diff --git a/consensus/src/simplex/mocks/outdated.rs b/consensus/src/simplex/mocks/outdated.rs
index 5c6deef270..f5ee1ee521 100644
--- a/consensus/src/simplex/mocks/outdated.rs
+++ b/consensus/src/simplex/mocks/outdated.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use commonware_cryptography::{certificate::Scheme, Hasher};
 use commonware_p2p::{Receiver, Recipients, Sender};
 use commonware_runtime::{spawn_cell, Clock, ContextCell, Handle, Spawner};
 use rand_core::CryptoRngCore;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, marker::PhantomData};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tracing::debug;
 
 pub struct Config<S: Scheme> {
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ pub struct Outdated<E: Clock + CryptoRngCore + Spawner, S: Scheme, H: Hasher> {
 
     history: HashMap<View, Proposal<H::Digest>>,
     view_delta: ViewDelta,
-
-    _hasher: PhantomData<H>,
 }
 
 impl<E, S, H> Outdated<E, S, H>
@@ -44,8 +42,6 @@ where
 
             history: HashMap::new(),
             view_delta: cfg.view_delta,
-
-            _hasher: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/p2p/src/utils/codec.rs b/p2p/src/utils/codec.rs
index 38b5661385..f1ccee79d1 100644
--- a/p2p/src/utils/codec.rs
+++ b/p2p/src/utils/codec.rs
@@ -83,17 +83,12 @@ impl<'a, S: Sender, V: Codec> CheckedWrappedSender<'a, S, V> {
 pub struct WrappedReceiver<R: Receiver, V: Codec> {
     config: V::Cfg,
     receiver: R,
-    _phantom_v: std::marker::PhantomData<V>,
 }
 
 impl<R: Receiver, V: Codec> WrappedReceiver<R, V> {
     /// Create a new [WrappedReceiver] with the given [Receiver].
     pub const fn new(config: V::Cfg, receiver: R) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            config,
-            receiver,
-            _phantom_v: std::marker::PhantomData,
-        }
+        Self { config, receiver }
     }
 
     /// Receive a message from an arbitrary recipient.
diff --git a/resolver/src/p2p/engine.rs b/resolver/src/p2p/engine.rs
index d7e37978f3..6a26e5cfda 100644
--- a/resolver/src/p2p/engine.rs
+++ b/resolver/src/p2p/engine.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ pub struct Engine<
     metrics: metrics::Metrics<E>,
 
     /// Phantom data for networking types
-    _s: PhantomData<NetS>,
     _r: PhantomData<NetR>,
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ impl<
                 priority_responses: cfg.priority_responses,
                 metrics,
                 fetch_timers: HashMap::new(),
-                _s: PhantomData,
                 _r: PhantomData,
             },
             Mailbox::new(sender),
diff --git a/storage/src/freezer/storage.rs b/storage/src/freezer/storage.rs
index b434200965..f4ae56933a 100644
--- a/storage/src/freezer/storage.rs
+++ b/storage/src/freezer/storage.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ use commonware_runtime::{buffer, Blob, Clock, Metrics, Storage};
 use commonware_utils::{Array, Span};
 use futures::future::{try_join, try_join_all};
 use prometheus_client::metrics::counter::Counter;
-use std::{
-    cmp::Ordering, collections::BTreeSet, marker::PhantomData, num::NonZeroUsize, ops::Deref,
-};
+use std::{cmp::Ordering, collections::BTreeSet, num::NonZeroUsize, ops::Deref};
 use tracing::debug;
 
 /// The percentage of table entries that must reach `table_resize_frequency`
@@ -407,9 +405,6 @@ pub struct Freezer<E: Storage + Metrics + Clock, K: Array, V: Codec> {
     unnecessary_reads: Counter,
     unnecessary_writes: Counter,
     resizes: Counter,
-
-    // Phantom data to satisfy the compiler about generic types
-    _phantom: PhantomData<(K, V)>,
 }
 
 impl<E: Storage + Metrics + Clock, K: Array, V: Codec> Freezer<E, K, V> {
@@ -784,7 +779,6 @@ impl<E: Storage + Metrics + Clock, K: Array, V: Codec> Freezer<E, K, V> {
             unnecessary_reads,
             unnecessary_writes,
             resizes,
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/storage/src/translator.rs b/storage/src/translator.rs
index 3c424926de..ee04f79ed8 100644
--- a/storage/src/translator.rs
+++ b/storage/src/translator.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 //! Primitive implementations of [Translator].
 
-use std::{
-    hash::{BuildHasher, Hash, Hasher},
-    marker::PhantomData,
-};
+use std::hash::{BuildHasher, Hash, Hasher};
 
 /// Translate keys into a new representation (often a smaller one).
 ///
@@ -149,21 +146,18 @@ impl<const N: usize> PartialEq<[u8; N]> for UnhashedArray<N> {
 
 /// Translators for keys that are not the length of a standard integer.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub struct Cap<const N: usize> {
-    _phantom: PhantomData<[u8; N]>,
-}
+pub struct Cap<const N: usize>;
 
 impl<const N: usize> Cap<N> {
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
         const {
             assert!(N <= 8 && N > 0, "Cap must be between 1 and 8");
         };
-        Self {
-            _phantom: PhantomData,
-        }
+        Self
     }
 }
 
+// Manually implement Default for Cap<N> so it calls new() which validates N.
 impl<const N: usize> Default for Cap<N> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self::new()