diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
index 1b7f945cee..5121f0b445 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/aligner.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::str;
 use zenoh::key_expr::{KeyExpr, OwnedKeyExpr};
 use zenoh::payload::StringOrBase64;
 use zenoh::prelude::r#async::*;
-use zenoh::sample::builder::{PutSampleBuilder, TimestampBuilderTrait, ValueBuilderTrait};
+use zenoh::sample::builder::{SampleBuilder, TimestampBuilderTrait, ValueBuilderTrait};
 use zenoh::time::Timestamp;
 use zenoh::Session;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ impl Aligner {
                 let Value {
                     payload, encoding, ..
                 } = value;
-                let sample = PutSampleBuilder::new(key, payload)
+                let sample = SampleBuilder::put(key, payload)
                     .encoding(encoding)
                     .timestamp(ts)
                     .into();
diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
index 62468ac6a1..feebfb588a 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ use zenoh::buffers::ZBuf;
 use zenoh::key_expr::KeyExpr;
 use zenoh::prelude::r#async::*;
 use zenoh::query::{ConsolidationMode, QueryTarget};
-use zenoh::sample::builder::{
-    DeleteSampleBuilder, PutSampleBuilder, SampleBuilder, TimestampBuilderTrait, ValueBuilderTrait,
-};
+use zenoh::sample::builder::{SampleBuilder, TimestampBuilderTrait, ValueBuilderTrait};
 use zenoh::sample::{Sample, SampleKind};
 use zenoh::time::{new_reception_timestamp, Timestamp, NTP64};
 use zenoh::value::Value;
@@ -309,7 +307,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                         let Value {
                             payload, encoding, ..
                         } = data.value;
-                        PutSampleBuilder::new(KeyExpr::from(k.clone()), payload)
+                        SampleBuilder::put(KeyExpr::from(k.clone()), payload)
                             .encoding(encoding)
                             .timestamp(data.timestamp)
                             .into()
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ impl StorageService {
                     Some(Update {
                         kind: SampleKind::Delete,
                         data,
-                    }) => DeleteSampleBuilder::new(KeyExpr::from(k.clone()))
+                    }) => SampleBuilder::delete(KeyExpr::from(k.clone()))
                         .timestamp(data.timestamp)
                         .into(),
                     None => SampleBuilder::from(sample.clone())
diff --git a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
index 2e3a1f585a..c9492394c4 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ impl Query {
         IntoKeyExpr: Into<KeyExpr<'static>>,
         IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
     {
-        let sample_builder = PutSampleBuilder::new(key_expr, payload)
-            .with_qos(response::ext::QoSType::RESPONSE.into());
+        let sample_builder =
+            SampleBuilder::put(key_expr, payload).with_qos(response::ext::QoSType::RESPONSE.into());
         ReplyBuilder {
             query: self,
             sample_builder,
diff --git a/zenoh/src/sample/builder.rs b/zenoh/src/sample/builder.rs
index f74afdf2b3..8c507c8119 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/sample/builder.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/sample/builder.rs
@@ -62,22 +62,21 @@ pub trait ValueBuilderTrait {
 pub struct SampleBuilder(Sample);
 
 impl SampleBuilder {
-    pub fn new<IntoKeyExpr>(key_expr: IntoKeyExpr) -> Self
+    pub fn put<IntoKeyExpr, IntoPayload>(
+        key_expr: IntoKeyExpr,
+        payload: IntoPayload,
+    ) -> PutSampleBuilder
     where
         IntoKeyExpr: Into<KeyExpr<'static>>,
+        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
     {
-        Self(Sample {
-            key_expr: key_expr.into(),
-            payload: Payload::empty(),
-            kind: SampleKind::default(),
-            encoding: Encoding::default(),
-            timestamp: None,
-            qos: QoS::default(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
-            source_info: SourceInfo::empty(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
-            attachment: None,
-        })
+        PutSampleBuilder::new(key_expr, payload)
+    }
+    pub fn delete<IntoKeyExpr>(key_expr: IntoKeyExpr) -> DeleteSampleBuilder
+    where
+        IntoKeyExpr: Into<KeyExpr<'static>>,
+    {
+        DeleteSampleBuilder::new(key_expr)
     }
     /// Allows to change keyexpr of [`Sample`]
     pub fn keyexpr<IntoKeyExpr>(self, key_expr: IntoKeyExpr) -> Self
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ impl From<SampleBuilder> for PutSampleBuilder {
 }
 
 impl PutSampleBuilder {
-    pub fn new<IntoKeyExpr, IntoPayload>(key_expr: IntoKeyExpr, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
+    fn new<IntoKeyExpr, IntoPayload>(key_expr: IntoKeyExpr, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
     where
         IntoKeyExpr: Into<KeyExpr<'static>>,
         IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,