diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
index db74ec146..8504214b8 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/BlackoilModelParameters.hpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ namespace Opm
 
             EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, DebugEmitCellPartition, "Whether or not to emit cell partitions as a debugging aid.");
 
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, DebugEmitCellPartition);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("DebugEmitCellPartition");
         }
     };
 } // namespace Opm
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowBaseVanguard.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowBaseVanguard.hpp
index 10b272e97..9d4c0326e 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowBaseVanguard.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowBaseVanguard.hpp
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ public:
                              "from a JSON file by giving the filename here, ending with '.json.' "
                              "See https://sandialabs.github.io/Zoltan/ug_html/ug.html "
                              "for available Zoltan options.");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, ZoltanParams);
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("ZoltanParams");
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, std::string, ExternalPartition,
                              "Name of file from which to load an externally generated "
                              "partitioning of the model's active cells for MPI "
                              "distribution purposes. If empty, the built-in partitioning "
                              "method will be employed.");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, ExternalPartition);
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("ExternalPartition");
 #endif
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, AllowDistributedWells,
                              "Allow the perforations of a well to be distributed to interior of multiple processes");
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
index dedb1d04b..00a80d055 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowMain.hpp
@@ -127,83 +127,83 @@ namespace Opm {
             registerAllParameters_<TypeTag>(/*finalizeRegistration=*/false);
 
             // hide the parameters unused by flow. TODO: this is a pain to maintain
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, EnableGravity);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, EnableGridAdaptation);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("EnableGravity");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("EnableGridAdaptation");
 
             // this parameter is actually used in eWoms, but the flow well model
             // hard-codes the assumption that the intensive quantities cache is enabled,
             // so flow crashes. Let's hide the parameter for that reason.
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, EnableIntensiveQuantityCache);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("EnableIntensiveQuantityCache");
 
             // thermodynamic hints are not implemented/required by the eWoms blackoil
             // model
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, EnableThermodynamicHints);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("EnableThermodynamicHints");
 
             // in flow only the deck file determines the end time of the simulation
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, EndTime);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("EndTime");
 
             // time stepping is not done by the eWoms code in flow
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, InitialTimeStepSize);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, MaxTimeStepDivisions);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, MaxTimeStepSize);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, MinTimeStepSize);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, PredeterminedTimeStepsFile);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("InitialTimeStepSize");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("MaxTimeStepDivisions");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("MaxTimeStepSize");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("MinTimeStepSize");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("PredeterminedTimeStepsFile");
 
             // flow also does not use the eWoms Newton method
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NewtonMaxError);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NewtonTolerance);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NewtonTargetIterations);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NewtonVerbose);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NewtonWriteConvergence);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NewtonMaxError");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NewtonTolerance");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NewtonTargetIterations");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NewtonVerbose");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NewtonWriteConvergence");
 
             // the default eWoms checkpoint/restart mechanism does not work with flow
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, RestartTime);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, RestartWritingInterval);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("RestartTime");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("RestartWritingInterval");
             // hide all vtk related it is not currently possible to do this dependet on if the vtk writing is used
             //if(not(EWOMS_GET_PARAM(TypeTag,bool,EnableVtkOutput))){
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteOilFormationVolumeFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteOilSaturationPressure);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteOilVaporizationFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWritePorosity);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWritePotentialGradients);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWritePressures);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWritePrimaryVars);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWritePrimaryVarsMeaning);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteProcessRank);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteRelativePermeabilities);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteSaturatedGasOilVaporizationFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteSaturatedOilGasDissolutionFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteSaturationRatios);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteSaturations);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteTemperature);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteViscosities);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteWaterFormationVolumeFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteGasDissolutionFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteGasFormationVolumeFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteGasSaturationPressure);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteIntrinsicPermeabilities);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteTracerConcentration);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteExtrusionFactor);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteFilterVelocities);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteDensities);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteDofIndex);
-                EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteMobilities);
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteOilFormationVolumeFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteOilSaturationPressure");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteOilVaporizationFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWritePorosity");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWritePotentialGradients");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWritePressures");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWritePrimaryVars");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWritePrimaryVarsMeaning");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteProcessRank");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteRelativePermeabilities");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteSaturatedGasOilVaporizationFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteSaturatedOilGasDissolutionFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteSaturationRatios");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteSaturations");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteTemperature");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteViscosities");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteWaterFormationVolumeFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteGasDissolutionFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteGasFormationVolumeFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteGasSaturationPressure");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteIntrinsicPermeabilities");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteTracerConcentration");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteExtrusionFactor");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteFilterVelocities");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteDensities");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteDofIndex");
+                Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteMobilities");
                 //}
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteAverageMolarMasses);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteFugacities);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteFugacityCoeffs);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteMassFractions);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteMolarities);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteMoleFractions);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteTotalMassFractions);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteTotalMoleFractions);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteAverageMolarMasses");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteFugacities");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteFugacityCoeffs");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteMassFractions");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteMolarities");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteMoleFractions");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteTotalMassFractions");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteTotalMoleFractions");
 
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteTortuosities);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteDiffusionCoefficients);
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, VtkWriteEffectiveDiffusionCoefficients);
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteTortuosities");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteDiffusionCoefficients");
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("VtkWriteEffectiveDiffusionCoefficients");
             
-            // hide average density option 
-            EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, UseAverageDensityMsWells);
+            // hide average density option
+            Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("UseAverageDensityMsWells");
 
             Parameters::endParamRegistration<TypeTag>();
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblem.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblem.hpp
index 089aaa973..d951f1254 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblem.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/FlowProblem.hpp
@@ -236,11 +236,10 @@ public:
                              "Specify which messages are going to be printed. Valid values are: none, log, all (default)");
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, int, NumPressurePointsEquil,
                              "Number of pressure points (in each direction) in tables used for equilibration");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, NumPressurePointsEquil); // Users will typically not need to modify this parameter..
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("NumPressurePointsEquil"); // Users will typically not need to modify this parameter..
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, bool, ExplicitRockCompaction,
                              "Use pressure from end of the last time step when evaluating rock compaction");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, ExplicitRockCompaction); // Users will typically not need to modify this parameter..
-
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("ExplicitRockCompaction"); // Users will typically not need to modify this parameter..
     }
 
 
diff --git a/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp b/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
index 1c85be776..5c7cc2736 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/flow/SimulatorFullyImplicitBlackoil.hpp
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@ public:
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, std::string, SaveFile,
                              "FileName for .OPMRST file used for saving serialized state. "
                              "If empty, CASENAME.OPMRST is used.");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, SaveFile);
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("SaveFile");
         EWOMS_REGISTER_PARAM(TypeTag, std::string, LoadFile,
                              "FileName for .OPMRST file used to load serialized state. "
                              "If empty, CASENAME.OPMRST is used.");
-        EWOMS_HIDE_PARAM(TypeTag, LoadFile);
+        Parameters::hideParam<TypeTag>("LoadFile");
     }
 
     /// Run the simulation.