformer': {'enabled':True}})