diff --git a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_key.rs b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_key.rs
index e91d3ac5..5b53b4fa 100644
--- a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_key.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_key.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl CreateKeySubCommand {
 
         info!("user #{}", u.id);
 
-        let rpc_secret_key = self.rpc_secret_key.unwrap_or_else(RpcSecretKey::new);
+        let rpc_secret_key = self.rpc_secret_key.unwrap_or_default();
 
         // create a key for the new user
         let uk = rpc_key::ActiveModel {
diff --git a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_user.rs b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_user.rs
index d7e553e5..dcb181b7 100644
--- a/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_user.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy_cli/src/sub_commands/create_user.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl CreateUserSubCommand {
             Address::from_slice(u.address.as_ref())
         );
 
-        let rpc_secret_key = self.rpc_secret_key.unwrap_or_else(RpcSecretKey::new);
+        let rpc_secret_key = self.rpc_secret_key.unwrap_or_default();
 
         // create a key for the new user
         let uk = rpc_key::ActiveModel {
diff --git a/web3_proxy_cli/src/test_utils/stats_accounting.rs b/web3_proxy_cli/src/test_utils/stats_accounting.rs
index 796d5712..eb18949d 100644
--- a/web3_proxy_cli/src/test_utils/stats_accounting.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy_cli/src/test_utils/stats_accounting.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ pub async fn user_get_influx_stats_aggregated(
     chain_id: u64,
 ) -> serde_json::Value {
     let query_window_seconds = 300;
-    let chain_id = chain_id;
     let start = SystemTime::now();
     let query_start = start
         .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)