diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/README.md
index 3f95fadf1d961..d7ea4321d9be3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/README.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 <!--END STABILITY BANNER-->
 
 [Amazon EventBridge Scheduler](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-amazon-eventbridge-scheduler/) is a feature from Amazon EventBridge
-that allows you to create, run, and manage scheduled tasks at scale. With EventBridge Scheduler, you can schedule one-time or recurrently tens 
+that allows you to create, run, and manage scheduled tasks at scale. With EventBridge Scheduler, you can schedule one-time or recurrently tens
 of millions of tasks across many AWS services without provisioning or managing underlying infrastructure.
 
 This library contains integration classes for Amazon EventBridge Scheduler to call any
-number of supported AWS Services. 
+number of supported AWS Services.
 
 The following targets are supported:
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const eventEntry: targets.EventBridgePutEventsEntry = {
 
 new Schedule(this, 'Schedule', {
   schedule: ScheduleExpression.rate(Duration.hours(1)),
-  target: new targets.EventBridgePutEvents(eventEntry, {}),
+  target: new targets.EventBridgePutEvents(eventEntry),
 });
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/event-bridge-put-events.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/event-bridge-put-events.ts
index ebffabb3a7a7e..089c34984458e 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/event-bridge-put-events.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/event-bridge-put-events.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export interface EventBridgePutEventsEntry {
 export class EventBridgePutEvents extends ScheduleTargetBase implements IScheduleTarget {
   constructor(
     private readonly entry: EventBridgePutEventsEntry,
-    private readonly props: ScheduleTargetBaseProps,
+    private readonly props: ScheduleTargetBaseProps = {},
   ) {
     super(props, entry.eventBus.eventBusArn);
     if (this.props.input) {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/sqs-send-message.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/sqs-send-message.ts
index 3ec2027d60eee..6abf47a54d1e4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/sqs-send-message.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/lib/sqs-send-message.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export interface SqsSendMessageProps extends ScheduleTargetBaseProps {
 export class SqsSendMessage extends ScheduleTargetBase implements IScheduleTarget {
   constructor(
     private readonly queue: sqs.IQueue,
-    private readonly props: SqsSendMessageProps,
+    private readonly props: SqsSendMessageProps = {},
   ) {
     super(props, queue.queueArn);
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codebuild-start-build.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codebuild-start-build.test.ts
index f98f42088e6d4..1fc3ecca35b73 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codebuild-start-build.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codebuild-start-build.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('codebuild start build', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for codebuild target in the same account', () => {
-    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject, {});
+    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('codebuild start build', () => {
   });
 
   test('reuses IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target from the same account', () => {
-    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject, {});
+    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy1', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe('codebuild start build', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target but different groups', () => {
-    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject, {});
+    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(codebuildProject);
     const group = new Group(stack, 'Group', {
       groupName: 'mygroup',
     });
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('codebuild start build', () => {
     const importedCodeBuildArn = 'arn:aws:codebuild:us-east-1:123456789012:project/myproject';
     const importedCodeBuild = Project.fromProjectArn(stack, 'ImportedProject', importedCodeBuildArn);
 
-    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(importedCodeBuild, {});
+    const codeBuildTarget = new CodeBuildStartBuild(importedCodeBuild);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codepipeline-start-pipeline-execution.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codepipeline-start-pipeline-execution.test.ts
index 87b2dec0a483b..826fd71658023 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codepipeline-start-pipeline-execution.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/codepipeline-start-pipeline-execution.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('codepipeline start execution', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for pipeline target in the same account', () => {
-    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline, {});
+    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('codepipeline start execution', () => {
   });
 
   test('reuses IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target from the same account', () => {
-    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline, {});
+    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy1', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe('codepipeline start execution', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target but different groups', () => {
-    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline, {});
+    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(codepipeline);
     const group = new Group(stack, 'Group', {
       groupName: 'mygroup',
     });
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ describe('codepipeline start execution', () => {
     const importedPipelineArn = 'arn:aws:codepipeline:us-east-1:123456789012:MyPipeline';
     const importedPipeline = Pipeline.fromPipelineArn(stack, 'ImportedPipeline', importedPipelineArn);
 
-    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(importedPipeline, {});
+    const codepipelineTarget = new CodePipelineStartPipelineExecution(importedPipeline);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/event-bridge-put-events.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/event-bridge-put-events.test.ts
index a6e06d313194f..990a545401099 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/event-bridge-put-events.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/event-bridge-put-events.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('eventBridge put events', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for event bus put events target in the same account', () => {
-    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry, {});
+    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('eventBridge put events', () => {
   });
 
   test('reuses IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target from the same account', () => {
-    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry, {});
+    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy1', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('eventBridge put events', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target but different groups', () => {
-    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry, {});
+    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(eventBusEventEntry);
     const group = new Group(stack, 'Group', {
       groupName: 'mygroup',
     });
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe('eventBridge put events', () => {
       eventBus: importedEventBus,
     };
 
-    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(entry, {});
+    const eventBusTarget = new EventBridgePutEvents(entry);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/lambda-invoke.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/lambda-invoke.test.ts
index cf53e574a377a..15133b916f645 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/lambda-invoke.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/lambda-invoke.test.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   });
 
   test('reuses IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target from the same account', () => {
-    const lambdaTarget = new LambdaInvoke(func, {});
+    const lambdaTarget = new LambdaInvoke(func);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy1', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target but different groups', () => {
-    const lambdaTarget = new LambdaInvoke(func, {});
+    const lambdaTarget = new LambdaInvoke(func);
     const group = new Group(stack, 'Group', {
       groupName: 'mygroup',
     });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/sqs-send-message.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/sqs-send-message.test.ts
index 671e164aed1dc..6de33fe66a221 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/sqs-send-message.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-targets-alpha/test/sqs-send-message.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for sqs target in the same account', () => {
-    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue, {});
+    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   });
 
   test('reuses IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target from the same account', () => {
-    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue, {});
+    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy1', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   });
 
   test('creates IAM role and IAM policy for two schedules with the same target but different groups', () => {
-    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue, {});
+    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(queue);
     const group = new Group(stack, 'Group', {
       groupName: 'mygroup',
     });
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
   test('creates IAM policy for imported queue in the same account', () => {
     const importedQueue = sqs.Queue.fromQueueArn(stack, 'ImportedQueue', 'arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:123456789012:somequeue');
 
-    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(importedQueue, {});
+    const queueTarget = new SqsSendMessage(importedQueue);
 
     new Schedule(stack, 'MyScheduleDummy', {
       schedule: expr,
@@ -593,6 +593,6 @@ describe('schedule target', () => {
       contentBasedDeduplication: true,
     });
     expect(() =>
-      new SqsSendMessage(wrongQueue, {})).toThrow(/messageGroupId must be specified if the target is a FIFO queue/);
+      new SqsSendMessage(wrongQueue)).toThrow(/messageGroupId must be specified if the target is a FIFO queue/);
   });
 });