diff --git a/include/blt/std/format.h b/include/blt/std/format.h
index 8f9e213..1ce0a72 100755
--- a/include/blt/std/format.h
+++ b/include/blt/std/format.h
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ namespace blt::string
      */
     struct ascii_padding_format
     {
-        size_t horizontalPadding = 4;
-        size_t verticalPadding = 2;
+        size_t horizontalPadding = 1;
+        size_t verticalPadding = 1;
     };
     
     struct tree_format
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ namespace blt::string
     {
         std::string data;
         std::string title;
-        tree_node* parent;
         blt::static_vector<tree_node*, 16> children;
     };
     
diff --git a/tests/src/utility_test.cpp b/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
index 577c6da..20bd404 100644
--- a/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/utility_test.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ void blt::test::utility::run()
     }
     
     blt::string::ascii_padding_format bf;
-    bf.horizontalPadding = 1;
-    bf.verticalPadding = 1;
     blt::string::ascii_titled_box bt1{"Pants are inside my lungs", "I sold your child", bf};
     blt::string::ascii_titled_box bt2{"With your child", "Your my whole world", bf};
     blt::string::ascii_box b1{"Single Word", bf};