diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/MainModel.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/MainModel.cs
index c7a3b5c7e..acfd28bdf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/MainModel.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/MainModel.cs
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ public class MainModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {
         private string _input;
 
-        private bool _inlineLocal = false;
-        private bool _inlineExternal = false;
+        private bool _inlineLocal;
+        private bool _inlineExternal;
 
-        private bool _resolveExternal = false;
+        private bool _resolveExternal;
 
         private string _inputFile;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/StatsVisitor.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/StatsVisitor.cs
index c8cf28799..eb93f9b9f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/StatsVisitor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench/StatsVisitor.cs
@@ -10,63 +10,63 @@ namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Workbench
 {
     internal class StatsVisitor : OpenApiVisitorBase
     {
-        public int ParameterCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int ParameterCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiParameter parameter)
         {
             ParameterCount++;
         }
 
-        public int SchemaCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int SchemaCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiSchema schema)
         {
             SchemaCount++;
         }
 
-        public int HeaderCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int HeaderCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(IDictionary<string, OpenApiHeader> headers)
         {
             HeaderCount++;
         }
 
-        public int PathItemCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int PathItemCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiPathItem pathItem)
         {
             PathItemCount++;
         }
 
-        public int RequestBodyCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int RequestBodyCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiRequestBody requestBody)
         {
             RequestBodyCount++;
         }
 
-        public int ResponseCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int ResponseCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiResponses response)
         {
             ResponseCount++;
         }
 
-        public int OperationCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int OperationCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiOperation operation)
         {
             OperationCount++;
         }
 
-        public int LinkCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int LinkCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiLink operation)
         {
             LinkCount++;
         }
 
-        public int CallbackCount { get; set; } = 0;
+        public int CallbackCount { get; set; }
 
         public override void Visit(OpenApiCallback callback)
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiExample.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiExample.cs
index 4d091a361..01dcdf6ba 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiExample.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiExample.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class OpenApiExample : IOpenApiSerializable, IOpenApiReferenceable, IOpen
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates object is a placeholder reference to an actual object and does not contain valid data.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool UnresolvedReference { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool UnresolvedReference { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Parameter-less constructor
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiParameter.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiParameter.cs
index 3918f233b..c5facc4dd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiParameter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiParameter.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class OpenApiParameter : IOpenApiSerializable, IOpenApiReferenceable, IEf
         /// <summary>
         /// Specifies that a parameter is deprecated and SHOULD be transitioned out of usage.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool Deprecated { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool Deprecated { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the ability to pass empty-valued parameters.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class OpenApiParameter : IOpenApiSerializable, IOpenApiReferenceable, IEf
         /// If style is used, and if behavior is n/a (cannot be serialized),
         /// the value of allowEmptyValue SHALL be ignored.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool AllowEmptyValue { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool AllowEmptyValue { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Describes how the parameter value will be serialized depending on the type of the parameter value.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiReference.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiReference.cs
index e8798cc64..2b6d47385 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiReference.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiReference.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class OpenApiReference : IOpenApiSerializable
         /// <summary>
         /// The OpenApiDocument that is hosting the OpenApiReference instance. This is used to enable dereferencing the reference.
         /// </summary>
-        public OpenApiDocument HostDocument { get; set; } = null;
+        public OpenApiDocument HostDocument { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the full reference string for v3.0.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiJsonWriter.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiJsonWriter.cs
index 10049974b..746ae9dda 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiJsonWriter.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiJsonWriter.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public OpenApiJsonWriter(TextWriter textWriter, OpenApiWriterSettings settings,
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates whether or not the produced document will be written in a compact or pretty fashion.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool _produceTerseOutput = false;
+        private readonly bool _produceTerseOutput;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Base Indentation Level.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiWriterSettings.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiWriterSettings.cs
index 06fcd0246..f87d01c24 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiWriterSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Writers/OpenApiWriterSettings.cs
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ public ReferenceInlineSetting ReferenceInline {
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates if local references should be rendered as an inline object
         /// </summary>
-        public bool InlineLocalReferences { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool InlineLocalReferences { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates if external references should be rendered as an inline object
         /// </summary>
-        public bool InlineExternalReferences { get; set; } = false;
+        public bool InlineExternalReferences { get; set; }
 
         internal bool ShouldInlineReference(OpenApiReference reference)
         {