diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/call.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/call.rs
index 7f4eb1de599b..66d2e28cb8c0 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/call.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/call.rs
@@ -125,12 +125,13 @@ pub struct CallRequest {
     /// AccessList
     pub access_list: Option<AccessList>,
     /// Max Fee per Blob gas for EIP-4844 transactions
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub max_fee_per_blob_gas: Option<U256>,
     /// Blob Versioned Hashes for EIP-4844 transactions
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub blob_versioned_hashes: Option<Vec<B256>>,
     /// EIP-2718 type
-    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    #[serde(rename = "type", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub transaction_type: Option<U8>,
 }
 
@@ -160,10 +161,12 @@ impl CallRequest {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CallInput {
     /// Transaction data
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub input: Option<Bytes>,
     /// Transaction data
     ///
     /// This is the same as `input` but is used for backwards compatibility: <https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/15628>
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub data: Option<Bytes>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/transaction/request.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/transaction/request.rs
index 716c3960b299..7c82db2b5580 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/transaction/request.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-types/src/eth/transaction/request.rs
@@ -18,28 +18,24 @@ pub struct TransactionRequest {
     /// to address
     pub to: Option<Address>,
     /// legacy, gas Price
-    #[serde(default)]
     pub gas_price: Option<U128>,
     /// max base fee per gas sender is willing to pay
-    #[serde(default)]
     pub max_fee_per_gas: Option<U128>,
     /// miner tip
-    #[serde(default)]
     pub max_priority_fee_per_gas: Option<U128>,
     /// gas
     pub gas: Option<U256>,
     /// value of th tx in wei
     pub value: Option<U256>,
     /// Any additional data sent
-    #[serde(alias = "input")]
-    pub data: Option<Bytes>,
+    #[serde(alias = "data")]
+    pub input: Option<Bytes>,
     /// Transaction nonce
     pub nonce: Option<U64>,
     /// warm storage access pre-payment
-    #[serde(default)]
     pub access_list: Option<AccessList>,
     /// EIP-2718 type
-    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    #[serde(rename = "type", skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub transaction_type: Option<U8>,
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +54,7 @@ impl TransactionRequest {
             max_priority_fee_per_gas,
             gas,
             value,
-            data,
+            input: data,
             nonce,
             mut access_list,
             ..
@@ -161,8 +157,8 @@ impl TransactionRequest {
     }
 
     /// Sets the input data for the transaction.
-    pub fn input(mut self, input: Bytes) -> Self {
-        self.data = Some(input);
+    pub fn input(mut self, input: impl Into<Bytes>) -> Self {
+        self.input = Some(input.into());
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
index 2b6efcf5b1da..d7d21615e2d4 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ where
                     gas_price: Some(U256::from(gas_price)),
                     max_fee_per_gas: Some(U256::from(max_fee_per_gas)),
                     value: request.value,
-                    input: request.data.clone().into(),
+                    input: request.input.clone().into(),
                     nonce: request.nonce,
                     chain_id: Some(chain_id),
                     access_list: request.access_list.clone(),