diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a16077006..2340aebdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
--
+### Added
+
+- Added a const `new` function for backends generated with the `ram_storage!` macro.
+
+### Removed
+
+- Removed unused arguments `filename_max_plus_one_ty` and `path_max_plus_one_ty` from `ram_storage!` and `const_ram_storage!` macros.
 
 ## [v0.7.2](https://github.com/trussed-dev/littlefs2/releases/tag/0.7.2) - 2026-06-10
 
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index c6e448e75..e2fa00527 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -15,22 +15,26 @@ macro_rules! ram_storage {
     block_size=$block_size:expr,
     block_count=$block_count:expr,
     lookahead_size_ty=$lookahead_size:path,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=$filename_max_plus_one:path,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=$path_max_plus_one:path,
 
 ) => {
         pub struct $Backend {
             buf: [u8; $block_size * $block_count],
         }
 
-        impl Default for $Backend {
-            fn default() -> Self {
-                $Backend {
+        impl $Backend {
+            pub const fn new() -> Self {
+                Self {
                     buf: [$erase_value; $block_size * $block_count],
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        impl Default for $Backend {
+            fn default() -> Self {
+                Self::new()
+            }
+        }
+
         pub struct $Name<'backend> {
             backend: &'backend mut $Backend,
         }
@@ -92,8 +96,6 @@ macro_rules! ram_storage {
             block_size = 128,
             block_count = $bytes / 128,
             lookahead_size_ty = $crate::consts::U1,
-            filename_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
-            path_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
         );
     };
     (tiny) => {
@@ -107,8 +109,6 @@ macro_rules! ram_storage {
             block_size = 128,
             block_count = 8,
             lookahead_size_ty = $crate::consts::U1,
-            filename_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
-            path_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
         );
     };
     (large) => {
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ macro_rules! ram_storage {
             block_size = 256,
             block_count = 512,
             lookahead_size_ty = $crate::consts::U4,
-            filename_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
-            path_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
         );
     };
 }
@@ -140,8 +138,6 @@ macro_rules! const_ram_storage {
     block_size=$block_size:expr,
     block_count=$block_count:expr,
     lookahead_size_ty=$lookahead_size:path,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=$filename_max_plus_one:path,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=$path_max_plus_one:path,
 
 ) => {
         pub struct $Name {
@@ -215,8 +211,6 @@ macro_rules! const_ram_storage {
             block_size = 512,
             block_count = $bytes / 512,
             lookahead_size_ty = $crate::consts::U1,
-            filename_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
-            path_max_plus_one_ty = $crate::consts::U256,
         );
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 33cc6dbd2..c676ef835 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size = 256,
     block_count = 512,
     lookahead_size_ty = consts::U1,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
 );
 
 ram_storage!(
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size = 20 * 35,
     block_count = 32,
     lookahead_size_ty = consts::U16,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
 );
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable-littlefs-patched")]
@@ -46,8 +42,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size = 20 * 35,
     block_count = 64,
     lookahead_size_ty = consts::U16,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty = consts::U256,
 );
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/ui/constructors-fail.rs b/tests/ui/constructors-fail.rs
index ebc701e1c..8164cede5 100644
--- a/tests/ui/constructors-fail.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/constructors-fail.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size=256,
     block_count=512,
     lookaheadwords_size_ty=consts::U2,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
     result=Result,
 );
 
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size=20*35,
     block_count=32,
     lookaheadwords_size_ty=consts::U2,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
     result=Result,
 );
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/sync-fail.rs b/tests/ui/sync-fail.rs
index 3954abf1a..6f2bc78c6 100644
--- a/tests/ui/sync-fail.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/sync-fail.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size=256,
     block_count=512,
     lookaheadwords_size_ty=consts::U2,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
     result=Result,
 );
 
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ ram_storage!(
     block_size=20*35,
     block_count=32,
     lookaheadwords_size_ty=consts::U2,
-    filename_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
-    path_max_plus_one_ty=consts::U256,
     result=Result,
 );