diff --git a/Tools/scripts/build_parameters.sh b/Tools/scripts/build_parameters.sh
index 0e38a62a10..6ab2c6e0dd 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/build_parameters.sh
+++ b/Tools/scripts/build_parameters.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ PARAMS_DIR="../buildlogs/Parameters"
 # work from either APM directory or above
 [ -d ArduPlane ] || cd APM
 
-# generate combined parameters files for all vehicles:
-./Tools/autotest/param_metadata/param_parse.py > param.out || {
-    echo "Parameter parsing failed"
-    exit 1
-}
 # copy combined parameters files away:
 /bin/mkdir -p "$PARAMS_DIR"
 /bin/cp Parameters.wiki Parameters.html *.pdef.xml "$PARAMS_DIR"