diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/DefaultValueSpec.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/DefaultValueSpec.scala
index e11178dd5..b0ed8e646 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/DefaultValueSpec.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/DefaultValueSpec.scala
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ object DefaultValueSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
         assert(eitherSchema.defaultValue)(isRight(isLeft(equalTo(0))))
       },
       test("left") {
-        val leftSchema: Schema[Left[Int, Nothing]] = Schema.left(Schema.primitive(StandardType.IntType))
+        val leftSchema = Schema.either(Schema.primitive(StandardType.IntType), Schema.fail("Nothing"))
         assert(leftSchema.defaultValue)(isRight(isLeft(equalTo(0))))
       },
       test("right") {
-        val rightSchema: Schema[Right[Nothing, String]] = Schema.right(Schema.primitive(StandardType.StringType))
+        val rightSchema = Schema.either(Schema.fail("Nothing"), Schema.primitive(StandardType.StringType))
         assert(rightSchema.defaultValue)(isRight(isRight(equalTo(""))))
       }
     )
diff --git a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
index 56cc0319c..8dac87f96 100644
--- a/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-schema-json/shared/src/test/scala/zio/schema/codec/JsonCodecSpec.scala
@@ -268,48 +268,6 @@ object JsonCodecSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
             )
         }
       },
-      test("compatible with left/right") {
-        check(
-          for {
-            left  <- SchemaGen.anyPrimitiveAndValue
-            right <- SchemaGen.anyPrimitiveAndValue
-          } yield (
-            Schema.either(left._1, right._1),
-            Schema.left(left._1),
-            Schema.right(right._1),
-            Left(left._2),
-            Right(right._2)
-          )
-        ) {
-          case (eitherSchema, leftSchema, rightSchema, leftValue, rightValue) =>
-            for {
-              a1 <- assertEncodesThenDecodesWithDifferentSchemas[Either[Any, Any], Left[Any, Nothing]](
-                     eitherSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Either[Any, Any]]],
-                     leftSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Left[Any, Nothing]]],
-                     leftValue.asInstanceOf[Either[Any, Any]],
-                     (x: Either[Any, Any], y: Left[Any, Nothing]) => x == y
-                   )
-              a2 <- assertEncodesThenDecodesWithDifferentSchemas(
-                     eitherSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Either[Any, Any]]],
-                     rightSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Right[Nothing, Any]]],
-                     rightValue,
-                     (x: Either[Any, Any], y: Right[Nothing, Any]) => x == y
-                   )
-              a3 <- assertEncodesThenDecodesWithDifferentSchemas(
-                     leftSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Left[Any, Nothing]]],
-                     eitherSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Either[Any, Any]]],
-                     leftValue,
-                     (x: Left[Any, Nothing], y: Either[Any, Any]) => x == y
-                   )
-              a4 <- assertEncodesThenDecodesWithDifferentSchemas(
-                     rightSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Right[Nothing, Any]]],
-                     eitherSchema.asInstanceOf[Schema[Either[Any, Any]]],
-                     rightValue,
-                     (x: Right[Nothing, Any], y: Either[Any, Any]) => x == y
-                   )
-            } yield a1 && a2 && a3 && a4
-        }
-      },
       test("Map of complex keys and values") {
         assertEncodes(
           Schema.map[Key, Value],
diff --git a/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/DynamicValue.scala b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/DynamicValue.scala
index 286f2ff42..d0319945e 100644
--- a/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/DynamicValue.scala
+++ b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/DynamicValue.scala
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ private[schema] object DynamicValueSchema { self =>
   private val noneValueCase: Schema.Case[DynamicValue.NoneValue.type, DynamicValue] =
     Schema.Case(
       "NoneValue",
-      Schema.none.transform(_ => DynamicValue.NoneValue, _ => None),
+      Schema.singleton(None).transform(_ => DynamicValue.NoneValue, _ => None),
       _.asInstanceOf[DynamicValue.NoneValue.type],
       Chunk("case")
     )
diff --git a/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/Schema.scala b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/Schema.scala
index 80ea45d66..3976b4a5c 100644
--- a/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/Schema.scala
+++ b/zio-schema/shared/src/main/scala/zio/schema/Schema.scala
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ object Schema extends TupleSchemas with RecordSchemas with EnumSchemas with Sche
     }
   )
 
-  implicit val nil: Schema[Nil.type] = singleton(Nil)
-
-  implicit val none: Schema[None.type] = singleton(None)
-
   implicit val dynamicValue: Schema[DynamicValue] = DynamicValueSchema()
 
   implicit def chunk[A](implicit schemaA: Schema[A]): Schema[Chunk[A]] =
@@ -235,16 +231,6 @@ object Schema extends TupleSchemas with RecordSchemas with EnumSchemas with Sche
   implicit def either[A, B](implicit left: Schema[A], right: Schema[B]): Schema[Either[A, B]] =
     EitherSchema(left, right)
 
-  implicit def left[A](implicit schemaA: Schema[A]): Schema[Left[A, Nothing]] =
-    either[A, Nothing](schemaA, Schema.fail[Nothing]("no schema for Right"))
-      .transformOrFail[Left[A, Nothing]](
-        {
-          case left @ Left(_) => Right(left)
-          case Right(_)       => Left("cannot encode Right")
-        },
-        left => Right(left)
-      )
-
   implicit def list[A](implicit schemaA: Schema[A]): Schema[List[A]] =
     Schema.Sequence[List[A], A, String](schemaA, _.toList, Chunk.fromIterable(_), Chunk.empty, "List")
 
@@ -257,16 +243,6 @@ object Schema extends TupleSchemas with RecordSchemas with EnumSchemas with Sche
   def semiDynamic[A](defaultValue: Either[String, (A, Schema[A])] = Left("no default value")): Schema[(A, Schema[A])] =
     Schema.SemiDynamic(defaultValue)
 
-  implicit def right[B](implicit schemaB: Schema[B]): Schema[Right[Nothing, B]] =
-    either[Nothing, B](Schema.fail[Nothing]("no schema for Left"), schemaB)
-      .transformOrFail[Right[Nothing, B]](
-        {
-          case right @ Right(_) => Right(right)
-          case Left(_)          => Left("cannot encode Left")
-        },
-        right => Right(right)
-      )
-
   implicit def vector[A](implicit element: Schema[A]): Schema[Vector[A]] =
     chunk(element).transform(_.toVector, Chunk.fromIterable(_))