diff --git a/ferrtable/src/client.rs b/ferrtable/src/client.rs
index 310f3c9..83664d8 100644
--- a/ferrtable/src/client.rs
+++ b/ferrtable/src/client.rs
@@ -18,32 +18,15 @@ pub struct Client {
     token: String,
 }
 
-// Implement the Default trait so that `derive_builder` will allow fields
-// containing the Client type to be defined with `#[builder(setter(skip))]`.
-//
-// In order to avoid repeating ourselves, this may also be used in
-// `new_from_access_token()`.
-impl Default for Client {
-    /// WARNING: Default is implemented only to satisfy trait bound checks
-    /// internally. You may use it externally as a placeholder value, but be
-    /// aware that it will not be able to make any authenticated API requests.
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
+impl Client {
+    pub fn new_from_access_token(token: &str) -> Result<Self, reqwest::Error> {
+        Ok(Self {
             api_root: DEFAULT_API_ROOT.to_owned(),
             client: reqwest::ClientBuilder::default()
                 .https_only(true)
                 .build()
                 .expect("reqwest client is always built with the same configuration here"),
-            token: "".to_owned(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl Client {
-    pub fn new_from_access_token(token: &str) -> Result<Self, reqwest::Error> {
-        Ok(Self {
             token: token.to_owned(),
-            ..Default::default()
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/ferrtable/src/create_records.rs b/ferrtable/src/create_records.rs
index ea1a9bc..b625866 100644
--- a/ferrtable/src/create_records.rs
+++ b/ferrtable/src/create_records.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub struct CreateRecordsDetails {
     pub reasons: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, T> CreateRecordsQuery<T>
+impl<T> CreateRecordsQuery<T>
 where
     T: Clone + DeserializeOwned + Serialize,
 {