diff --git a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/handlers/missing_fields.rs b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/handlers/missing_fields.rs
index 8aca6ab375..186bfc3d58 100644
--- a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/handlers/missing_fields.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/handlers/missing_fields.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn fixes(ctx: &DiagnosticsContext<'_>, d: &hir::MissingFields) -> Option<Vec<Ass
 
     let generate_fill_expr = |ty: &Type| match ctx.config.expr_fill_default {
         crate::ExprFillDefaultMode::Todo => Some(make::ext::expr_todo()),
-        crate::ExprFillDefaultMode::DefaultImpl => {
+        crate::ExprFillDefaultMode::Default => {
             let default_constr = get_default_constructor(ctx, d, ty);
             match default_constr {
                 Some(default_constr) => Some(default_constr),
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ fn get_default_constructor(
             if let AssocItem::Function(func) = assoc_item {
                 if func.name(ctx.sema.db) == known::new
                     && func.assoc_fn_params(ctx.sema.db).is_empty()
-                    && func.self_param(ctx.sema.db).is_none()
                 {
                     return Some(());
                 }
diff --git a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/lib.rs b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/lib.rs
index f4c613840e..86d76751ad 100644
--- a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/lib.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pub enum Severity {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ExprFillDefaultMode {
     Todo,
-    DefaultImpl,
+    Default,
 }
 impl Default for ExprFillDefaultMode {
     fn default() -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/tests.rs b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/tests.rs
index 479a121c68..7d06e9d36f 100644
--- a/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ide_diagnostics/src/tests.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn check_nth_fix(nth: usize, ra_fixture_before: &str, ra_fixture_after: &str) {
 
     let (db, file_position) = RootDatabase::with_position(ra_fixture_before);
     let mut conf = DiagnosticsConfig::default();
-    conf.expr_fill_default = ExprFillDefaultMode::DefaultImpl;
+    conf.expr_fill_default = ExprFillDefaultMode::Default;
     let diagnostic =
         super::diagnostics(&db, &conf, &AssistResolveStrategy::All, file_position.file_id)
             .pop()
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 86fcff01ba..6be889df67 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ impl Config {
             disabled: self.data.diagnostics_disabled.clone(),
             expr_fill_default: match self.data.assist_exprFillDefault {
                 ExprFillDefaultDef::Todo => ExprFillDefaultMode::Todo,
-                ExprFillDefaultDef::DefaultImpl => ExprFillDefaultMode::DefaultImpl,
+                ExprFillDefaultDef::Default => ExprFillDefaultMode::Default,
             },
         }
     }
@@ -1070,8 +1070,8 @@ enum ManifestOrProjectJson {
 pub enum ExprFillDefaultDef {
     #[serde(alias = "todo")]
     Todo,
-    #[serde(alias = "defaultImpl")]
-    DefaultImpl,
+    #[serde(alias = "default")]
+    Default,
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
@@ -1270,9 +1270,9 @@ fn field_props(field: &str, ty: &str, doc: &[&str], default: &str) -> serde_json
         },
         "ExprFillDefaultDef" => set! {
             "type": "string",
-            "enum": ["todo", "defaultImpl"],
+            "enum": ["todo", "default"],
             "enumDescriptions": [
-                "Fill missing elements with 'todo' macro",
+                "Fill missing expressions with the 'todo' macro",
                 "Fill missing expressions with reasonable defaults, `new` or `default` constructors."
             ],
         },
diff --git a/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs b/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
index 12d5b7decc..3575020975 100644
--- a/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
+++ b/crates/syntax/src/ast/make.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub mod ext {
         expr_from_text(r#""""#)
     }
     pub fn empty_char() -> ast::Expr {
-        expr_from_text("''")
+        expr_from_text("'\x00'")
     }
     pub fn default_bool() -> ast::Expr {
         expr_from_text("false")
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 6bc62fc9d7..c81fd0b3d2 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@
                     "type": "string",
                     "enum": [
                         "todo",
-                        "defaultImpl"
+                        "default"
                     ],
                     "enumDescriptions": [
-                        "Fill missing elements with 'todo' macro",
-                        "Fill missing elements with T::default()"
+                        "Fill missing expressions with the 'todo' macro",
+                        "Fill missing expressions with reasonable defaults, `new` or `default` constructors."
                     ]
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.assist.importGranularity": {