diff --git a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Argument.java b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Argument.java
index 6979a22888..07971808b6 100644
--- a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Argument.java
+++ b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Argument.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
 @Data
 @EqualsAndHashCode()
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class Argument implements Named {
 
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ public class Argument implements Named {
 
     @JsonProperty("values")
     @JsonDeserialize(as = LinkedHashSet.class)
-    private Set<String> values = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    private Set<String> values;
 
     @JsonProperty("tableSource")
     private String tableSource;
@@ -56,6 +54,10 @@ public class Argument implements Named {
     @JsonProperty("default")
     private Object defaultValue;
 
+    public Argument() {
+        this.values = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns description of the argument.
      * If null, returns the name
diff --git a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Dimension.java b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Dimension.java
index cd0cb91f3a..cbe58c8998 100644
--- a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Dimension.java
+++ b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Dimension.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Singular;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@
 @Data
 @EqualsAndHashCode()
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class Dimension implements Named {
 
@@ -62,10 +60,10 @@ public class Dimension implements Named {
     private String category;
 
     @JsonProperty("hidden")
-    private Boolean hidden = false;
+    private Boolean hidden;
 
     @JsonProperty("readAccess")
-    private String readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+    private String readAccess;
 
     @JsonProperty("definition")
     private String definition;
@@ -78,23 +76,32 @@ public class Dimension implements Named {
 
     @JsonProperty("grains")
     @Singular
-    private List<Grain> grains = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Grain> grains;
 
     @JsonProperty("tags")
     @JsonDeserialize(as = LinkedHashSet.class)
-    private Set<String> tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    private Set<String> tags;
 
     @JsonProperty("arguments")
     @Singular
-    private List<Argument> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Argument> arguments;
 
     @JsonProperty("values")
     @JsonDeserialize(as = LinkedHashSet.class)
-    private Set<String> values = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    private Set<String> values;
 
     @JsonProperty("tableSource")
     private String tableSource;
 
+    public Dimension() {
+        this.hidden = false;
+        this.readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+        this.grains = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        this.values = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        this.arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns description of the dimension.
      * If null, returns the name.
diff --git a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Join.java b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Join.java
index 61851b3e50..e4ffc57f72 100644
--- a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Join.java
+++ b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Join.java
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonPropertyOrder;
+
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 
 /**
  * Joins describe the SQL expression necessary to join two physical tables.
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 @Data
 @EqualsAndHashCode()
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class Join implements Named {
 
@@ -43,11 +42,15 @@ public class Join implements Named {
     private Join.Type type;
 
     @JsonProperty("kind")
-    private Join.Kind kind = Join.Kind.TOONE;
+    private Join.Kind kind;
 
     @JsonProperty("definition")
     private String definition;
 
+    public Join() {
+        this.kind = Join.Kind.TOONE;
+    }
+
     public enum Kind {
 
         TOONE("toOne"),
diff --git a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Measure.java b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Measure.java
index df3ea865fc..61f4937ba5 100644
--- a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Measure.java
+++ b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Measure.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Singular;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@
 @Data
 @EqualsAndHashCode()
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class Measure implements Named {
 
@@ -58,10 +56,10 @@ public class Measure implements Named {
     private String category;
 
     @JsonProperty("hidden")
-    private Boolean hidden = false;
+    private Boolean hidden;
 
     @JsonProperty("readAccess")
-    private String readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+    private String readAccess;
 
     @JsonProperty("definition")
     private String definition;
@@ -74,11 +72,18 @@ public class Measure implements Named {
 
     @JsonProperty("tags")
     @JsonDeserialize(as = LinkedHashSet.class)
-    private Set<String> tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    private Set<String> tags;
 
     @JsonProperty("arguments")
     @Singular
-    private List<Argument> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Argument> arguments;
+
+    public Measure() {
+        this.hidden = false;
+        this.readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+        this.tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        this.arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns description of the measure.
diff --git a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Table.java b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Table.java
index dd18724980..00692d725c 100644
--- a/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Table.java
+++ b/elide-model-config/src/main/java/com/yahoo/elide/modelconfig/model/Table.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Singular;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
 @Data
 @EqualsAndHashCode()
 @AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 @Builder
 public class Table implements Named {
 
@@ -68,10 +66,10 @@ public class Table implements Named {
     private String dbConnectionName;
 
     @JsonProperty("isFact")
-    private Boolean isFact = true;
+    private Boolean isFact;
 
     @JsonProperty("hidden")
-    private Boolean hidden = false;
+    private Boolean hidden;
 
     @JsonProperty("description")
     private String description;
@@ -86,27 +84,27 @@ public class Table implements Named {
     private String cardinality;
 
     @JsonProperty("readAccess")
-    private String readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+    private String readAccess;
 
     @JsonProperty("joins")
     @Singular
-    private List<Join> joins = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Join> joins;
 
     @JsonProperty("measures")
     @Singular
-    private List<Measure> measures = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Measure> measures;
 
     @JsonProperty("dimensions")
     @Singular
-    private List<Dimension> dimensions = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Dimension> dimensions;
 
     @JsonProperty("tags")
     @JsonDeserialize(as = LinkedHashSet.class)
-    private Set<String> tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+    private Set<String> tags;
 
     @JsonProperty("arguments")
     @Singular
-    private List<Argument> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    private List<Argument> arguments;
 
     @JsonProperty("extend")
     private String extend;
@@ -117,6 +115,17 @@ public class Table implements Named {
     @JsonProperty("table")
     private String table;
 
+    public Table() {
+        this.isFact = true;
+        this.hidden = false;
+        this.readAccess = "Prefab.Role.All";
+        this.joins = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.measures = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.dimensions = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.tags = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        this.arguments = new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns description of the table object.
      * If null, returns the name.