diff --git a/src/Components/Rules/BaseRule.php b/src/Components/Rules/BaseRule.php
index 5b7cae86..5b411fc8 100644
--- a/src/Components/Rules/BaseRule.php
+++ b/src/Components/Rules/BaseRule.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class BaseRule implements Wireable, ConditionalRule
 
     public string $forAction = '';
 
-    public ?string $column = '';
+    public string $column = '';
 
     private bool $hasCondition = false;
 
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ public static function fromLivewire($value)
         return $value;
     }
 
-    public function when(Closure $closure = null): self
+    public function when(Closure $closure): self
     {
         $this->setCondition('when', $closure);
 
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function unless(Closure $closure = null): self
+    public function unless(Closure $closure): self
     {
         $this->setCondition('unless', $closure);
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Rules/RuleEditOnClick.php b/src/Components/Rules/RuleEditOnClick.php
index ffb04a77..1172f984 100644
--- a/src/Components/Rules/RuleEditOnClick.php
+++ b/src/Components/Rules/RuleEditOnClick.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class RuleEditOnClick extends BaseRule
 {
     public string $forAction = RuleManager::TYPE_EDIT_ON_CLICK;
 
-    public function __construct(public string|null $column)
+    public function __construct(public string $column)
     {
         $this->forAction = $column;
     }
diff --git a/src/Components/Rules/RuleRows.php b/src/Components/Rules/RuleRows.php
index 9bf041bc..79fc0b1a 100644
--- a/src/Components/Rules/RuleRows.php
+++ b/src/Components/Rules/RuleRows.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public function hideToggleDetail(): self
     /**
      * Interacts with Blade loop.
      */
-    public function loop(Closure $closure = null): self
+    public function loop(Closure $closure): self
     {
         $this->setCondition('loop', $closure);
 
diff --git a/src/Components/Rules/RuleToggleable.php b/src/Components/Rules/RuleToggleable.php
index abd492e7..b6c145e3 100644
--- a/src/Components/Rules/RuleToggleable.php
+++ b/src/Components/Rules/RuleToggleable.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class RuleToggleable extends BaseRule
 {
     public string $forAction = RuleManager::TYPE_TOGGLEABLE;
 
-    public function __construct(public string|null $column)
+    public function __construct(public string $column)
     {
         $this->forAction = $column;
     }
diff --git a/src/Components/Rules/RulesController.php b/src/Components/Rules/RulesController.php
index c8fbf8b1..01e5f2b6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Rules/RulesController.php
+++ b/src/Components/Rules/RulesController.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public function recoverActionForField(Model|\stdClass|array $row, string $reques
                }
            });
 
-        return $rules->toArray() ?? [];
+        return $rules->toArray();
     }
 
     public function loop(array $actionRules, object|int $loop): bool
diff --git a/src/Contracts/ConditionalRule.php b/src/Contracts/ConditionalRule.php
index 20003130..ba025834 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/ConditionalRule.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/ConditionalRule.php
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ public function setModifier(string $modifier, mixed $arguments): void;
 
     public function pushModifier(string $modifier, array $argument): void;
 
-    public function when(Closure $closure = null): self;
+    public function when(Closure $closure): self;
 
-    public function unless(Closure $closure = null): self;
+    public function unless(Closure $closure): self;
 
     public function toLivewire(): array;