diff --git a/spacy/util.py b/spacy/util.py
index 76a1e0bfa..3034808ba 100644
--- a/spacy/util.py
+++ b/spacy/util.py
@@ -443,9 +443,9 @@ def load_model_from_package(
     name: str,
     *,
     vocab: Union["Vocab", bool] = True,
-    disable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
-    enable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
-    exclude: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
+    disable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
+    enable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
+    exclude: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
     config: Union[Dict[str, Any], Config] = SimpleFrozenDict(),
 ) -> "Language":
     """Load a model from an installed package.
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ def load_model_from_init_py(
     init_file: Union[Path, str],
     *,
     vocab: Union["Vocab", bool] = True,
-    disable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
-    enable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
-    exclude: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = _DEFAULT_EMPTY_PIPES,
+    disable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
+    enable: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
+    exclude: Union[str, Iterable[str]] = SimpleFrozenList(),
     config: Union[Dict[str, Any], Config] = SimpleFrozenDict(),
 ) -> "Language":
     """Helper function to use in the `load()` method of a model package's