diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 08b1d98617..18c727d22c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changes:
 - Convert `api-contract` usage of `api.rpc.*` to `api.call.*`
 - Drop support for contract runtimes without `storageDepositLimit` (runtime `contractsApi` only has unversioned support for latest)
 - Export `api.rx.call.*` for internal usage (derive, contracts)
+- Remove old-style param passing as opposed to options in `api-contract`
 
 
 ## 8.14.1 Jul 23, 2022
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/base/Contract.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/base/Contract.ts
index aa90223fff..8409beca2f 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/base/Contract.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/base/Contract.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { ApiBase } from '@polkadot/api/base';
 import { BN, BN_HUNDRED, BN_ONE, BN_ZERO, bnToBn, isFunction, isUndefined, logger } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import { Abi } from '../Abi';
-import { applyOnEvent, extractOptions, isOptions } from '../util';
+import { applyOnEvent } from '../util';
 import { Base } from './Base';
 import { withMeta } from './util';
 
@@ -31,18 +31,14 @@ const ERROR_NO_CALL = 'Your node does not expose the contracts.call RPC. This is
 const l = logger('Contract');
 
 function createQuery <ApiType extends ApiTypes> (meta: AbiMessage, fn: (origin: string | AccountId | Uint8Array, options: ContractOptions, params: unknown[]) => ContractCallResult<ApiType, ContractCallOutcome>): ContractQuery<ApiType> {
-  return withMeta(meta, (origin: string | AccountId | Uint8Array, options: bigint | string | number | BN | ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): ContractCallResult<ApiType, ContractCallOutcome> =>
-    isOptions(options)
-      ? fn(origin, options, params)
-      : fn(origin, ...extractOptions<ContractOptions>(options, params))
+  return withMeta(meta, (origin: string | AccountId | Uint8Array, options: ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): ContractCallResult<ApiType, ContractCallOutcome> =>
+    fn(origin, options, params)
   );
 }
 
 function createTx <ApiType extends ApiTypes> (meta: AbiMessage, fn: (options: ContractOptions, params: unknown[]) => SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType>): ContractTx<ApiType> {
-  return withMeta(meta, (options: bigint | string | number | BN | ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType> =>
-    isOptions(options)
-      ? fn(options, params)
-      : fn(...extractOptions<ContractOptions>(options, params))
+  return withMeta(meta, (options: ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType> =>
+    fn(options, params)
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/base/types.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/base/types.ts
index 251bbccebf..89ef8bcc05 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/base/types.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/base/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import type { SubmittableExtrinsic } from '@polkadot/api/submittable/types';
 import type { ApiTypes, ObsInnerType } from '@polkadot/api/types';
 import type { AccountId } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
-import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
 import type { AbiMessage, BlueprintOptions, ContractCallOutcome, ContractOptions } from '../types';
 
 export interface MessageMeta {
@@ -14,26 +13,18 @@ export interface MessageMeta {
 
 export interface BlueprintDeploy<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends MessageMeta {
   (options: BlueprintOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType>;
-  // @deprecated Use options form (to be dropped in a major update)
-  (value: bigint | string | number | BN, gasLimit: bigint | string | number | BN, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType>;
 }
 
 export interface ContractQuery<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends MessageMeta {
   (origin: AccountId | string | Uint8Array, options: ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): ContractCallResult<ApiType, ContractCallOutcome>;
-  // @deprecated Use options form (to be dropped in a major update)
-  (origin: AccountId | string | Uint8Array, value: bigint | BN | string | number, gasLimit: bigint | BN | string | number, ...params: unknown[]): ContractCallResult<ApiType, ContractCallOutcome>;
 }
 
 export interface ContractTx<ApiType extends ApiTypes> extends MessageMeta {
   (options: ContractOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType>;
-  // @deprecated Use options form (to be dropped in a major update)
-  (value: bigint | BN | string | number, gasLimit: bigint | BN | string | number, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType>;
 }
 
 export interface ContractGeneric<O, T> {
   (messageOrId: AbiMessage | string | number, options: O, ...params: unknown[]): T;
-  // @deprecated Use options form (to be dropped in a major update)
-  (messageOrId: AbiMessage | string | number, value: bigint | BN | string | number, gasLimit: bigint | BN | string | number, ...params: unknown[]): T;
 }
 
 export type ContractCallResult<ApiType extends ApiTypes, T> = ApiType extends 'rxjs'
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/base/util.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/base/util.ts
index 57a3a4ad25..0c448f2690 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/base/util.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/base/util.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import type { SubmittableResult } from '@polkadot/api';
 import type { SubmittableExtrinsic } from '@polkadot/api/submittable/types';
 import type { ApiTypes } from '@polkadot/api/types';
-import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
 import type { AbiConstructor, AbiMessage, BlueprintOptions } from '../types';
 import type { BlueprintDeploy, ContractGeneric } from './types';
 
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import { Bytes } from '@polkadot/types';
 import { compactAddLength, u8aToU8a } from '@polkadot/util';
 import { randomAsU8a } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';
 
-import { extractOptions, isOptions } from '../util';
-
 export const EMPTY_SALT = new Uint8Array();
 
 export function withMeta <T extends { meta: AbiMessage }> (meta: AbiMessage, creator: Omit<T, 'meta'>): T {
@@ -23,18 +20,14 @@ export function withMeta <T extends { meta: AbiMessage }> (meta: AbiMessage, cre
 }
 
 export function createBluePrintTx <ApiType extends ApiTypes, R extends SubmittableResult> (meta: AbiMessage, fn: (options: BlueprintOptions, params: unknown[]) => SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType, R>): BlueprintDeploy<ApiType> {
-  return withMeta(meta, (options: bigint | string | number | BN | BlueprintOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType, R> =>
-    isOptions(options)
-      ? fn(options, params)
-      : fn(...extractOptions<BlueprintOptions>(options, params))
+  return withMeta(meta, (options: BlueprintOptions, ...params: unknown[]): SubmittableExtrinsic<ApiType, R> =>
+    fn(options, params)
   );
 }
 
 export function createBluePrintWithId <T> (fn: (constructorOrId: AbiConstructor | string | number, options: BlueprintOptions, params: unknown[]) => T): ContractGeneric<BlueprintOptions, T> {
-  return (constructorOrId: AbiConstructor | string | number, options: bigint | string | number | BN | BlueprintOptions, ...params: unknown[]): T =>
-    isOptions(options)
-      ? fn(constructorOrId, options, params)
-      : fn(constructorOrId, ...extractOptions<BlueprintOptions>(options, params));
+  return (constructorOrId: AbiConstructor | string | number, options: BlueprintOptions, ...params: unknown[]): T =>
+    fn(constructorOrId, options, params);
 }
 
 export function encodeSalt (salt: Uint8Array | string | null = randomAsU8a()): Uint8Array {
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/checkTypes.manual.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
index 4722fd68bf..b0ec816434 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/checkTypes.manual.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ import abiIncrementer from './test/contracts/ink/v0/incrementer.json' assert { t
 async function checkBlueprint (api: ApiPromise, pairs: TestKeyringMap): Promise<void> {
   const blueprint = new BlueprintPromise(api, abiIncrementer as Record<string, unknown>, '0x1234');
 
-  // new style
   await blueprint.tx.new({ gasLimit: 456, salt: '0x1234', value: 123 }, 42).signAndSend(pairs.bob);
   await blueprint.tx.new({ gasLimit: 456, value: 123 }, 42).signAndSend(pairs.bob);
-
-  // old style
-  await blueprint.tx.new(123, 456, 42).signAndSend(pairs.bob);
 }
 
 async function checkContract (api: ApiPromise, pairs: TestKeyringMap): Promise<void> {
@@ -27,11 +23,9 @@ async function checkContract (api: ApiPromise, pairs: TestKeyringMap): Promise<v
 
   // queries
   await contract.query.get(pairs.alice.address, {});
-  await contract.query.get(pairs.alice.address, 0, 0);
 
   // execute
   await contract.tx.inc({ gasLimit: 1234 }, 123).signAndSend(pairs.eve);
-  await contract.tx.inc(123, 456, 69).signAndSend(pairs.eve);
 }
 
 async function main (): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/packages/api-contract/src/util.ts b/packages/api-contract/src/util.ts
index b0aab8afd0..22524519a3 100644
--- a/packages/api-contract/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/api-contract/src/util.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,9 @@
 
 import type { SubmittableResult } from '@polkadot/api';
 import type { EventRecord } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
-import type { BN } from '@polkadot/util';
-import type { BlueprintOptions, ContractOptions } from './types';
-
-import { isBigInt, isBn, isNumber, isString } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 type ContractEvents = 'CodeStored' | 'ContractEmitted' | 'ContractExecution' | 'Instantiated';
 
-type TOptions = BlueprintOptions | ContractOptions;
-
 export function applyOnEvent <T> (result: SubmittableResult, types: ContractEvents[], fn: (records: EventRecord[]) => T): T | undefined {
   if (result.isInBlock || result.isFinalized) {
     const records = result.filterRecords('contracts', types);
@@ -23,13 +17,3 @@ export function applyOnEvent <T> (result: SubmittableResult, types: ContractEven
 
   return undefined;
 }
-
-export function isOptions <T> (options: bigint | string | number | BN | T): options is T {
-  return !(isBn(options) || isBigInt(options) || isNumber(options) || isString(options));
-}
-
-export function extractOptions <T extends TOptions> (value: bigint | string | number | BN, params: unknown[]): [T, unknown[]] {
-  const gasLimit = params.shift() as BN;
-
-  return [{ gasLimit, value } as T, params];
-}