diff --git a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/active_validator.rs b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/active_validator.rs
index 81f89f11c3..dc09ed1e2d 100644
--- a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/active_validator.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/active_validator.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
+
 use tracing::warn;
 
 use super::{
@@ -36,7 +38,6 @@ pub(crate) enum Effect<C: Context> {
 /// If the rounds are long enough (i.e. message delivery is fast enough) and there are enough
 /// honest validators, there will be a lot of confirmations for the proposal, and enough witness
 /// votes citing all those confirmations, to create a summit and finalize the proposal.
-#[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct ActiveValidator<C: Context> {
     /// Our own validator index.
     vidx: ValidatorIndex,
@@ -48,6 +49,17 @@ pub(crate) struct ActiveValidator<C: Context> {
     next_timer: u64,
 }
 
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Debug`
+impl<C: Context> Debug for ActiveValidator<C> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("ActiveValidator")
+            .field("vidx", &self.vidx)
+            .field("round_exp", &self.round_exp)
+            .field("next_timer", &self.next_timer)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<C: Context> ActiveValidator<C> {
     /// Creates a new `ActiveValidator` and the timer effect for the first call.
     pub(crate) fn new(
diff --git a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vertex.rs b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vertex.rs
index d6a9d97d4b..8b2aa30868 100644
--- a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vertex.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vertex.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use std::iter;
+use std::{
+    fmt::{self, Debug},
+    iter,
+};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ impl<C: Context> Vertex<C> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(bound(
     serialize = "C::Hash: Serialize",
     deserialize = "C::Hash: Deserialize<'de>",
@@ -61,6 +64,36 @@ pub(crate) struct SignedWireVote<C: Context> {
     pub(crate) signature: <C::ValidatorSecret as ValidatorSecret>::Signature,
 }
 
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Clone`
+impl<C: Context> Clone for SignedWireVote<C> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            wire_vote: self.wire_vote.clone(),
+            signature: self.signature.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Debug`
+impl<C: Context> Debug for SignedWireVote<C> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("SignedWireVote")
+            .field("wire_vote", &self.wire_vote)
+            .field("signature", &self.signature)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `PartialEq`
+impl<C: Context> PartialEq for SignedWireVote<C> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &SignedWireVote<C>) -> bool {
+        self.wire_vote == other.wire_vote && self.signature == other.signature
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Eq`
+impl<C: Context> Eq for SignedWireVote<C> {}
+
 impl<C: Context> SignedWireVote<C> {
     pub(crate) fn new(wire_vote: WireVote<C>, secret_key: &C::ValidatorSecret) -> Self {
         let signature = secret_key.sign(&wire_vote.hash());
diff --git a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vote.rs b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vote.rs
index 45ee10f524..884e5d18a5 100644
--- a/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vote.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/consensus/highway_core/vote.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug};
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::{state::State, validators::ValidatorIndex, vertex::WireVote};
@@ -103,7 +105,6 @@ impl<C: Context> Panorama<C> {
 }
 
 /// A vote sent to or received from the network.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub(crate) struct Vote<C: Context> {
     // TODO: Signature
     /// The list of latest messages and faults observed by the creator of this message.
@@ -125,6 +126,52 @@ pub(crate) struct Vote<C: Context> {
     pub(crate) signature: <C::ValidatorSecret as ValidatorSecret>::Signature,
 }
 
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Clone`
+impl<C: Context> Clone for Vote<C> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            panorama: self.panorama.clone(),
+            seq_number: self.seq_number,
+            creator: self.creator,
+            block: self.block.clone(),
+            skip_idx: self.skip_idx.clone(),
+            timestamp: self.timestamp,
+            signature: self.signature.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Debug`
+impl<C: Context> Debug for Vote<C> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Vote")
+            .field("panorama", &self.panorama)
+            .field("seq_number", &self.seq_number)
+            .field("creator", &self.creator)
+            .field("block", &self.block)
+            .field("skip_idx", &self.skip_idx)
+            .field("timestamp", &self.timestamp)
+            .field("signature", &self.signature)
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `PartialEq`
+impl<C: Context> PartialEq for Vote<C> {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Vote<C>) -> bool {
+        self.panorama == other.panorama
+            && self.seq_number == other.seq_number
+            && self.creator == other.creator
+            && self.block == other.block
+            && self.skip_idx == other.skip_idx
+            && self.timestamp == other.timestamp
+            && self.signature == other.signature
+    }
+}
+
+// `#[derive]` doesn't work if `C::ValidatorSecret` is not `Eq`
+impl<C: Context> Eq for Vote<C> {}
+
 impl<C: Context> Vote<C> {
     /// Creates a new `Vote` from the `WireVote`, and returns the value if it contained any.
     /// Values must be stored as a block, with the same hash.
diff --git a/node/src/components/consensus/traits.rs b/node/src/components/consensus/traits.rs
index 61ab9a5667..fea48a8aee 100644
--- a/node/src/components/consensus/traits.rs
+++ b/node/src/components/consensus/traits.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub(crate) trait HashT:
 impl<H> HashT for H where H: Eq + Ord + Clone + Debug + Hash + Serialize + DeserializeOwned {}
 
 /// A validator's secret signing key.
-pub(crate) trait ValidatorSecret: Debug + Eq + Clone {
+pub(crate) trait ValidatorSecret {
     type Hash;
 
     type Signature: Eq + PartialEq + Clone + Debug + Hash + Serialize + DeserializeOwned;