diff --git a/escher/include/escher/buffer_text_view.h b/escher/include/escher/buffer_text_view.h
index 671d94748..c7dae76b4 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/buffer_text_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/buffer_text_view.h
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 class BufferTextView : public TextView {
 public:
-  BufferTextView();
-  BufferTextView(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
+  BufferTextView(float horizontalAlignment = 0.5f, float verticalAlignment = 0.5f,
     KDColor textColor = KDColorBlack, KDColor backgroundColor = KDColorWhite);
   void setText(const char * text);
   const char * text() const override;
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h b/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
index 33e5421bf..8b47e986d 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/pointer_text_view.h
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 class PointerTextView : public TextView {
 public:
-  PointerTextView();
-  PointerTextView(const char * text, float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
+  PointerTextView(const char * text = nullptr, float horizontalAlignment = 0.0f, float verticalAlignment = 0.0f,
     KDColor textColor = KDColorBlack, KDColor backgroundColor = KDColorWhite);
   void setText(const char * text);
 protected:
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/switch_menu_list_cell.h b/escher/include/escher/switch_menu_list_cell.h
index 26623ad52..59ea0370a 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/switch_menu_list_cell.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/switch_menu_list_cell.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 class SwitchMenuListCell : public MenuListCell {
 public:
-  SwitchMenuListCell(char * label);
+  SwitchMenuListCell(char * label = nullptr);
   View * accessoryView() const override;
 private:
   SwitchView m_accessoryView;
diff --git a/escher/include/escher/text_view.h b/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
index 0434e5dd1..f71f6fa78 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/text_view.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 class TextView : public View {
 public:
-  TextView();//;: TextView(nullptr, 0.0f, 0.0f);
   // alignment = 0 -> align left or top
   // alignment = 0.5 -> align center
   // alignment = 1.0 -> align right or bottom
-  TextView(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment, KDColor textColor, KDColor backgroundColor);
+  TextView(float horizontalAlignment = 0.0f, float verticalAlignment = 0.0f,
+    KDColor textColor = KDColorBlack, KDColor backgroundColor = KDColorWhite);
   void drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const override;
   void setBackgroundColor(KDColor backgroundColor);
   void setTextColor(KDColor textColor);
diff --git a/escher/src/buffer_text_view.cpp b/escher/src/buffer_text_view.cpp
index 5a40e4ea5..848f6230a 100644
--- a/escher/src/buffer_text_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/buffer_text_view.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-BufferTextView::BufferTextView() :
-  TextView(0.5f, 0.5f, KDColorBlack, KDColorWhite)
-{
-}
-
 BufferTextView::BufferTextView(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
     KDColor textColor, KDColor backgroundColor) :
   TextView(horizontalAlignment, verticalAlignment, textColor, backgroundColor)
diff --git a/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp b/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
index 92fc85e87..40fc7e0b6 100644
--- a/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/pointer_text_view.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #include <escher/pointer_text_view.h>
 
-PointerTextView::PointerTextView() :
-  TextView(),
-  m_textPointer(nullptr)
-{
-}
-
 PointerTextView::PointerTextView(const char * text, float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
     KDColor textColor, KDColor backgroundColor) :
   TextView(horizontalAlignment, verticalAlignment, textColor, backgroundColor),
diff --git a/escher/src/text_view.cpp b/escher/src/text_view.cpp
index b3974699f..524ece4a4 100644
--- a/escher/src/text_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/text_view.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #include <escher/text_view.h>
 
-TextView::TextView() : TextView(0.0f, 0.0f, KDColorBlack, KDColorWhite)
-{
-}
-
 TextView::TextView(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment,
     KDColor textColor, KDColor backgroundColor) :
   View(),