diff --git a/lib/controller.js b/lib/controller.js
index f2bf334..16e2be5 100644
--- a/lib/controller.js
+++ b/lib/controller.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var router = require('actionrouter')
   , mime = require('express').static.mime
   , utils = require('./utils')
   , flatten = require('utils-flatten')
+  , deprecate = require('depd')('maglev')
   , dispatch = require('./middleware/dispatch')
   , ControllerError = require('./errors/controllererror');
 
@@ -46,9 +47,9 @@ function Controller() {
  * @api public
  */
 Controller.prototype.param =
-Controller.prototype.params = function () {
+Controller.prototype.params = deprecate.function(function () {
   return this.__req.param.apply(this.__req, arguments);
-};
+}, 'this.param(s) should be replaced by direct access to req.params.property, req.query.property, or req.body.property');
 
 /**
  * Render response.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3fc3b63..7ad8ad4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,30 +25,26 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "http://github.com/viadeo/maglev/issues"
   },
-  "licenses": [
-    {
-      "type": "MIT",
-      "url": "http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
-    }
-  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
   "bin": {
     "maglev": "./bin/maglev.js"
   },
   "main": "./lib",
   "dependencies": {
-    "pkginfo": "0.3.0",
-    "commander": "2.7.1",
-    "co-prompt": "1.0.0",
-    "express": "4.12.3",
     "actionrouter": "0.1.0",
     "bootable": "0.2.4",
     "bootable-environment": "0.2.0",
-    "parent-require": "1.0.0",
+    "co-prompt": "1.0.0",
+    "commander": "2.7.1",
+    "debug": "2.1.3",
+    "depd": "^1.0.1",
+    "express": "4.12.3",
     "mkdirp": "0.3.5",
+    "parent-require": "1.0.0",
+    "pkginfo": "0.3.0",
     "scripts": "0.1.0",
-    "utils-flatten": "1.0.0",
     "syntax-error": "1.1.2",
-    "debug": "2.1.3"
+    "utils-flatten": "1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "2.x.x",