diff --git a/crates/turbo-tasks-build/src/lib.rs b/crates/turbo-tasks-build/src/lib.rs
index 97bb31f0d610d..4f2548c9aee9f 100644
--- a/crates/turbo-tasks-build/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/turbo-tasks-build/src/lib.rs
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ impl<'a> RegisterContext<'a> {
 
             self.add_value(&ident);
             self.add_value_debug_impl(&ident);
+            self.add_value_default_impl(&ident);
         } else if macro_item
             .mac
             .path
@@ -409,6 +410,18 @@ impl<'a> RegisterContext<'a> {
         );
     }
 
+    fn add_value_default_impl(&mut self, ident: &Ident) {
+        // register default ValueDefault impl generated by proc macro
+        self.register_default_impl(ident).unwrap();
+        self.add_value_trait(
+            ident,
+            &get_type_ident(&parse_quote! {
+                turbo_tasks::ValueDefault
+            })
+            .unwrap(),
+        );
+    }
+
     fn add_value_trait(&mut self, ident: &Ident, trait_ident: &Ident) {
         let key: ValueKey = (self.mod_path.to_owned(), ident.clone());
 
@@ -437,18 +450,19 @@ impl<'a> RegisterContext<'a> {
         )
     }
 
-    /// Declares the default derive of the `ValueDebug` trait.
-    fn register_debug_impl(&mut self, ident: &Ident) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        for fn_name in ["dbg", "dbg_depth"] {
+    /// Declares a derive of the given trait and its methods.
+    fn register_impl(
+        &mut self,
+        ident: &Ident,
+        trait_ident: &Ident,
+        fn_names: &[&'static str],
+    ) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        for fn_name in fn_names {
             let fn_ident = Ident::new(fn_name, ident.span());
-            let trait_ident = get_type_ident(&parse_quote! {
-                turbo_tasks::debug::ValueDebug
-            })
-            .unwrap();
 
             let (impl_fn_ident, global_name) = (
-                get_trait_impl_function_ident(ident, &trait_ident, &fn_ident),
-                self.get_global_name(&[ident, &trait_ident, &fn_ident]),
+                get_trait_impl_function_ident(ident, trait_ident, &fn_ident),
+                self.get_global_name(&[ident, trait_ident, &fn_ident]),
             );
 
             self.register(impl_fn_ident, global_name)?;
@@ -456,6 +470,30 @@ impl<'a> RegisterContext<'a> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Declares the default derive of the `ValueDebug` trait.
+    fn register_debug_impl(&mut self, ident: &Ident) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        self.register_impl(
+            ident,
+            &get_type_ident(&parse_quote! {
+                turbo_tasks::debug::ValueDebug
+            })
+            .unwrap(),
+            &["dbg", "dbg_depth"],
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Declares the default derive of the `ValueDefault` trait.
+    fn register_default_impl(&mut self, ident: &Ident) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        self.register_impl(
+            ident,
+            &get_type_ident(&parse_quote! {
+                turbo_tasks::ValueDefault
+            })
+            .unwrap(),
+            &["value_default"],
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 fn has_attribute(attrs: &[Attribute], name: &str) -> bool {
diff --git a/crates/turbo-tasks-macros/src/primitive_macro.rs b/crates/turbo-tasks-macros/src/primitive_macro.rs
index e6a2590805162..2d0b99e857ae6 100644
--- a/crates/turbo-tasks-macros/src/primitive_macro.rs
+++ b/crates/turbo-tasks-macros/src/primitive_macro.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,22 @@ pub fn primitive(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         },
     );
 
+    let value_default_impl = quote! {
+        #[turbo_tasks::value_impl]
+        impl turbo_tasks::ValueDefault for #ty {
+            #[turbo_tasks::function]
+            fn value_default() -> Vc<Self> {
+                Vc::cell(Default::default())
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     quote! {
         #value_type_and_register
 
         #value_debug_impl
+
+        #value_default_impl
     }
     .into()
 }
diff --git a/crates/turbo-tasks/src/primitives.rs b/crates/turbo-tasks/src/primitives.rs
index ccb89fc209fe8..b14773ecb8edd 100644
--- a/crates/turbo-tasks/src/primitives.rs
+++ b/crates/turbo-tasks/src/primitives.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ fn empty_string() -> Vc<String> {
 }
 
 impl Vc<String> {
+    #[deprecated(note = "use Default::default() instead")]
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn empty() -> Vc<String> {
         empty_string()
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ fn empty_string_vec() -> Vc<Vec<String>> {
 }
 
 impl Vc<Vec<String>> {
+    #[deprecated(note = "use Default::default() instead")]
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn empty() -> Vc<Vec<String>> {
         empty_string_vec()
@@ -47,17 +49,12 @@ fn option_string_none() -> Vc<Option<String>> {
 }
 
 impl Vc<Option<String>> {
+    #[deprecated(note = "use Default::default() instead")]
     pub fn none() -> Self {
         option_string_none()
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for Vc<Option<String>> {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::none()
-    }
-}
-
 __turbo_tasks_internal_primitive!(bool);
 __turbo_tasks_internal_primitive!(u8);
 __turbo_tasks_internal_primitive!(u16);
diff --git a/crates/turbo-tasks/src/unit.rs b/crates/turbo-tasks/src/unit.rs
index d3af9af7b84a9..15e6a2f4c0ebe 100644
--- a/crates/turbo-tasks/src/unit.rs
+++ b/crates/turbo-tasks/src/unit.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-use crate::{ValueDefault, Vc};
+use crate::Vc;
 
 // TODO(alexkirsz) Should this be `#[turbo_tasks::function]` or is it okay to
 // always return a new `Vc`?
+#[deprecated(note = "use Default::default() instead")]
 pub fn unit() -> Vc<()> {
     Vc::cell(())
 }
-
-impl ValueDefault for () {
-    // TODO(alexkirsz) Should this be `#[turbo_tasks::function]` or is it
-    // preferrable to always return a new `Vc`?
-    fn value_default() -> Vc<Self> {
-        Vc::cell(())
-    }
-}