diff --git a/argon2/src/algorithm.rs b/argon2/src/algorithm.rs
index 23a1a322..4efe86b5 100644
--- a/argon2/src/algorithm.rs
+++ b/argon2/src/algorithm.rs
@@ -52,20 +52,18 @@ pub enum Algorithm {
 
 impl Default for Algorithm {
     fn default() -> Algorithm {
-        Algorithm::DEFAULT
+        Algorithm::Argon2id
     }
 }
 
 impl Algorithm {
-    /// Default Algorithm (recommended).
-    pub const DEFAULT: Algorithm = Algorithm::Argon2id;
     /// Parse an [`Algorithm`] from the provided string.
     pub fn new(id: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<Self> {
         id.as_ref().parse()
     }
 
     /// Get the identifier string for this PBKDF2 [`Algorithm`].
-    pub const fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Algorithm::Argon2d => "argon2d",
             Algorithm::Argon2i => "argon2i",
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ impl Algorithm {
     /// Get the [`Ident`] that corresponds to this Argon2 [`Algorithm`].
     #[cfg(feature = "password-hash")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "password-hash")))]
-    pub const fn ident(&self) -> Ident<'static> {
+    pub fn ident(&self) -> Ident<'static> {
         match self {
             Algorithm::Argon2d => ARGON2D_IDENT,
             Algorithm::Argon2i => ARGON2I_IDENT,
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ impl Algorithm {
     }
 
     /// Serialize primitive type as little endian bytes
-    pub(crate) const fn to_le_bytes(self) -> [u8; 4] {
+    pub(crate) fn to_le_bytes(self) -> [u8; 4] {
         (self as u32).to_le_bytes()
     }
 }
diff --git a/argon2/src/lib.rs b/argon2/src/lib.rs
index 608efbb4..458265d5 100644
--- a/argon2/src/lib.rs
+++ b/argon2/src/lib.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub struct Argon2<'key> {
 
 impl Default for Argon2<'_> {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::DEFAULT
+        Self::new(Algorithm::default(), Version::default(), Params::default())
     }
 }
 
@@ -190,11 +190,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Argon2<'_> {
 }
 
 impl<'key> Argon2<'key> {
-    /// Default parameters (recommended).
-    pub const DEFAULT: Argon2<'static> =
-        Argon2::new(Algorithm::DEFAULT, Version::DEFAULT, Params::DEFAULT);
     /// Create a new Argon2 context.
-    pub const fn new(algorithm: Algorithm, version: Version, params: Params) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(algorithm: Algorithm, version: Version, params: Params) -> Self {
         Self {
             algorithm,
             version,
@@ -473,7 +470,7 @@ impl<'key> Argon2<'key> {
     }
 
     /// Get default configured [`Params`].
-    pub const fn params(&self) -> &Params {
+    pub fn params(&self) -> &Params {
         &self.params
     }
 
@@ -534,7 +531,7 @@ impl<'key> Argon2<'key> {
         digest.finalize()
     }
 
-    const fn verify_inputs(pwd: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
+    fn verify_inputs(pwd: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
         if pwd.len() > MAX_PWD_LEN {
             return Err(Error::PwdTooLong);
         }
diff --git a/argon2/src/params.rs b/argon2/src/params.rs
index fbbfb735..9db5a3f5 100644
--- a/argon2/src/params.rs
+++ b/argon2/src/params.rs
@@ -104,33 +104,36 @@ impl Params {
     /// - `t_cost`: number of iterations. Between 1 and (2^32)-1.
     /// - `p_cost`: degree of parallelism. Between 1 and 255.
     /// - `output_len`: size of the KDF output in bytes. Default 32.
-    pub const fn new(
-        m_cost: u32,
-        t_cost: u32,
-        p_cost: u32,
-        output_len: Option<usize>,
-    ) -> Result<Self> {
-        ParamsBuilder::new_params(m_cost, t_cost, p_cost, None, None, output_len).build()
+    pub fn new(m_cost: u32, t_cost: u32, p_cost: u32, output_len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let mut builder = ParamsBuilder::new();
+
+        builder.m_cost(m_cost).t_cost(t_cost).p_cost(p_cost);
+
+        if let Some(len) = output_len {
+            builder.output_len(len);
+        }
+
+        builder.build()
     }
 
     /// Memory size, expressed in kibibytes. Between 1 and (2^32)-1.
     ///
     /// Value is an integer in decimal (1 to 10 digits).
-    pub const fn m_cost(&self) -> u32 {
+    pub fn m_cost(&self) -> u32 {
         self.m_cost
     }
 
     /// Number of iterations. Between 1 and (2^32)-1.
     ///
     /// Value is an integer in decimal (1 to 10 digits).
-    pub const fn t_cost(&self) -> u32 {
+    pub fn t_cost(&self) -> u32 {
         self.t_cost
     }
 
     /// Degree of parallelism. Between 1 and 255.
     ///
     /// Value is an integer in decimal (1 to 3 digits).
-    pub const fn p_cost(&self) -> u32 {
+    pub fn p_cost(&self) -> u32 {
         self.p_cost
     }
 
@@ -161,25 +164,25 @@ impl Params {
     }
 
     /// Length of the output (in bytes).
-    pub const fn output_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {
+    pub fn output_len(&self) -> Option<usize> {
         self.output_len
     }
 
     /// Get the number of lanes.
     #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
-    pub(crate) const fn lanes(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn lanes(&self) -> usize {
         self.p_cost as usize
     }
 
     /// Get the number of blocks in a lane.
-    pub(crate) const fn lane_length(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn lane_length(&self) -> usize {
         self.segment_length() * SYNC_POINTS
     }
 
     /// Get the segment length given the configured `m_cost` and `p_cost`.
     ///
     /// Minimum memory_blocks = 8*`L` blocks, where `L` is the number of lanes.
-    pub(crate) const fn segment_length(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) fn segment_length(&self) -> usize {
         let m_cost = self.m_cost as usize;
 
         let memory_blocks = if m_cost < 2 * SYNC_POINTS * self.lanes() {
@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ impl Params {
     }
 
     /// Get the number of blocks required given the configured `m_cost` and `p_cost`.
-    pub const fn block_count(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn block_count(&self) -> usize {
         self.segment_length() * self.lanes() * SYNC_POINTS
     }
 }
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ macro_rules! param_buf {
             /// Length of byte array
             len: usize,
         }
+
         impl $ty {
             /// Maximum length in bytes
             pub const MAX_LEN: usize = $max_len;
@@ -229,12 +233,6 @@ macro_rules! param_buf {
                 Ok(Self { bytes, len })
             }
 
-            /// Empty value.
-            pub const EMPTY: Self = Self {
-                bytes: [0u8; Self::MAX_LEN],
-                len: 0,
-            };
-
             #[doc = "Decode"]
             #[doc = $name]
             #[doc = " from a B64 string"]
@@ -251,12 +249,12 @@ macro_rules! param_buf {
             }
 
             /// Get the length in bytes.
-            pub const fn len(&self) -> usize {
+            pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
                 self.len
             }
 
             /// Is this value empty?
-            pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+            pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
                 self.len() == 0
             }
         }
@@ -386,27 +384,8 @@ pub struct ParamsBuilder {
 
 impl ParamsBuilder {
     /// Create a new builder with the default parameters.
-    pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        Self::DEFAULT
-    }
-    /// Create a new builder with the provided parameters.
-    /// This function exists to allow for const construction of ParamsBuilder with custom parameters.
-    pub const fn new_params(
-        m_cost: u32,
-        t_cost: u32,
-        p_cost: u32,
-        keyid: Option<KeyId>,
-        data: Option<AssociatedData>,
-        output_len: Option<usize>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            m_cost,
-            t_cost,
-            p_cost,
-            keyid,
-            data,
-            output_len,
-        }
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
     }
 
     /// Set memory size, expressed in kibibytes, between 1 and (2^32)-1.
@@ -449,7 +428,7 @@ impl ParamsBuilder {
     ///
     /// This performs validations to ensure that the given parameters are valid
     /// and compatible with each other, and will return an error if they are not.
-    pub const fn build(&self) -> Result<Params> {
+    pub fn build(&self) -> Result<Params> {
         if self.m_cost < Params::MIN_M_COST {
             return Err(Error::MemoryTooLittle);
         }
@@ -486,15 +465,9 @@ impl ParamsBuilder {
             }
         }
 
-        let keyid = match self.keyid {
-            Some(keyid) => keyid,
-            None => KeyId::EMPTY,
-        };
+        let keyid = self.keyid.unwrap_or_default();
 
-        let data = match self.data {
-            Some(data) => data,
-            None => AssociatedData::EMPTY,
-        };
+        let data = self.data.unwrap_or_default();
 
         let params = Params {
             m_cost: self.m_cost,
@@ -509,19 +482,14 @@ impl ParamsBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Create a new [`Argon2`] context using the provided algorithm/version.
-    pub const fn context(&self, algorithm: Algorithm, version: Version) -> Result<Argon2<'_>> {
-        Ok(Argon2::new(
-            algorithm,
-            version,
-            match self.build() {
-                Ok(params) => params,
-                Err(e) => return Err(e),
-            },
-        ))
+    pub fn context(&self, algorithm: Algorithm, version: Version) -> Result<Argon2<'_>> {
+        Ok(Argon2::new(algorithm, version, self.build()?))
     }
-    /// Default parameters (recommended).
-    pub const DEFAULT: ParamsBuilder = {
-        let params = Params::DEFAULT;
+}
+
+impl Default for ParamsBuilder {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let params = Params::default();
         Self {
             m_cost: params.m_cost,
             t_cost: params.t_cost,
@@ -530,12 +498,6 @@ impl ParamsBuilder {
             data: None,
             output_len: params.output_len,
         }
-    };
-}
-
-impl Default for ParamsBuilder {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::DEFAULT
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/argon2/src/version.rs b/argon2/src/version.rs
index 4c85592e..a8b0ef5a 100644
--- a/argon2/src/version.rs
+++ b/argon2/src/version.rs
@@ -18,17 +18,15 @@ pub enum Version {
 }
 
 impl Version {
-    /// Default Version (recommended).
-    pub const DEFAULT: Version = Version::V0x13;
     /// Serialize version as little endian bytes
-    pub(crate) const fn to_le_bytes(self) -> [u8; 4] {
+    pub(crate) fn to_le_bytes(self) -> [u8; 4] {
         (self as u32).to_le_bytes()
     }
 }
 
 impl Default for Version {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::DEFAULT
+        Self::V0x13
     }
 }