diff --git a/include/param.h b/include/param.h
index 3c881d780..4af2d09c4 100644
--- a/include/param.h
+++ b/include/param.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct param_d *dev_add_param_ip(struct device_d *dev, const char *name,
 
 int dev_add_param_fixed(struct device_d *dev, char *name, char *value);
 
-void dev_remove_param(struct device_d *dev, char *name);
+void dev_remove_param(struct param_d *p);
 
 void dev_remove_parameters(struct device_d *dev);
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static inline int dev_add_param_fixed(struct device_d *dev, char *name, char *va
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void dev_remove_param(struct device_d *dev, char *name) {}
+static inline void dev_remove_param(struct param_d *p) {}
 
 static inline void dev_remove_parameters(struct device_d *dev) {}
 
diff --git a/lib/parameter.c b/lib/parameter.c
index 97105db7a..e47e8b914 100644
--- a/lib/parameter.c
+++ b/lib/parameter.c
@@ -444,19 +444,14 @@ struct param_d *dev_add_param_ip(struct device_d *dev, const char *name,
 /**
  * dev_remove_param - remove a parameter from a device and free its
  * memory
- * @param dev	The device
- * @param name	The name of the parameter
+ * @param p	The parameter
  */
-void dev_remove_param(struct device_d *dev, char *name)
+void dev_remove_param(struct param_d *p)
 {
-	struct param_d *p = get_param_by_name(dev, name);
-
-	if (p) {
-		p->set(dev, p, NULL);
-		list_del(&p->list);
-		free(p->name);
-		free(p);
-	}
+	p->set(p->dev, p, NULL);
+	list_del(&p->list);
+	free(p->name);
+	free(p);
 }
 
 /**