diff --git a/rust/src/action/mod.rs b/rust/src/action/mod.rs
index 49404b6795..68cee62df8 100644
--- a/rust/src/action/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/action/mod.rs
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ impl MetaData {
 
 /// Represents a tombstone (deleted file) in the Delta log.
 /// This is a top-level action in Delta log entries.
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Eq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Eq, Debug, Default)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct Remove {
     /// The path of the file that is removed from the table.
@@ -754,20 +754,6 @@ impl PartialEq for Remove {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for Remove {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Remove {
-            path: String::default(),
-            deletion_timestamp: None,
-            data_change: true,
-            extended_file_metadata: Some(false),
-            partition_values: None,
-            size: None,
-            tags: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Remove {
     #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn from_parquet_record(record: &parquet::record::Row) -> Result<Self, ActionError> {
diff --git a/rust/tests/s3_test.rs b/rust/tests/s3_test.rs
index 54e217b427..e7f1010abb 100644
--- a/rust/tests/s3_test.rs
+++ b/rust/tests/s3_test.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ mod s3 {
             path: "part-00006-63ce9deb-bc0f-482d-b9a1-7e717b67f294-c000.snappy.parquet".to_string(),
             deletion_timestamp: Some(1587968596250),
             data_change: true,
+            extended_file_metadata: None,
             ..Default::default()
         }));
     }