diff --git a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
index 113539dd17..639aa73039 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/Parameters.cpp
@@ -1100,11 +1100,7 @@ const AP_Param::GroupInfo ParametersG2::var_info[] = {
     // @User: Advanced
     AP_GROUPINFO("FLIGHT_OPTIONS", 13, ParametersG2, flight_options, 0),
 
-#if AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
-    // @Group: SCR_
-    // @Path: ../libraries/AP_Scripting/AP_Scripting.cpp
-    AP_SUBGROUPINFO(scripting, "SCR_", 14, ParametersG2, AP_Scripting),
-#endif
+    // 14 was AP_Scripting
 
     // @Param: TKOFF_ACCEL_CNT
     // @DisplayName: Takeoff throttle acceleration count
@@ -1568,6 +1564,20 @@ void Plane::load_parameters(void)
         AP_Param::convert_class(info.old_key, &stats, stats.var_info, old_index, old_top_element, false);
     }
 #endif
+    // PARAMETER_CONVERSION - Added: Jan-2024 for Plane-4.6
+#if AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
+    {
+        // Find G2's Top Level Key
+        AP_Param::ConversionInfo info;
+        if (!AP_Param::find_top_level_key_by_pointer(&g2, info.old_key)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const uint16_t old_index = 14;       // Old parameter index in g2
+        const uint16_t old_top_element = 78; // Old group element in the tree for the first subgroup element (see AP_PARAM_KEY_DUMP)
+        AP_Param::convert_class(info.old_key, &scripting, scripting.var_info, old_index, old_top_element, false);
+    }
+#endif
 
     hal.console->printf("load_all took %uus\n", (unsigned)(micros() - before));
 }
diff --git a/ArduPlane/Parameters.h b/ArduPlane/Parameters.h
index 4a80e21943..ad78f76de7 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Parameters.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/Parameters.h
@@ -519,10 +519,6 @@ public:
 
     AP_Int32 flight_options;
 
-#if AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
-    AP_Scripting scripting;
-#endif // AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
-
     AP_Int8 takeoff_throttle_accel_count;
     AP_Int8 takeoff_timeout;
 
diff --git a/ArduPlane/system.cpp b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
index 4b46bd837d..56998c3679 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/system.cpp
+++ b/ArduPlane/system.cpp
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ void Plane::startup_ground(void)
         );
 #endif
 
-#if AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
-    g2.scripting.init();
-#endif // AP_SCRIPTING_ENABLED
-
     // reset last heartbeat time, so we don't trigger failsafe on slow
     // startup
     gcs().sysid_myggcs_seen(AP_HAL::millis());