diff --git a/nssa/src/privacy_preserving_transaction/circuit.rs b/nssa/src/privacy_preserving_transaction/circuit.rs
index 232730ea..32d2c4ad 100644
--- a/nssa/src/privacy_preserving_transaction/circuit.rs
+++ b/nssa/src/privacy_preserving_transaction/circuit.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected_recipient_post = Account {
             program_owner: program.id(),
             balance: balance_to_move,
-            nonce: Nonce::default().private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
+            nonce: Nonce::private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
             data: Data::default(),
         };
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected_private_account_2 = Account {
             program_owner: program.id(),
             balance: balance_to_move,
-            nonce: Nonce::default().private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
+            nonce: Nonce::private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
         let expected_new_commitments = vec![
diff --git a/nssa/src/state.rs b/nssa/src/state.rs
index eeab2fab..d31dabe0 100644
--- a/nssa/src/state.rs
+++ b/nssa/src/state.rs
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             &recipient_keys.npk(),
             &Account {
                 program_owner: Program::authenticated_transfer_program().id(),
-                nonce: Nonce::default().private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
+                nonce: Nonce::private_account_nonce_init(&recipient_keys.npk()),
                 balance: balance_to_move,
                 ..Account::default()
             },
diff --git a/program_methods/guest/src/bin/privacy_preserving_circuit.rs b/program_methods/guest/src/bin/privacy_preserving_circuit.rs
index 7735b57d..d6a86ab7 100644
--- a/program_methods/guest/src/bin/privacy_preserving_circuit.rs
+++ b/program_methods/guest/src/bin/privacy_preserving_circuit.rs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ fn compute_circuit_output(
 
                     let nullifier = Nullifier::for_account_initialization(npk);
 
-                    let new_nonce = Nonce::default().private_account_nonce_init(npk);
+                    let new_nonce = Nonce::private_account_nonce_init(npk);
 
                     ((nullifier, DUMMY_COMMITMENT_HASH), new_nonce)
                 };