diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/JavaGenerator.java b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/JavaGenerator.java
index d279003594..76f4edddae 100644
--- a/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/JavaGenerator.java
+++ b/jOOQ-codegen/src/main/java/org/jooq/codegen/JavaGenerator.java
@@ -4979,7 +4979,7 @@ public class JavaGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                     out.tab(1).javadoc("The parameter <code>%s</code>.%s", parameter.getQualifiedOutputName(), parameterComment(paramComment));
 
                 out.tab(1).println("val %s : %s[%s] = %s.createParameter(\"%s\", %s, %s, %s" + converterTemplate(converter) + converterTemplate(binding) + ")",
-                        paramId, Parameter.class, paramType, AbstractRoutine.class, paramName, paramTypeRef, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, binding);
+                        paramId, Parameter.class, paramType, Internal.class, paramName, paramTypeRef, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, binding);
             }
 
             out.println("}");
@@ -5015,8 +5015,8 @@ public class JavaGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
                 if (!printDeprecationIfUnknownType(out, paramTypeFull))
                     out.tab(1).javadoc("The parameter <code>%s</code>.%s", parameter.getQualifiedOutputName(), parameterComment(paramComment));
 
-                out.tab(1).println("public static final %s<%s> %s = createParameter(\"%s\", %s, %s, %s" + converterTemplate(converter) + converterTemplate(binding) + ");",
-                        Parameter.class, paramType, paramId, paramName, paramTypeRef, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, binding);
+                out.tab(1).println("public static final %s<%s> %s = %s.createParameter(\"%s\", %s, %s, %s" + converterTemplate(converter) + converterTemplate(binding) + ");",
+                        Parameter.class, paramType, paramId, Internal.class, paramName, paramTypeRef, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, binding);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
index 82f160700c..273f053d2e 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/AbstractRoutine.java
@@ -1523,7 +1523,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRoutine<T> extends AbstractNamed implements Routin
      *            {@link Parameter#isDefaulted()}
      * @param isUnnamed Whether the parameter is unnamed (see
      *            {@link Parameter#isUnnamed()}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated - Please, re-generate your routine code.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected static final <T> Parameter<T> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed) {
         return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, null, null);
     }
@@ -1538,7 +1541,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRoutine<T> extends AbstractNamed implements Routin
      *            {@link Parameter#isDefaulted()}
      * @param isUnnamed Whether the parameter is unnamed (see
      *            {@link Parameter#isUnnamed()}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated - Please, re-generate your routine code.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected static final <T, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Converter<T, U> converter) {
         return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, null);
     }
@@ -1553,7 +1559,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRoutine<T> extends AbstractNamed implements Routin
      *            {@link Parameter#isDefaulted()}
      * @param isUnnamed Whether the parameter is unnamed (see
      *            {@link Parameter#isUnnamed()}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated - Please, re-generate your routine code.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     protected static final <T, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Binding<T, U> binding) {
         return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, null, binding);
     }
@@ -1568,7 +1577,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractRoutine<T> extends AbstractNamed implements Routin
      *            {@link Parameter#isDefaulted()}
      * @param isUnnamed Whether the parameter is unnamed (see
      *            {@link Parameter#isUnnamed()}.
+     *
+     * @deprecated - Please, re-generate your routine code.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     protected static final <T, X, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Converter<X, U> converter, Binding<T, X> binding) {
         final Binding<T, U> actualBinding = DefaultBinding.newBinding(converter, type, binding);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Internal.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Internal.java
index fa2b0f1d18..c3b32cfc8a 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Internal.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/Internal.java
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import org.jooq.Binding;
+import org.jooq.Converter;
+import org.jooq.DataType;
 import org.jooq.ForeignKey;
 import org.jooq.Identity;
 import org.jooq.Index;
 import org.jooq.Name;
 import org.jooq.OrderField;
+import org.jooq.Parameter;
 import org.jooq.Record;
 import org.jooq.Table;
 import org.jooq.TableField;
@@ -123,6 +127,9 @@ public final class Internal {
         return result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Factory method for path aliases.
+     */
     public static final Name createPathAlias(Table<?> child, ForeignKey<?, ?> path) {
         Name name = DSL.name(path.getName());
 
@@ -138,5 +145,39 @@ public final class Internal {
         return DSL.name("alias_" + Tools.hash(name));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Factory method for parameters.
+     */
+    public static final <T> Parameter<T> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed) {
+        return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, null, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory method for parameters.
+     */
+    public static final <T, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Converter<T, U> converter) {
+        return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, converter, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory method for parameters.
+     */
+    public static final <T, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Binding<T, U> binding) {
+        return createParameter(name, type, isDefaulted, isUnnamed, null, binding);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory method for parameters.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public static final <T, X, U> Parameter<U> createParameter(String name, DataType<T> type, boolean isDefaulted, boolean isUnnamed, Converter<X, U> converter, Binding<T, X> binding) {
+        final Binding<T, U> actualBinding = DefaultBinding.newBinding(converter, type, binding);
+        final DataType<U> actualType = converter == null && binding == null
+            ? (DataType<U>) type
+            : type.asConvertedDataType(actualBinding);
+
+        return new ParameterImpl<U>(name, actualType, actualBinding, isDefaulted, isUnnamed);
+    }
+
     private Internal() {}
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc7a628e20..a09374e420 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>net.alchim31.maven</groupId>
                     <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4.2</version>
+                    <version>3.4.4</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@
 
 
 
+
 
 
     </modules>