diff --git a/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/mod.rs b/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/mod.rs
index 13623b7af7..1b6daae6f0 100644
--- a/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/mod.rs
@@ -264,15 +264,10 @@ impl Module {
         let params = Self::params();
         <C::Runtime as Runtime>::Core::use_tx_gas(ctx, params.gas_costs.round_root)?;
 
-        if !body.kind.is_valid() {
-            return Err(Error::InvalidArgument);
-        }
-
         Ok(
             Self::round_roots(ctx, body.runtime_id, body.round)?.map(|rr| match body.kind {
                 types::RootKind::IO => rr.io_root,
                 types::RootKind::State => rr.state_root,
-                _ => panic!("invalid root kind"), //  Covered by the is_valid check above.
             }),
         )
     }
diff --git a/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/types.rs b/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/types.rs
index 70ab35fb4d..e57bb8228d 100644
--- a/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/types.rs
+++ b/runtime-sdk/src/modules/consensus/types.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 use oasis_core_runtime::common::namespace::Namespace;
 
 /// Kind of root.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, cbor::Encode, cbor::Decode)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, Eq))]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, cbor::Encode, cbor::Decode)]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum RootKind {
-    #[default]
-    Invalid = 0,
     State = 1,
     IO = 2,
 }
 
-impl RootKind {
-    /// Whether the root kind is valid.
-    pub fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
-        !matches!(self, Self::Invalid)
-    }
-}
-
 /// Internal round root call body.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, cbor::Encode, cbor::Decode)]
-#[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq, Eq))]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, cbor::Encode, cbor::Decode)]
+#[cbor(no_default)]
 pub struct RoundRootBody {
     pub runtime_id: Namespace,
     pub round: u64,