diff --git a/consensus/example/consensus_service.rs b/consensus/example/consensus_service.rs
index 1047b5b1b4..08f87d6883 100644
--- a/consensus/example/consensus_service.rs
+++ b/consensus/example/consensus_service.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn run_main_loop(
     // Load provisioners keys from external consensus keys.
     // The loaded keys should be the same as the ones from Genesis State.
     let keys = load_provisioners_keys(provisioners_num);
-    let mut provisioners = Provisioners::new();
+    let mut provisioners = Provisioners::default();
 
     for (_, (_, pk)) in keys.iter().enumerate() {
         provisioners.add_member_with_value(pk.clone(), 1000 * DUSK * 10);
diff --git a/consensus/example/main.rs b/consensus/example/main.rs
index cd6b6fccf3..3f7127f85d 100644
--- a/consensus/example/main.rs
+++ b/consensus/example/main.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn generate_keys(n: u64) -> Vec<(SecretKey, PublicKey)> {
 fn generate_provisioners_from_keys(
     keys: Vec<(SecretKey, PublicKey)>,
 ) -> Provisioners {
-    let mut p = Provisioners::new();
+    let mut p = Provisioners::default();
 
     for (pos, (_, pk)) in keys.into_iter().enumerate() {
         p.add_member_with_value(pk, 1000 * (pos as u64) * DUSK);
diff --git a/consensus/src/aggregator.rs b/consensus/src/aggregator.rs
index c9899081ce..a11663fbc3 100644
--- a/consensus/src/aggregator.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/aggregator.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Create provisioners
         // Also populate a vector of headers
-        let mut p = Provisioners::new();
+        let mut p = Provisioners::default();
         let mut input = vec![];
 
         for sk in sks {
diff --git a/consensus/src/user/provisioners.rs b/consensus/src/user/provisioners.rs
index a1505aabc8..c005e1d794 100644
--- a/consensus/src/user/provisioners.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/user/provisioners.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ pub struct Provisioners {
 }
 
 impl Provisioners {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            members: BTreeMap::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Adds a provisioner with stake.
     ///
     /// It appends the stake if the given provisioner already exists.
diff --git a/consensus/tests/sortition.rs b/consensus/tests/sortition.rs
index 29bc066f60..f426d755c4 100644
--- a/consensus/tests/sortition.rs
+++ b/consensus/tests/sortition.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn generate_provisioners(n: usize) -> Provisioners {
         .map(|data| SecretKey::from_slice(&data[..]).expect("valid secret key"))
         .collect();
 
-    let mut p = Provisioners::new();
+    let mut p = Provisioners::default();
     for (i, sk) in sks.iter().enumerate().skip(1) {
         let stake_value = 1000 * (i) as u64 * DUSK;
         let pubkey_bls = PublicKey::new(BlsPublicKey::from(sk));
diff --git a/node/benches/accept.rs b/node/benches/accept.rs
index 7923264808..47c4f52656 100644
--- a/node/benches/accept.rs
+++ b/node/benches/accept.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn verify_block_cert(c: &mut Criterion) {
         for input in INPUTS {
             group.measurement_time(Duration::from_secs(input.measurement_time));
             let mut keys = vec![];
-            let mut provisioners = Provisioners::new();
+            let mut provisioners = Provisioners::default();
             let rng = &mut StdRng::seed_from_u64(0xbeef);
             for _ in 0..input.provisioners {
                 let sk = BlsSecretKey::random(rng);
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/vm.rs b/rusk/src/lib/vm.rs
index ae4a50724e..517be30ec8 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/vm.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/vm.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl VMExecution for Rusk {
                     (pubkey_bls, stake)
                 })
             });
-        let mut ret = Provisioners::new();
+        let mut ret = Provisioners::default();
         for (pubkey_bls, stake) in provisioners {
             ret.add_member_with_stake(pubkey_bls, stake);
         }