diff --git a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
index de76ade51d..6d31c9710a 100644
--- a/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
+++ b/plugins/zenoh-plugin-storage-manager/src/replica/storage.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ fn construct_update(data: String) -> Update {
     for slice in result.3 {
         payload.push_zslice(slice.to_vec().into());
     }
-    let value = Value::new(payload).with_encoding(result.2.into());
+    let value = Value::new(payload).with_encoding(result.2);
     let data = StoredData {
         value,
         timestamp: Timestamp::from_str(&result.1).unwrap(), // @TODO: remove the unwrap()
diff --git a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
index 9047e8b112..caeeb5c89b 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/net/runtime/adminspace.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Primitives for AdminSpace {
                         parameters,
                         value: query
                             .ext_body
-                            .map(|b| Value::from(b.payload).with_encoding(b.encoding.into())),
+                            .map(|b| Value::from(b.payload).with_encoding(b.encoding)),
                         qid: msg.id,
                         zid,
                         primitives,
diff --git a/zenoh/src/publication.rs b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
index cd68530bf7..0e93350222 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/publication.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/publication.rs
@@ -199,8 +199,11 @@ impl SampleBuilderTrait for DeleteBuilder<'_, '_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutBuilder<'_, '_> {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
-        Self { encoding, ..self }
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            encoding: encoding.into(),
+            ..self
+        }
     }
 
     fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
@@ -779,8 +782,11 @@ impl SampleBuilderTrait for PutPublication<'_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutPublication<'_> {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
-        Self { encoding, ..self }
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            encoding: encoding.into(),
+            ..self
+        }
     }
 
     fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
diff --git a/zenoh/src/query.rs b/zenoh/src/query.rs
index 2d4e5e1ee3..05f9a3557f 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/query.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/query.rs
@@ -169,15 +169,12 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for GetBuilder<'_, '_, DefaultHandler> {
 }
 
 impl<Handler> ValueBuilderTrait for GetBuilder<'_, '_, Handler> {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().with_encoding(encoding));
         Self { value, ..self }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
-    where
-        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
-    {
+    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         let value = Some(self.value.unwrap_or_default().with_payload(payload));
         Self { value, ..self }
     }
diff --git a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
index 66cb34459b..4f478e1ce7 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/queryable.rs
@@ -366,17 +366,14 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for ReplyBuilder<'_> {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for ReplyBuilder<'_> {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             sample_builder: self.sample_builder.with_encoding(encoding),
             ..self
         }
     }
 
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
-    where
-        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
-    {
+    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             sample_builder: self.sample_builder.with_payload(payload),
             ..self
diff --git a/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs b/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
index 2d7277506d..a113a9c953 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/sample_builder.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub trait QoSBuilderTrait {
 }
 
 pub trait TimestampBuilderTrait {
-    /// Sets of clears timestamp    
+    /// Sets of clears timestamp
     fn timestamp<T: Into<Option<Timestamp>>>(self, timestamp: T) -> Self;
 }
 
@@ -56,11 +56,9 @@ pub trait SampleBuilderTrait {
 
 pub trait ValueBuilderTrait {
     /// Set the [`Encoding`]
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self;
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self;
     /// Sets the payload
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
-    where
-        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>;
+    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -215,16 +213,13 @@ impl QoSBuilderTrait for PutSampleBuilder {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for PutSampleBuilder {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
         Self(SampleBuilder(Sample {
-            encoding,
+            encoding: encoding.into(),
             ..self.0 .0
         }))
     }
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
-    where
-        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
-    {
+    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self(SampleBuilder(Sample {
             payload: payload.into(),
             ..self.0 .0
diff --git a/zenoh/src/value.rs b/zenoh/src/value.rs
index 2d98cbf398..2e288c64ad 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/value.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/value.rs
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ impl Value {
 }
 
 impl ValueBuilderTrait for Value {
-    fn with_encoding(self, encoding: Encoding) -> Self {
-        Self { encoding, ..self }
+    fn with_encoding<T: Into<Encoding>>(self, encoding: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            encoding: encoding.into(),
+            ..self
+        }
     }
-    fn with_payload<IntoPayload>(self, payload: IntoPayload) -> Self
-    where
-        IntoPayload: Into<Payload>,
-    {
+    fn with_payload<T: Into<Payload>>(self, payload: T) -> Self {
         Self {
             payload: payload.into(),
             ..self