diff --git a/src/blockdata/script.rs b/src/blockdata/script.rs
index e5836d0a..fa748127 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/script.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/script.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use util::hash::Hash160;
 #[cfg(feature="fuzztarget")]      use util::sha2::Sha256;
 #[cfg(not(feature="fuzztarget"))] use crypto::sha2::Sha256;
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default, PartialOrd, Ord, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 /// A Bitcoin script
 pub struct Script(Box<[u8]>);
 
@@ -399,10 +399,6 @@ impl Script {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for Script {
-    fn default() -> Script { Script(vec![].into_boxed_slice()) }
-}
-
 /// Creates a new script from an existing vector
 impl From<Vec<u8>> for Script {
     fn from(v: Vec<u8>) -> Script { Script(v.into_boxed_slice()) }