diff --git a/src/xtgeo/well/blocked_wells.py b/src/xtgeo/well/blocked_wells.py
index ab025febc..bf1fe0cd1 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/well/blocked_wells.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/well/blocked_wells.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def _from_roxar(self, *args, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
         project = args[0]
         gname = args[1]
         bwname = args[2]
-        lognames = kwargs.get("lognames", None)
+        lognames = kwargs.get("lognames")
         ijk = kwargs.get("ijk", True)
 
         _blockedwells_roxapi.import_bwells_roxapi(
diff --git a/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py b/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
index c35a4fd17..578448d4f 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/well/well1.py
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def to_roxar(self, *args, **kwargs):
         trajectory = kwargs.get("trajectory", "Drilled trajectory")
         logrun = kwargs.get("logrun", "log")
         realisation = kwargs.get("realisation", 0)
-        update_option = kwargs.get("update_option", None)
+        update_option = kwargs.get("update_option")
 
         logger.debug("Not in use: realisation %s", realisation)
 
diff --git a/src/xtgeo/xyz/_xyz_io.py b/src/xtgeo/xyz/_xyz_io.py
index bfee3e9c3..c8cbea854 100644
--- a/src/xtgeo/xyz/_xyz_io.py
+++ b/src/xtgeo/xyz/_xyz_io.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def to_file(
         KeyError if pfilter is set and key(s) are invalid
 
     """
-    filter_deprecated = kwargs.get("filter", None)
+    filter_deprecated = kwargs.get("filter")
     if filter_deprecated is not None and pfilter is None:
         pfilter = filter_deprecated