diff --git a/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs b/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
index 8422b355dad4..aa35d092fbb8 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
@@ -6616,10 +6616,7 @@ fn should_retain_era_info_only_upto_history_depth() {
 			for page in 0..3 {
 				ErasStakersPaged::<Test>::insert(
 					(era, &validator_stash, page),
-					ExposurePage {
-						page_total: 100,
-						others: WeakBoundedVec::force_from(vec![], None),
-					},
+					ExposurePage { page_total: 100, others: WeakBoundedVec::default() },
 				);
 			}
 		}
@@ -8631,7 +8628,7 @@ mod getters {
 			// given
 			let era: EraIndex = 12;
 			let account_id: mock::AccountId = 1;
-			let rewards = WeakBoundedVec::force_from(vec![], None);
+			let rewards = WeakBoundedVec::default();
 			ClaimedRewards::<Test>::insert(era, account_id, rewards.clone());
 
 			// when
diff --git a/substrate/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs b/substrate/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
index a9e14dc5858a..82d9b25fecbc 100644
--- a/substrate/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl<AccountId: Clone, Balance: HasCompact + AtLeast32BitUnsigned + Copy + MaxEn
 			let mut others: WeakBoundedVec<
 				IndividualExposure<AccountId, Balance>,
 				MaxExposurePageSize,
-			> = WeakBoundedVec::force_from(vec![], None);
+			> = WeakBoundedVec::default();
 			for individual in chunk.iter() {
 				page_total.saturating_accrue(individual.value);
 				let _ = others.try_push(IndividualExposure {
@@ -444,10 +444,7 @@ pub struct ExposurePage<
 
 impl<A, B: Default + HasCompact + MaxEncodedLen, C: Get<u32>> Default for ExposurePage<A, B, C> {
 	fn default() -> Self {
-		ExposurePage {
-			page_total: Default::default(),
-			others: WeakBoundedVec::force_from(vec![], None),
-		}
+		ExposurePage { page_total: Default::default(), others: WeakBoundedVec::default() }
 	}
 }