diff --git a/crates/node/src/args.rs b/crates/node/src/args.rs
index 670bd4b5..930b1345 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/args.rs
@@ -430,21 +430,16 @@ impl ConsensusArgs {
 }
 
 /// The consensus algorithm to use.
-#[derive(Debug, clap::ValueEnum, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, clap::ValueEnum, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ConsensusAlgorithm {
     /// System contract consensus with an optional authorized signer. If the authorized signer is
     /// not provided the system will use the L1 provider to query the authorized signer from L1.
+    #[default]
     SystemContract,
     /// No-op consensus that does not validate blocks.
     Noop,
 }
 
-impl Default for ConsensusAlgorithm {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::SystemContract
-    }
-}
-
 /// The engine driver args.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, clap::Args)]
 pub struct EngineDriverArgs {
diff --git a/crates/sequencer/src/lib.rs b/crates/sequencer/src/lib.rs
index 23025b5a..4c52a91b 100644
--- a/crates/sequencer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/sequencer/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,20 +30,15 @@ pub type PayloadBuildingJobFuture =
     Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = Result<ScrollPayloadAttributes, SequencerError>> + Send>>;
 
 /// Configuration for L1 message inclusion strategy.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum L1MessageInclusionMode {
     /// Include L1 messages based on block depth.
     BlockDepth(u64),
     /// Include only finalized L1 messages.
+    #[default]
     Finalized,
 }
 
-impl Default for L1MessageInclusionMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::Finalized
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for L1MessageInclusionMode {
     type Err = String;