diff --git a/mlx/array.h b/mlx/array.h
index 7325a1e76..1f04d8ff8 100644
--- a/mlx/array.h
+++ b/mlx/array.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright © 2023 Apple Inc.
 #pragma once
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <functional>
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ class array {
     std::vector<size_t> strides;
     size_t size;
     Dtype dtype;
-    std::shared_ptr<Primitive> primitive{nullptr};
+    std::shared_ptr<Primitive> primitive;
 
     // Indicates an array is being used in a graph transform
     // and should not be detached from the graph
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ class array {
 
     // This is a shared pointer so that *different* arrays
     // can share the underlying data buffer.
-    std::shared_ptr<Data> data{nullptr};
+    std::shared_ptr<Data> data;
 
     // Properly offset data pointer
     void* data_ptr{nullptr};
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ class array {
   // shape, strides, the data type. It also includes
   // the primitive which knows how to compute the array's data from its inputs
   // and the list of array's inputs for the primitive.
-  std::shared_ptr<ArrayDesc> array_desc_{nullptr};
+  std::shared_ptr<ArrayDesc> array_desc_;
 };
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/device.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/device.cpp
index 1fb2bd46f..a2966362f 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/device.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/device.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace mlx::core::metal {
 namespace {
 
 // TODO nicer way to set this or possibly expose as an environment variable
-static constexpr int MAX_BUFFERS_PER_QUEUE = 12;
+constexpr int MAX_BUFFERS_PER_QUEUE = 12;
 
-static constexpr const char* default_mtllib_path = METAL_PATH;
+constexpr const char* default_mtllib_path = METAL_PATH;
 
 auto load_device() {
   auto devices = MTL::CopyAllDevices();
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/indexing.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/indexing.cpp
index 13169c4f1..67095a021 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/indexing.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/indexing.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 namespace {
 
-static constexpr int METAL_MAX_INDEX_ARRAYS = 10;
+constexpr int METAL_MAX_INDEX_ARRAYS = 10;
 
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/mlx/backend/metal/primitives.cpp b/mlx/backend/metal/primitives.cpp
index 686c35d7f..6908b6905 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/metal/primitives.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/metal/primitives.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 namespace {
 
-static constexpr int METAL_MAX_INDEX_ARRAYS = 10;
+constexpr int METAL_MAX_INDEX_ARRAYS = 10;
 
 void binary_op(
     const std::vector<array>& inputs,
diff --git a/mlx/dtype.cpp b/mlx/dtype.cpp
index 99b75a028..b4ac9159d 100644
--- a/mlx/dtype.cpp
+++ b/mlx/dtype.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 namespace {
 
-static constexpr int num_types = 13;
+constexpr int num_types = 13;
 
-static constexpr Dtype::Kind type_kinds[num_types] = {
+constexpr Dtype::Kind type_kinds[num_types] = {
     Dtype::Kind::b, // bool_,
     Dtype::Kind::u, // uint8,
     Dtype::Kind::u, // uint16,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static constexpr Dtype::Kind type_kinds[num_types] = {
 // Following Jax type promotion rules:
 // https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/type_promotion.html
 // clang-format off
-static constexpr Dtype type_rules[num_types][num_types] = {
+constexpr Dtype type_rules[num_types][num_types] = {
 // bool       uint8      uint16     uint32     uint64     int8       int16      int32      int64      float16    float32    bfloat16   complex64
   {bool_,     uint8,     uint16,    uint32,    uint64,    int8,      int16,     int32,     int64,     float16,   float32,   bfloat16,  complex64}, // bool
   {uint8,     uint8,     uint16,    uint32,    uint64,    int16,     int16,     int32,     int64,     float16,   float32,   bfloat16,  complex64}, // uint8
diff --git a/mlx/io/load.cpp b/mlx/io/load.cpp
index fa3d13377..9d88f87fe 100644
--- a/mlx/io/load.cpp
+++ b/mlx/io/load.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace mlx::core {
 
 namespace {
 
-static constexpr uint8_t MAGIC[] = {
+constexpr uint8_t MAGIC[] = {
     0x93,
     0x4e,
     0x55,
diff --git a/mlx/transforms.cpp b/mlx/transforms.cpp
index 695159a57..88581c52d 100644
--- a/mlx/transforms.cpp
+++ b/mlx/transforms.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void eval(const std::vector<array>& outputs) {
         arr_deps.push_back(it->second);
       }
     }
-    std::shared_ptr<std::promise<void>> p{nullptr};
+    std::shared_ptr<std::promise<void>> p;
     if (auto it = deps.find(arr.primitive_id()); it != deps.end()) {
       p = std::make_unique<std::promise<void>>();
       ps.push_back(p);