diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/new_cap.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/new_cap.rs
index 7839d9cdabe86..70f3a4521534f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/new_cap.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/new_cap.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn new_cap_diagnostic(span: Span, cap: &GetCapResult) -> OxcDiagnostic {
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct NewCap(Box<NewCapConfig>);
 
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct NewCapConfig {
     new_is_cap: bool,
     cap_is_new: bool,
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ pub struct NewCapConfig {
     properties: bool,
 }
 
+impl Default for NewCapConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            new_is_cap: true,
+            cap_is_new: true,
+            new_is_cap_exceptions: caps_allowed_vec(),
+            new_is_cap_exception_pattern: None,
+            cap_is_new_exceptions: vec![],
+            cap_is_new_exception_pattern: None,
+            properties: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl std::ops::Deref for NewCap {
     type Target = NewCapConfig;
 
@@ -81,15 +95,7 @@ fn regex_serde_value(map: &serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::Value>, key: &str
 impl From<&serde_json::Value> for NewCap {
     fn from(raw: &serde_json::Value) -> Self {
         let Some(config_entry) = raw.get(0) else {
-            return Self(Box::new(NewCapConfig {
-                new_is_cap: true,
-                cap_is_new: true,
-                new_is_cap_exceptions: caps_allowed_vec(),
-                new_is_cap_exception_pattern: None,
-                cap_is_new_exceptions: vec![],
-                cap_is_new_exception_pattern: None,
-                properties: true,
-            }));
+            return Self(Box::default());
         };
 
         let config = config_entry
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/tests/rule_configuration_test.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/tests/rule_configuration_test.rs
index 09ecd82717989..830f6234b883b 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/tests/rule_configuration_test.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/tests/rule_configuration_test.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ fn test_rule_default_matches_from_configuration_null() {
     // 1. The Default implementation returns the same values as from_configuration(null), or
     // 2. The from_configuration method is updated to return Default::default() when given null
     let exceptions = [
-        "eslint/new-cap",
         "eslint/no-unneeded-ternary",
         "eslint/no-else-return",
         "import/extensions",