diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/concept.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/concept.hpp
index 0c5c69e0ef..10e6167f29 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/concept.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/concept.hpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ concept trivially_copyable = std::copyable<t> && std::is_trivially_copyable_v<t>
  */
 //!\cond
 template <typename t>
-concept trivial = trivially_copyable<t> && trivially_destructible<t> && std::is_trivial_v<t>;
+concept trivial = trivially_copyable<t> && trivially_destructible<t> && std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<t>;
 //!\endcond
 
 /*!\interface seqan3::standard_layout
diff --git a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.hpp b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.hpp
index c158677831..25718f6281 100644
--- a/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/seqan3/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <tuple>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#include <seqan3/utility/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/type_pack/traits.hpp>
 
 namespace seqan3
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ struct pod_tuple
 template <typename type0, typename... types>
 struct pod_tuple<type0, types...>
 {
-    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<type0> && std::is_trivial_v<type0>, SEQAN_NOT_POD);
+    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<type0> && seqan3::trivial<type0>, SEQAN_NOT_POD);
     //!\cond DEV
     //!\brief The first element as member.
     type0 _head;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ struct pod_tuple<type0, types...>
 template <typename type0>
 struct pod_tuple<type0>
 {
-    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<type0> && std::is_trivial_v<type0>, SEQAN_NOT_POD);
+    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<type0> && seqan3::trivial<type0>, SEQAN_NOT_POD);
     //!\cond DEV
     //!\brief The first element as member.
     type0 _head;
diff --git a/test/snippet/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.cpp b/test/snippet/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.cpp
index dde98c8b32..217f24d2b9 100644
--- a/test/snippet/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.cpp
+++ b/test/snippet/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int main()
 {
     seqan3::pod_tuple<int, float> tuple1{3, 4.7};
     static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<seqan3::pod_tuple<int, float>>);
-    static_assert(std::is_trivial_v<seqan3::pod_tuple<int, float>>);
+    static_assert(seqan3::trivial<seqan3::pod_tuple<int, float>>);
     seqan3::debug_stream << std::get<int>(tuple1) << '\n'; // 3
 
     // template parameters are automatically deduced:
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/char_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/char_test.cpp
index a916f57def..32adde8a4f 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/char_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/char_test.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(char_adaptation, type_properties)
 {
     EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TypeParam>));
     EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<TypeParam>));
-    EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivial_v<TypeParam>));
+    EXPECT_TRUE((seqan3::trivial<TypeParam>));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(char_adaptation, alphabet_char_t)
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/uint_test.cpp b/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/uint_test.cpp
index dfa8f0f9a0..f9a70e39c8 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/uint_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/adaptation/uint_test.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ TYPED_TEST(uint_adaptation, type_properties)
 {
     EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivially_copyable_v<TypeParam>));
     EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v<TypeParam>));
-    EXPECT_TRUE((std::is_trivial_v<TypeParam>));
+    EXPECT_TRUE((seqan3::trivial<TypeParam>));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(uint_adaptation, alphabet_rank_t)
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/aminoacid/aminoacid_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alphabet/aminoacid/aminoacid_test_template.hpp
index e3512a0bb7..cf8c1e36e4 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/aminoacid/aminoacid_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/aminoacid/aminoacid_test_template.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_SUITE_P(aminoacid);
 
 TYPED_TEST_P(aminoacid, concept_check)
 {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_trivial_v<TypeParam>);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::trivial<TypeParam>);
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::aminoacid_alphabet<TypeParam>);
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::aminoacid_alphabet<TypeParam &>);
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/nucleotide/nucleotide_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alphabet/nucleotide/nucleotide_test_template.hpp
index 02598ae777..512f8beb8e 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/nucleotide/nucleotide_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/nucleotide/nucleotide_test_template.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_SUITE_P(nucleotide);
 
 TYPED_TEST_P(nucleotide, concept_check)
 {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_trivial_v<TypeParam>);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::trivial<TypeParam>);
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::nucleotide_alphabet<TypeParam>);
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::nucleotide_alphabet<TypeParam &>);
diff --git a/test/unit/alphabet/quality/phred_test_template.hpp b/test/unit/alphabet/quality/phred_test_template.hpp
index 0186dbda70..e66375d25c 100644
--- a/test/unit/alphabet/quality/phred_test_template.hpp
+++ b/test/unit/alphabet/quality/phred_test_template.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_SUITE_P(phred);
 // test provision of data type `phred_type` and phred converter.
 TYPED_TEST_P(phred, concept_check)
 {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(std::is_trivial_v<TypeParam>);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::trivial<TypeParam>);
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::quality_alphabet<TypeParam>);
     EXPECT_TRUE(seqan3::quality_alphabet<TypeParam &>);
diff --git a/test/unit/utility/tuple/pod_tuple_test.cpp b/test/unit/utility/tuple/pod_tuple_test.cpp
index c1f2b4178f..3afe66eb9e 100644
--- a/test/unit/utility/tuple/pod_tuple_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utility/tuple/pod_tuple_test.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <type_traits>
 
-#include <seqan3/utility/concept.hpp>
 #include <seqan3/utility/tuple/pod_tuple.hpp>
 
 using tuple_t = seqan3::pod_tuple<int, long, float>;