diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index d57e0d19a..58b6a0d92 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( internal => [ qw( create_temp_script
 				       $debug
 				       %config
 				       %globals
-				       %params
 
 		                       F_IPV4
 		                       F_IPV6
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ our %EXPORT_TAGS = ( internal => [ qw( create_temp_script
 
 Exporter::export_ok_tags('internal');
 
-our $VERSION = '4.4_15';
+our $VERSION = '4.4_14';
 
 #
 # describe the current command, it's present progressive, and it's completion.
@@ -269,10 +268,6 @@ our @includestack;
 # Allow nested opens
 #
 our @openstack;
-#
-# From the params file
-#
-our %params;
 
 our $currentline;             # Current config file line image
 our $currentfile;             # File handle reference
@@ -709,8 +704,6 @@ sub initialize( $ ) {
     $shorewall_dir = '';      #Shorewall Directory
 
     $debug = 0;
-
-    %params = ();
 }
 
 INIT {
@@ -1858,15 +1851,14 @@ sub read_a_line(;$) {
 
 	    my $count = 0;
 	    #
-	    # Expand Shell Variables using %params
+	    # Expand Shell Variables using %ENV
 	    #
 	    #                            $1      $2      $3           -     $4
 	    while ( $currentline =~ m( ^(.*?) \$({)? ([a-zA-Z]\w*) (?(2)}) (.*)$ )x ) {
-		my $val = $params{$3};
+		my $val = $ENV{$3};
 
 		unless ( defined $val ) {
-		    $params{$3} = $ENV{$3} if $ENV{$3};
-		    fatal_error "Undefined shell variable (\$$3)" unless exists $params{$3};
+		    fatal_error "Undefined shell variable (\$$3)" unless exists $ENV{$3};
 		    $val = '';
 		}
 
@@ -2877,29 +2869,6 @@ sub unsupported_yes_no_warning( $ ) {
     warning_message "$option=Yes is not supported by Shorewall $globals{VERSION}" if $config{$option};
 }
 
-#
-# Process the params file
-#
-sub get_params() {
-    my $fn = find_file 'params';
-
-    if ( $fn ) {
-	progress_message1 "Processing $fn ...";
-
-	my @params = `$globals{SHAREDIRPL}/getparams $fn`;
-
-	fatal_error "Processing of $fn failed" if $?;
-
-	for ( @params ) {
-	    if ( /^(?:(.*?)=)(.*)$/ ) {
-		$params{$1} = $2 unless $1 eq '_';
-	    } else {
-		assert(0);
-	    }
-	} 
-    }
-}
-
 #
 # - Read the shorewall.conf file
 # - Read the capabilities file, if any
@@ -2917,8 +2886,6 @@ sub get_configuration( $ ) {
 
     ensure_config_path;
 
-    get_params;
-
     process_shorewall_conf;
 
     ensure_config_path;
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
index 741f8c83f..f186125da 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ our @EXPORT = qw( NOTHING
 		 );
 
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw( initialize );
-our $VERSION = '4.4_15';
+our $VERSION = '4.4_14';
 
 #
 # IPSEC Option types
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ sub process_zone( \$ ) {
 	fatal_error 'Firewall zone may not be nested' if @parents;
 	fatal_error "Only one firewall zone may be defined ($zone)" if $firewall_zone;
 	$firewall_zone = $zone;
-	$params{FW} = $zone;
+	$ENV{FW} = $zone;
 	$type = FIREWALL;
     } elsif ( $type eq 'vserver' ) {
 	fatal_error 'Vserver zones may not be nested' if @parents;
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/getparams b/Shorewall/Perl/getparams
deleted file mode 100755
index d719f92e9..000000000
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/getparams
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-#     The Shoreline Firewall Packet Filtering Firewall Param File Helper - V4.4
-#
-#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
-#
-#     (c) 2010 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
-#
-#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
-#
-#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
-#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#	GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-
-exported=$(env | sed 's/=.*//');
-
-#
-# Sigh -- POSIX shells don't support 'typeset' or 'declare'
-#
-
-for v in $exported; do
-    eval t=\"\$$v\"
-    eval $v=
-    eval $v=\"$t\"
-done
-
-set -a
-
-. $1
-
-set +a
-
-env
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index fa697e768..f083e364f 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -816,13 +816,6 @@ install_file compiler.pl ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall/compiler.pl 0755
 echo
 echo "Compiler installed in ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall/compiler.pl"
 #
-# Install the params file helper
-#
-install_file getparams ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall/getparams 0755
-
-echo
-echo "Params file helper installed in ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall/getparams"
-#
 # Install the libraries
 #
 for f in Shorewall/*.pm ; do
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index b16100328..a48615b40 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ compiler() {
     [ -n "$g_preview" ] && options="$options --preview"
     [ "$g_debugging" = trace ] && options="$options --debug"
     [ -n "$g_refreshchains" ] && options="$options --refresh=$g_refreshchains"
+    #
+    # Run the appropriate params file
+    #
+    set -a;
+    run_user_exit params
+    set +a
 
     if [ -n "$PERL" ]; then
 	if [ ! -x "$PERL" ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall.spec b/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
index a0b9c2d9e..da4780c15 100644
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ fi
 %attr(0755,root,root) /usr/share/shorewall/wait4ifup
 
 %attr(755,root,root) /usr/share/shorewall/compiler.pl
-%attr(755,root,root) /usr/share/shorewall/params
 %attr(0644,root,root) /usr/share/shorewall/prog.*
 %attr(0644,root,root) /usr/share/shorewall/Shorewall/*.pm
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index 001353e8f..d64c07a5c 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ compiler() {
     [ "$g_debugging" = trace ] && options="$options --debug"
     [ -n "$g_refreshchains" ] && options="$options --refresh=$g_refreshchains"
     [ -x $pc ] || startup_error "Shorewall6 requires the shorewall package which is not installed"
+    #
+    # Run the appropriate params file
+    #
+    if [ -z "$haveparams" ]; then
+	set -a; 
+	run_user_exit params
+	set +a
+    fi
 
     if [ -n "$PERL" ]; then
 	if [ ! -x "$PERL" ]; then