diff --git a/classes/phing/tasks/system/FunctionParam.php b/classes/phing/tasks/system/FunctionParam.php
deleted file mode 100644
index c69bfea1e2..0000000000
--- a/classes/phing/tasks/system/FunctionParam.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Supports the <param> nested tag for PhpTask.
- *
- * @package  phing.tasks.system
- */
-class FunctionParam
-{
-    private $val;
-
-    /**
-     * @param $v
-     */
-    public function setValue($v)
-    {
-        $this->val = $v;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param $v
-     */
-    public function addText($v)
-    {
-        $this->val = $v;
-    }
-
-    public function getValue()
-    {
-        return $this->val;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/classes/phing/tasks/system/PhpEvalTask.php b/classes/phing/tasks/system/PhpEvalTask.php
index 14da7b486b..e02ac5e9dc 100644
--- a/classes/phing/tasks/system/PhpEvalTask.php
+++ b/classes/phing/tasks/system/PhpEvalTask.php
@@ -187,11 +187,8 @@ public function setExpression($expression)
     }
 
     /** Add a nested <param> tag. */
-    public function createParam()
+    public function addParam(Parameter $param)
     {
-        $p = new FunctionParam();
-        $this->params[] = $p;
-
-        return $p;
+        $this->params[] = $param;
     }
 }
diff --git a/classes/phing/types/Parameter.php b/classes/phing/types/Parameter.php
index b356dbcb79..2ad919f097 100644
--- a/classes/phing/types/Parameter.php
+++ b/classes/phing/types/Parameter.php
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ public function setValue($value)
         $this->value = (string) $value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $v
+     */
+    public function addText($v)
+    {
+        $this->val = $v;
+    }
+
     public function getName()
     {
         return $this->name;