diff --git a/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/encrypted_signature.rs b/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/encrypted_signature.rs
index 89b6c0dc..46e03b6d 100644
--- a/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/encrypted_signature.rs
+++ b/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/encrypted_signature.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mod test {
     fn encrypted_signature_serialization_roundtrip() {
         use super::*;
         use crate::{adaptor::*, fun::Scalar, Message};
-        let schnorr = crate::test_instance!();
+        let schnorr = crate::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
         let kp = schnorr.new_keypair(Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng()));
         let encryption_key = Point::random(&mut rand::thread_rng());
         let encrypted_signature = schnorr.encrypted_sign(
diff --git a/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/mod.rs b/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/mod.rs
index a4504cb5..560ac281 100644
--- a/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/mod.rs
+++ b/schnorr_fun/src/adaptor/mod.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub trait Adaptor {
     /// # Example
     /// ```
     /// # use schnorr_fun::{adaptor::Adaptor, fun::Scalar, Schnorr};
-    /// # let schnorr = schnorr_fun::test_instance!();
+    /// let schnorr = schnorr_fun::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
     /// let decryption_key = Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng());
     /// let encryption_key = schnorr.encryption_key_for(&decryption_key);
     fn encryption_key_for(&self, decryption_key: &Scalar) -> Point;
diff --git a/schnorr_fun/src/lib.rs b/schnorr_fun/src/lib.rs
index cfd4bd4b..9f66137c 100755
--- a/schnorr_fun/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schnorr_fun/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,3 @@ mod message;
 pub use message::*;
 
 mod libsecp_compat;
-
-#[macro_export]
-#[doc(hidden)]
-macro_rules! test_instance {
-    () => {
-        $crate::Schnorr::<sha2::Sha256, secp256kfun::nonce::Deterministic<sha2::Sha256>>::default()
-    };
-}
diff --git a/schnorr_fun/src/schnorr.rs b/schnorr_fun/src/schnorr.rs
index c1f44590..429521ba 100644
--- a/schnorr_fun/src/schnorr.rs
+++ b/schnorr_fun/src/schnorr.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use secp256kfun::{hash::Hash32, nonce::NoNonces};
 
 use crate::{
     fun::{
-        derive_nonce, g,
+        derive_nonce,
         hash::{HashAdd, Tag},
-        marker::*,
-        nonce::NonceGen,
-        s, KeyPair, Point, Scalar, G,
+        nonce::{self, NonceGen},
+        prelude::*,
+        rand_core, KeyPair,
     },
     Message, Signature,
 };
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ where
     /// #     Message,
     /// #     fun::{marker::*, Scalar},
     /// # };
-    /// # let schnorr = schnorr_fun::test_instance!();
+    /// let schnorr = schnorr_fun::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
     /// let keypair = schnorr.new_keypair(Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng()));
     /// let message = Message::<Public>::plain(
     ///     "times-of-london",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<NG, CH: Hash32> Schnorr<CH, NG> {
     ///
     /// [`KeyPair<EvenY>`]: crate::fun::KeyPair
     pub fn new_keypair(&self, sk: Scalar) -> KeyPair<EvenY> {
-        KeyPair::<EvenY>::new(sk)
+        KeyPair::new_xonly(sk)
     }
 
     /// Produces the Fiat-Shamir challenge for a Schnorr signature in the form specified by [BIP-340].
@@ -169,11 +169,8 @@ impl<NG, CH: Hash32> Schnorr<CH, NG> {
     /// Here's how you could use this to roll your own signatures.
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// use schnorr_fun::{
-    ///     fun::{marker::*, s, Point, Scalar, G},
-    ///     Message, Schnorr, Signature,
-    /// };
-    /// # let schnorr = schnorr_fun::test_instance!();
+    /// use schnorr_fun::{fun::prelude::*, Message, Schnorr, Signature};
+    /// let schnorr = schnorr_fun::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
     /// let message = Message::<Public>::plain("my-app", b"we rolled our own schnorr!");
     /// let keypair = schnorr.new_keypair(Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng()));
     /// let mut r = Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng());
@@ -252,6 +249,39 @@ impl<NG, CH: Hash32> Schnorr<CH, NG> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Create a new [`Schnorr`] instance with deterministic nonce generation from a given hash as a type
+/// paramater.
+///
+/// This exists to avoid having to write out the right type parameters
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// let schnorr = schnorr_fun::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
+/// ```
+pub fn new_with_deterministic_nonces<H>() -> Schnorr<H, nonce::Deterministic<H>>
+where
+    H: Hash32,
+{
+    Schnorr::default()
+}
+
+/// Create a new [`Schnorr`] instance with synthetic nonce generation from a given hash and rng as a
+/// type parameter.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```
+/// let schnorr = schnorr_fun::new_with_synthetic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256, rand::rngs::ThreadRng>();
+/// ```
+pub fn new_with_synthetic_nonces<H, R>() -> Schnorr<H, nonce::Synthetic<H, nonce::GlobalRng<R>>>
+where
+    H: Hash32,
+    R: rand_core::RngCore + Default + Clone,
+{
+    Schnorr::default()
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 pub mod test {
     use crate::fun::nonce::Deterministic;
@@ -294,7 +324,7 @@ pub mod test {
 
         #[test]
         fn anticipated_signature_on_should_correspond_to_actual_signature(sk in any::<Scalar>()) {
-            let schnorr = crate::test_instance!();
+            let schnorr = crate::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
             let keypair = schnorr.new_keypair(sk);
             let msg = Message::<Public>::plain(
                 "test",
@@ -316,7 +346,7 @@ pub mod test {
 
         #[test]
         fn sign_deterministic(s1 in any::<Scalar>(), s2 in any::<Scalar>()) {
-            let schnorr = crate::test_instance!();
+            let schnorr = crate::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
             let keypair_1 = schnorr.new_keypair(s1);
             let keypair_2 = schnorr.new_keypair(s2);
             let msg_atkdwn = Message::<Public>::plain("test", b"attack at dawn");
diff --git a/schnorr_fun/src/signature.rs b/schnorr_fun/src/signature.rs
index fc519d78..2a3872bc 100644
--- a/schnorr_fun/src/signature.rs
+++ b/schnorr_fun/src/signature.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ mod test {
     fn signature_serialization_roundtrip() {
         use super::*;
         use crate::{fun::Scalar, Message};
-        let schnorr = crate::test_instance!();
+        let schnorr = crate::new_with_deterministic_nonces::<sha2::Sha256>();
         let kp = schnorr.new_keypair(Scalar::random(&mut rand::thread_rng()));
         let signature = schnorr.sign(&kp, Message::<Public>::plain("test", b"foo"));
         let serialized = bincode::serialize(&signature).unwrap();