diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77f15a8..892195e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- `NewTask` takes `Option` as variadic argument
+
+### Removed
+
+- `Client.SetDefaultOptions` is removed. Use `NewTask` instead to pass default options for tasks.
+
 ## [0.18.6] - 2021-10-03
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/asynq.go b/asynq.go
index 4963781..6b5bb55 100644
--- a/asynq.go
+++ b/asynq.go
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ type Task struct {
 
 	// payload holds data needed to perform the task.
 	payload []byte
+
+	// opts holds options for the task.
+	opts []Option
 }
 
 func (t *Task) Type() string    { return t.typename }
 func (t *Task) Payload() []byte { return t.payload }
 
 // NewTask returns a new Task given a type name and payload data.
-func NewTask(typename string, payload []byte) *Task {
+// Options can be passed to configure task processing behavior.
+func NewTask(typename string, payload []byte, opts ...Option) *Task {
 	return &Task{
 		typename: typename,
 		payload:  payload,
+		opts:     opts,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index f7c9e79..624f146 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package asynq
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ import (
 //
 // Clients are safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
 type Client struct {
-	mu   sync.Mutex
-	opts map[string][]Option
-	rdb  *rdb.RDB
+	rdb *rdb.RDB
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a new Client instance given a redis connection option.
@@ -35,11 +32,7 @@ func NewClient(r RedisConnOpt) *Client {
 	if !ok {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("asynq: unsupported RedisConnOpt type %T", r))
 	}
-	rdb := rdb.NewRDB(c)
-	return &Client{
-		opts: make(map[string][]Option),
-		rdb:  rdb,
-	}
+	return &Client{rdb: rdb.NewRDB(c)}
 }
 
 type OptionType int
@@ -241,17 +234,6 @@ var (
 	noDeadline time.Time     = time.Unix(0, 0)
 )
 
-// SetDefaultOptions sets options to be used for a given task type.
-// The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
-// If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
-//
-// Default options can be overridden by options passed at enqueue time.
-func (c *Client) SetDefaultOptions(taskType string, opts ...Option) {
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	defer c.mu.Unlock()
-	c.opts[taskType] = opts
-}
-
 // Close closes the connection with redis.
 func (c *Client) Close() error {
 	return c.rdb.Close()
@@ -263,6 +245,7 @@ func (c *Client) Close() error {
 //
 // The argument opts specifies the behavior of task processing.
 // If there are conflicting Option values the last one overrides others.
+// Any options provided to NewTask can be overridden by options passed to Enqueue.
 // By deafult, max retry is set to 25 and timeout is set to 30 minutes.
 //
 // If no ProcessAt or ProcessIn options are provided, the task will be pending immediately.
@@ -270,11 +253,8 @@ func (c *Client) Enqueue(task *Task, opts ...Option) (*TaskInfo, error) {
 	if strings.TrimSpace(task.Type()) == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("task typename cannot be empty")
 	}
-	c.mu.Lock()
-	if defaults, ok := c.opts[task.Type()]; ok {
-		opts = append(defaults, opts...)
-	}
-	c.mu.Unlock()
+	// merge task options with the options provided at enqueue time.
+	opts = append(task.opts, opts...)
 	opt, err := composeOptions(opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 0ef3211..bfe205b 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -608,16 +608,17 @@ func TestClientEnqueueError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
+func TestClientWithDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	r := setup(t)
 
 	now := time.Now()
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc        string
-		defaultOpts []Option // options set at the client level.
+		defaultOpts []Option // options set at task initialization time
 		opts        []Option // options used at enqueue time.
-		task        *Task
+		tasktype    string
+		payload     []byte
 		wantInfo    *TaskInfo
 		queue       string // queue that the message should go into.
 		want        *base.TaskMessage
@@ -626,7 +627,8 @@ func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			desc:        "With queue routing option",
 			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed")},
 			opts:        []Option{},
-			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			tasktype:    "feed:import",
+			payload:     nil,
 			wantInfo: &TaskInfo{
 				Queue:         "feed",
 				Type:          "feed:import",
@@ -654,7 +656,8 @@ func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			desc:        "With multiple options",
 			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed"), MaxRetry(5)},
 			opts:        []Option{},
-			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			tasktype:    "feed:import",
+			payload:     nil,
 			wantInfo: &TaskInfo{
 				Queue:         "feed",
 				Type:          "feed:import",
@@ -682,7 +685,8 @@ func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			desc:        "With overriding options at enqueue time",
 			defaultOpts: []Option{Queue("feed"), MaxRetry(5)},
 			opts:        []Option{Queue("critical")},
-			task:        NewTask("feed:import", nil),
+			tasktype:    "feed:import",
+			payload:     nil,
 			wantInfo: &TaskInfo{
 				Queue:         "critical",
 				Type:          "feed:import",
@@ -711,8 +715,8 @@ func TestClientDefaultOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		h.FlushDB(t, r)
 		c := NewClient(getRedisConnOpt(t))
 		defer c.Close()
-		c.SetDefaultOptions(tc.task.Type(), tc.defaultOpts...)
-		gotInfo, err := c.Enqueue(tc.task, tc.opts...)
+		task := NewTask(tc.tasktype, tc.payload, tc.defaultOpts...)
+		gotInfo, err := c.Enqueue(task, tc.opts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}