diff --git a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
index 50fa140724..af53411b95 100644
--- a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
+++ b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ t2i_pipeline = t2i_blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id, components_manager=comp
 </hfoption>
 </hfoptions>
 
-Components are only loaded and registered when using [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] or [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`]. The example below uses [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] to create a second pipeline that reuses all the components from the first one, and assigns it to a different collection
+Components are only loaded and registered when using [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] or [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]. The example below uses [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] to create a second pipeline that reuses all the components from the first one, and assigns it to a different collection
 
 ```py
-pipe.load_default_components()
+pipe.load_components()
 pipe2 = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", components_manager=comp, collection="test2")
 ```
 
@@ -187,4 +187,4 @@ comp.enable_auto_cpu_offload(device="cuda")
 
 All models begin on the CPU and [`ComponentsManager`] moves them to the appropriate device right before they're needed, and moves other models back to the CPU when GPU memory is low.
 
-You can set your own rules for which models to offload first.
\ No newline at end of file
+You can set your own rules for which models to offload first.
diff --git a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/guiders.md b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
index ddf5eb703f..fd0d278442 100644
--- a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
+++ b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ Guiders that are already saved on the Hub with a `modular_model_index.json` file
 }
 ```
 
-The guider is only created after calling [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] based on the loading specification in `modular_model_index.json`.
+The guider is only created after calling [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] based on the loading specification in `modular_model_index.json`.
 
 ```py
 t2i_pipeline = t2i_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-doc-guider")
 # not created during init
 assert t2i_pipeline.guider is None
-t2i_pipeline.load_default_components()
+t2i_pipeline.load_components()
 # loaded as PAG guider
 t2i_pipeline.guider
 ```
@@ -172,4 +172,4 @@ t2i_pipeline.push_to_hub("YiYiXu/modular-doc-guider")
 ```
 
 </hfoption>
-</hfoptions>
\ No newline at end of file
+</hfoptions>
diff --git a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
index 5bdef66a70..0e0a7bd75d 100644
--- a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(TEXT2IMAGE_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 image = pipeline(prompt="Astronaut in a jungle, cold color palette, muted colors, detailed, 8k", output="images")[0]
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(IMAGE2IMAGE_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/sdxl-text2img.png"
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(INPAINT_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 img_url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/sdxl-text2img.png"
@@ -176,15 +176,15 @@ diffdiff_pipeline = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained(modular_repo_id, trust_remot
 
 ## Loading components
 
-A [`ModularPipeline`] doesn't automatically instantiate with components. It only loads the configuration and component specifications. You can load all components with [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] or only load specific components with [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`].
+A [`ModularPipeline`] doesn't automatically instantiate with components. It only loads the configuration and component specifications. You can load all components with [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] or only load specific components with [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`].
 
 <hfoptions id="load">
-<hfoption id="load_default_components">
+<hfoption id="load_components">
 
 ```py
 import torch
 
-t2i_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+t2i_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 t2i_pipeline.to("cuda")
 ```
 
@@ -355,4 +355,4 @@ The [config.json](https://huggingface.co/YiYiXu/modular-diffdiff-0704/blob/main/
     "ModularPipelineBlocks": "block.DiffDiffBlocks"
   }
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
index 9898c103f7..9d4eaa0c0c 100644
--- a/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/source/en/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ print(dd_blocks)
 
 ## ModularPipeline
 
-Convert the [`SequentialPipelineBlocks`] into a [`ModularPipeline`] with the [`ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`] method. This initializes the expected components to load from a `modular_model_index.json` file. Explicitly load the components by calling [`ModularPipeline.load_default_components`].
+Convert the [`SequentialPipelineBlocks`] into a [`ModularPipeline`] with the [`ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`] method. This initializes the expected components to load from a `modular_model_index.json` file. Explicitly load the components by calling [`ModularPipeline.load_components`].
 
-It is a good idea to initialize the [`ComponentManager`] with the pipeline to help manage the different components. Once you call [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`], the components are registered to the [`ComponentManager`] and can be shared between workflows. The example below uses the `collection` argument to assign the components a `"diffdiff"` label for better organization.
+It is a good idea to initialize the [`ComponentManager`] with the pipeline to help manage the different components. Once you call [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`], the components are registered to the [`ComponentManager`] and can be shared between workflows. The example below uses the `collection` argument to assign the components a `"diffdiff"` label for better organization.
 
 ```py
 from diffusers.modular_pipelines import ComponentsManager
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ Use the [`sub_blocks.insert`] method to insert it into the [`ModularPipeline`].
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks.insert("ip_adapter", ip_adapter_block, 0)
 ```
 
-Call [`~ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`] to initialize a [`ModularPipeline`] and use [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] to load the model components. Load and set the IP-Adapter to run the pipeline.
+Call [`~ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`] to initialize a [`ModularPipeline`] and use [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] to load the model components. Load and set the IP-Adapter to run the pipeline.
 
 ```py
 dd_pipeline = dd_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 dd_pipeline.loader.load_ip_adapter("h94/IP-Adapter", subfolder="sdxl_models", weight_name="ip-adapter_sdxl.bin")
 dd_pipeline.loader.set_ip_adapter_scale(0.6)
 dd_pipeline = dd_pipeline.to(device)
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ class SDXLDiffDiffControlNetDenoiseStep(StableDiffusionXLDenoiseLoopWrapper):
 controlnet_denoise_block = SDXLDiffDiffControlNetDenoiseStep()
 ```
 
-Insert the `controlnet_input` block and replace the `denoise` block with the new `controlnet_denoise_block`. Initialize a [`ModularPipeline`] and [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] into it.
+Insert the `controlnet_input` block and replace the `denoise` block with the new `controlnet_denoise_block`. Initialize a [`ModularPipeline`] and [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] into it.
 
 ```py
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks.insert("controlnet_input", control_input_block, 7)
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks["denoise"] = controlnet_denoise_block
 
 dd_pipeline = dd_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 dd_pipeline = dd_pipeline.to(device)
 
 control_image = load_image("https://huggingface.co/datasets/YiYiXu/testing-images/resolve/main/diffdiff_tomato_canny.jpeg")
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Call [`SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict`] to create a [`SequentialPipel
 ```py
 dd_auto_blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(DIFFDIFF_AUTO_BLOCKS)
 dd_pipeline = dd_auto_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 ```
 
 ## Share
@@ -340,5 +340,5 @@ from diffusers.modular_pipelines import ModularPipeline, ComponentsManager
 components = ComponentsManager()
 
 diffdiff_pipeline = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained("YiYiXu/modular-diffdiff-0704", trust_remote_code=True, components_manager=components, collection="diffdiff")
-diffdiff_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+diffdiff_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+```
diff --git a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
index 8b4425027f..39fef0651d 100644
--- a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
+++ b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/components_manager.md
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ t2i_pipeline = t2i_blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id, components_manager=comp
 </hfoption>
 </hfoptions>
 
-组件仅在调用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 或 [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] 时加载和注册。以下示例使用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] 创建第二个管道，重用第一个管道的所有组件，并将其分配到不同的集合。
+组件仅在调用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 或 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 时加载和注册。以下示例使用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 创建第二个管道，重用第一个管道的所有组件，并将其分配到不同的集合。
 
 ```py
-pipe.load_default_components()
+pipe.load_components()
 pipe2 = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", components_manager=comp, collection="test2")
 ```
 
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ comp.enable_auto_cpu_offload(device="cuda")
 
 所有模型开始时都在 CPU 上，[`ComponentsManager`] 在需要它们之前将它们移动到适当的设备，并在 GPU 内存不足时将其他模型移回 CPU。
 
-您可以设置自己的规则来决定哪些模型要卸载。
\ No newline at end of file
+您可以设置自己的规则来决定哪些模型要卸载。
diff --git a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/guiders.md b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
index d0b5fb4312..1006460a2b 100644
--- a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
+++ b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/guiders.md
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ ComponentSpec(name='guider', type_hint=<class 'diffusers.guiders.perturbed_atten
 }
 ```
 
-引导器只有在调用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] 之后才会创建，基于 `modular_model_index.json` 中的加载规范。
+引导器只有在调用 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 之后才会创建，基于 `modular_model_index.json` 中的加载规范。
 
 ```py
 t2i_pipeline = t2i_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-doc-guider")
 # 在初始化时未创建
 assert t2i_pipeline.guider is None
-t2i_pipeline.load_default_components()
+t2i_pipeline.load_components()
 # 加载为 PAG 引导器
 t2i_pipeline.guider
 ```
@@ -170,4 +170,4 @@ t2i_pipeline.push_to_hub("YiYiXu/modular-doc-guider")
 ```
 
 </hfoption>
-</hfoptions>
\ No newline at end of file
+</hfoptions>
diff --git a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
index 47cecea764..daf61ecf40 100644
--- a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/modular_pipeline.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(TEXT2IMAGE_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 image = pipeline(prompt="Astronaut in a jungle, cold color palette, muted colors, detailed, 8k", output="images")[0]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(IMAGE2IMAGE_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/sdxl-text2img.png"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(INPAINT_BLOCKS)
 modular_repo_id = "YiYiXu/modular-loader-t2i-0704"
 pipeline = blocks.init_pipeline(modular_repo_id)
 
-pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 pipeline.to("cuda")
 
 img_url = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/huggingface/documentation-images/resolve/main/diffusers/sdxl-text2img.png"
@@ -176,15 +176,15 @@ diffdiff_pipeline = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained(modular_repo_id, trust_remot
 
 ## 加载组件
 
-一个[`ModularPipeline`]不会自动实例化组件。它只加载配置和组件规范。您可以使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`]加载所有组件，或仅使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]加载特定组件。
+一个[`ModularPipeline`]不会自动实例化组件。它只加载配置和组件规范。您可以使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]加载所有组件，或仅使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]加载特定组件。
 
 <hfoptions id="load">
-<hfoption id="load_default_components">
+<hfoption id="load_components">
 
 ```py
 import torch
 
-t2i_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+t2i_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 t2i_pipeline.to("cuda")
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
index 3322aba12c..2c4a6a51af 100644
--- a/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/source/zh/modular_diffusers/quickstart.md
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ print(dd_blocks)
 将 [`SequentialPipelineBlocks`] 转换为 [`ModularPipeline`]，使用 [`ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`] 方法。这会初始化从 `modular_model_index.json` 文件加载的预期组件。通过调用 [`ModularPipeline.load_defau
 lt_components`]。
 
-初始化[`ComponentManager`]时传入pipeline是一个好主意，以帮助管理不同的组件。一旦调用[`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`]，组件就会被注册到[`ComponentManager`]中，并且可以在工作流之间共享。下面的例子使用`collection`参数为组件分配了一个`"diffdiff"`标签，以便更好地组织。
+初始化[`ComponentManager`]时传入pipeline是一个好主意，以帮助管理不同的组件。一旦调用[`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]，组件就会被注册到[`ComponentManager`]中，并且可以在工作流之间共享。下面的例子使用`collection`参数为组件分配了一个`"diffdiff"`标签，以便更好地组织。
 
 ```py
 from diffusers.modular_pipelines import ComponentsManager
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ ip_adapter_block = StableDiffusionXLAutoIPAdapterStep()
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks.insert("ip_adapter", ip_adapter_block, 0)
 ```
 
-调用[`~ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`]来初始化一个[`ModularPipeline`]，并使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`]加载模型组件。加载并设置IP-Adapter以运行pipeline。
+调用[`~ModularPipeline.init_pipeline`]来初始化一个[`ModularPipeline`]，并使用[`~ModularPipeline.load_components`]加载模型组件。加载并设置IP-Adapter以运行pipeline。
 
 ```py
 dd_pipeline = dd_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 dd_pipeline.loader.load_ip_adapter("h94/IP-Adapter", subfolder="sdxl_models", weight_name="ip-adapter_sdxl.bin")
 dd_pipeline.loader.set_ip_adapter_scale(0.6)
 dd_pipeline = dd_pipeline.to(device)
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ class SDXLDiffDiffControlNetDenoiseStep(StableDiffusionXLDenoiseLoopWrapper):
 controlnet_denoise_block = SDXLDiffDiffControlNetDenoiseStep()
 ```
 
-插入 `controlnet_input` 块并用新的 `controlnet_denoise_block` 替换 `denoise` 块。初始化一个 [`ModularPipeline`] 并将 [`~ModularPipeline.load_default_components`] 加载到其中。
+插入 `controlnet_input` 块并用新的 `controlnet_denoise_block` 替换 `denoise` 块。初始化一个 [`ModularPipeline`] 并将 [`~ModularPipeline.load_components`] 加载到其中。
 
 ```py
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks.insert("controlnet_input", control_input_block, 7)
 dd_blocks.sub_blocks["denoise"] = controlnet_denoise_block
 
 dd_pipeline = dd_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 dd_pipeline = dd_pipeline.to(device)
 
 control_image = load_image("https://huggingface.co/datasets/YiYiXu/testing-images/resolve/main/diffdiff_tomato_canny.jpeg")
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ DIFFDIFF_AUTO_BLOCKS.insert("controlnet_input",StableDiffusionXLControlNetAutoIn
 ```py
 dd_auto_blocks = SequentialPipelineBlocks.from_blocks_dict(DIFFDIFF_AUTO_BLOCKS)
 dd_pipeline = dd_auto_blocks.init_pipeline("YiYiXu/modular-demo-auto", collection="diffdiff")
-dd_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+dd_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 ```
 
 ## 分享
@@ -342,5 +342,5 @@ from diffusers.modular_pipelines import ModularPipeline, ComponentsManager
 components = ComponentsManager()
 
 diffdiff_pipeline = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained("YiYiXu/modular-diffdiff-0704", trust_remote_code=True, components_manager=components, collection="diffdiff")
-diffdiff_pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
+diffdiff_pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float16)
 ```
diff --git a/src/diffusers/modular_pipelines/modular_pipeline.py b/src/diffusers/modular_pipelines/modular_pipeline.py
index 35b9ac24c9..3918679c16 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/modular_pipelines/modular_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/modular_pipelines/modular_pipeline.py
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ class LoopSequentialPipelineBlocks(ModularPipelineBlocks):
 # YiYi TODO:
 # 1. look into the serialization of modular_model_index.json, make sure the items are properly ordered like model_index.json (currently a mess)
 # 2. do we need ConfigSpec? the are basically just key/val kwargs
-# 3. imnprove docstring and potentially add validator for methods where we accpet kwargs to be passed to from_pretrained/save_pretrained/load_default_components(), load_components()
+# 3. imnprove docstring and potentially add validator for methods where we accpet kwargs to be passed to from_pretrained/save_pretrained/load_components()
 class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
     """
     Base class for all Modular pipelines.
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
             - Components with default_creation_method="from_config" are created immediately, its specs are not included
               in config dict and will not be saved in `modular_model_index.json`
             - Components with default_creation_method="from_pretrained" are set to None and can be loaded later with
-              `load_default_components()`/`load_components()`
+              `load_components()` (with or without specific component names)
             - The pipeline's config dict is populated with component specs (only for from_pretrained components) and
               config values, which will be saved as `modular_model_index.json` during `save_pretrained`
             - The pipeline's config dict is also used to store the pipeline blocks's class name, which will be saved as
@@ -1603,20 +1603,6 @@ class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
             params[input_param.name] = input_param.default
         return params
 
-    def load_default_components(self, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Load from_pretrained components using the loading specs in the config dict.
-
-        Args:
-            **kwargs: Additional arguments passed to `from_pretrained` method, e.g. torch_dtype, cache_dir, etc.
-        """
-        names = [
-            name
-            for name in self._component_specs.keys()
-            if self._component_specs[name].default_creation_method == "from_pretrained"
-        ]
-        self.load_components(names=names, **kwargs)
-
     @classmethod
     @validate_hf_hub_args
     def from_pretrained(
@@ -1770,8 +1756,8 @@ class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
            - non from_pretrained components are created during __init__ and registered as the object itself
         - Components are updated with the `update_components()` method: e.g. loader.update_components(unet=unet) or
           loader.update_components(guider=guider_spec)
-        - (from_pretrained) Components are loaded with the `load_default_components()` method: e.g.
-          loader.load_default_components(names=["unet"])
+        - (from_pretrained) Components are loaded with the `load_components()` method: e.g.
+          loader.load_components(names=["unet"]) or loader.load_components() to load all default components
 
         Args:
             **kwargs: Keyword arguments where keys are component names and values are component objects.
@@ -2097,13 +2083,14 @@ class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
         self.register_to_config(**config_to_register)
 
     # YiYi TODO: support map for additional from_pretrained kwargs
-    # YiYi/Dhruv TODO: consolidate load_components and load_default_components?
-    def load_components(self, names: Union[List[str], str], **kwargs):
+    def load_components(self, names: Optional[Union[List[str], str]] = None, **kwargs):
         """
         Load selected components from specs.
 
         Args:
-            names: List of component names to load; by default will not load any components
+            names: List of component names to load. If None, will load all components with
+                   default_creation_method == "from_pretrained". If provided as a list or string, will load only the
+                   specified components.
             **kwargs: additional kwargs to be passed to `from_pretrained()`.Can be:
              - a single value to be applied to all components to be loaded, e.g. torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16
              - a dict, e.g. torch_dtype={"unet": torch.bfloat16, "default": torch.float32}
@@ -2111,7 +2098,13 @@ class ModularPipeline(ConfigMixin, PushToHubMixin):
                `variant`, `revision`, etc.
         """
 
-        if isinstance(names, str):
+        if names is None:
+            names = [
+                name
+                for name in self._component_specs.keys()
+                if self._component_specs[name].default_creation_method == "from_pretrained"
+            ]
+        elif isinstance(names, str):
             names = [names]
         elif not isinstance(names, list):
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid type for names: {type(names)}")
diff --git a/tests/modular_pipelines/stable_diffusion_xl/test_modular_pipeline_stable_diffusion_xl.py b/tests/modular_pipelines/stable_diffusion_xl/test_modular_pipeline_stable_diffusion_xl.py
index efc91416d0..d05f818135 100644
--- a/tests/modular_pipelines/stable_diffusion_xl/test_modular_pipeline_stable_diffusion_xl.py
+++ b/tests/modular_pipelines/stable_diffusion_xl/test_modular_pipeline_stable_diffusion_xl.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class SDXLModularTests:
 
     def get_pipeline(self, components_manager=None, torch_dtype=torch.float32):
         pipeline = self.pipeline_blocks_class().init_pipeline(self.repo, components_manager=components_manager)
-        pipeline.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch_dtype)
+        pipeline.load_components(torch_dtype=torch_dtype)
         return pipeline
 
     def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class SDXLModularIPAdapterTests:
         blocks = self.pipeline_blocks_class()
         _ = blocks.sub_blocks.pop("ip_adapter")
         pipe = blocks.init_pipeline(self.repo)
-        pipe.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+        pipe.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float32)
         pipe = pipe.to(torch_device)
         pipe.set_progress_bar_config(disable=None)
         cross_attention_dim = pipe.unet.config.get("cross_attention_dim")
diff --git a/tests/modular_pipelines/test_modular_pipelines_common.py b/tests/modular_pipelines/test_modular_pipelines_common.py
index 6e61272693..d309fcf353 100644
--- a/tests/modular_pipelines/test_modular_pipelines_common.py
+++ b/tests/modular_pipelines/test_modular_pipelines_common.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class ModularPipelineTesterMixin:
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
             base_pipe.save_pretrained(tmpdirname)
             pipe = ModularPipeline.from_pretrained(tmpdirname).to(torch_device)
-            pipe.load_default_components(torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+            pipe.load_components(torch_dtype=torch.float32)
             pipe.to(torch_device)
 
         pipes.append(pipe)