diff --git a/defaults.go b/defaults.go
index 1eebd68f63..72f618a773 100644
--- a/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var DefaultSecurity = ChainOptions(
 //
 // Use this option when you want to *extend* the set of multiplexers used by
 // libp2p instead of replacing them.
-var DefaultMuxers = Muxer("/yamux/1.0.0", yamux.DefaultTransport)
+var DefaultMuxers = Muxer(yamux.ID, yamux.DefaultTransport)
 
 // DefaultTransports are the default libp2p transports.
 //
diff --git a/libp2p.go b/libp2p.go
index d77c3b9b2e..db23253b14 100644
--- a/libp2p.go
+++ b/libp2p.go
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ func ChainOptions(opts ...Option) Option {
 // transport protocols;
 //
 // - If no multiplexer configuration is provided, the node is configured by
-// default to use the "yamux/1.0.0" and "mplux/6.7.0" stream connection
-// multiplexers;
+// default to use yamux;
 //
 // - If no security transport is provided, the host uses the go-libp2p's noise
 // and/or tls encrypted transport to encrypt all traffic;
diff --git a/p2p/muxer/mplex/transport.go b/p2p/muxer/mplex/transport.go
index b7fbe84c7f..10d54d1536 100644
--- a/p2p/muxer/mplex/transport.go
+++ b/p2p/muxer/mplex/transport.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 // DefaultTransport has default settings for Transport
 var DefaultTransport = &Transport{}
 
+const ID = "/mplex/6.7.0"
+
 var _ network.Multiplexer = &Transport{}
 
 // Transport implements mux.Multiplexer that constructs
diff --git a/p2p/muxer/yamux/transport.go b/p2p/muxer/yamux/transport.go
index df4ff1be3b..3273836331 100644
--- a/p2p/muxer/yamux/transport.go
+++ b/p2p/muxer/yamux/transport.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 
 var DefaultTransport *Transport
 
+const ID = "/yamux/1.0.0"
+
 func init() {
 	config := yamux.DefaultConfig()
 	// We've bumped this to 16MiB as this critically limits throughput.
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/dial_worker_test.go b/p2p/net/swarm/dial_worker_test.go
index 3ec0d9cee5..88af08d226 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/dial_worker_test.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/dial_worker_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func makeUpgrader(t *testing.T, n *Swarm) transport.Upgrader {
 	pk := n.Peerstore().PrivKey(id)
 	st := insecure.NewWithIdentity(insecure.ID, id, pk)
 
-	u, err := tptu.New([]sec.SecureTransport{st}, []tptu.StreamMuxer{{ID: "/yamux/1.0.0", Muxer: yamux.DefaultTransport}}, nil, nil, nil)
+	u, err := tptu.New([]sec.SecureTransport{st}, []tptu.StreamMuxer{{ID: yamux.ID, Muxer: yamux.DefaultTransport}}, nil, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return u
 }
diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/testing/testing.go b/p2p/net/swarm/testing/testing.go
index ea062cfd68..0f6824c4db 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/testing/testing.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/testing/testing.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func GenUpgrader(t *testing.T, n *swarm.Swarm, connGater connmgr.ConnectionGater
 	pk := n.Peerstore().PrivKey(id)
 	st := insecure.NewWithIdentity(insecure.ID, id, pk)
 
-	u, err := tptu.New([]sec.SecureTransport{st}, []tptu.StreamMuxer{{ID: "/yamux/1.0.0", Muxer: yamux.DefaultTransport}}, nil, nil, connGater, opts...)
+	u, err := tptu.New([]sec.SecureTransport{st}, []tptu.StreamMuxer{{ID: yamux.ID, Muxer: yamux.DefaultTransport}}, nil, nil, connGater, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return u
 }
diff --git a/test-plans/cmd/ping/main.go b/test-plans/cmd/ping/main.go
index acedee4f08..af9fee422c 100644
--- a/test-plans/cmd/ping/main.go
+++ b/test-plans/cmd/ping/main.go
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	switch muxer {
 	case "yamux":
-		options = append(options, libp2p.Muxer("/yamux/1.0.0", yamux.DefaultTransport))
+		options = append(options, libp2p.Muxer(yamux.ID, yamux.DefaultTransport))
 	case "mplex":
-		options = append(options, libp2p.Muxer("/mplex/6.7.0", mplex.DefaultTransport))
+		options = append(options, libp2p.Muxer(mplex.ID, mplex.DefaultTransport))
 	case "quic":
 	default:
 		log.Fatalf("Unsupported muxer: %s", muxer)