diff --git a/source4/torture/basic/misc.c b/source4/torture/basic/misc.c
index 00595749393..e8e7985f931 100644
--- a/source4/torture/basic/misc.c
+++ b/source4/torture/basic/misc.c
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ static NTSTATUS benchrw_mkdir(struct torture_context *tctx,struct smbcli_request
 	NT_STATUS_NOT_OK_RETURN(req->status);
 	
 	/* open/create the files */
-	torture_comment(tctx, "Open File %d/%d\n",state->nr+1,torture_nprocs);
+	torture_comment(tctx, "Open File %d/%d\n",state->nr+1,
+					lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4));
 	open_parms=talloc_zero(state->mem_ctx, union smb_open);
 	NT_STATUS_HAVE_NO_MEMORY(open_parms);
 	open_parms->openx.level = RAW_OPEN_OPENX;
@@ -760,9 +761,10 @@ BOOL run_benchrw(struct torture_context *tctx)
 	union smb_mkdir parms;
 	int finished = 0;
 	BOOL success=True;
+	int torture_nprocs = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4);
 	
 	torture_comment(tctx, "Start BENCH-READWRITE num_ops=%d num_nprocs=%d\n",
-		torture_numops,torture_nprocs);
+		torture_numops, torture_nprocs);
 
 	/*init talloc context*/
 	ev = event_context_init(tctx);
diff --git a/source4/torture/nbench/nbench.c b/source4/torture/nbench/nbench.c
index a9ff8e55079..2bd42940a0d 100644
--- a/source4/torture/nbench/nbench.c
+++ b/source4/torture/nbench/nbench.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static const char *loadfile;
 /* run a test that simulates an approximate netbench client load */
 static BOOL run_netbench(struct torture_context *tctx, struct smbcli_state *cli, int client)
 {
-	extern int torture_nprocs;
+	int torture_nprocs = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4);
 	int i;
 	pstring line;
 	char *cname;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ done:
 BOOL torture_nbench(struct torture_context *torture)
 {
 	BOOL correct = True;
-	extern int torture_nprocs;
+	int torture_nprocs = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4);
 	struct smbcli_state *cli;
 	const char *p;
 
diff --git a/source4/torture/raw/oplock.c b/source4/torture/raw/oplock.c
index 98744e0ec20..f2e894a6eb6 100644
--- a/source4/torture/raw/oplock.c
+++ b/source4/torture/raw/oplock.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ BOOL torture_bench_oplock(struct torture_context *torture)
 	struct smbcli_state **cli;
 	BOOL ret = True;
 	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx = talloc_new(torture);
-	extern int torture_nprocs;
+	int torture_nprocs = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4);
 	int i, count=0;
 	int timelimit = torture_setting_int(torture, "timelimit", 10);
 	union smb_open io;
diff --git a/source4/torture/smbtorture.c b/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
index cd640f87d3d..38f91454e65 100644
--- a/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
+++ b/source4/torture/smbtorture.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ const static struct torture_ui_ops quiet_ui_ops = {
 		{"format", 0, POPT_ARG_STRING, &ui_ops_name, 0, "Output format (one of: simple, subunit, harness)", NULL },
 		{"smb-ports",	'p', POPT_ARG_STRING, NULL,     OPT_SMB_PORTS,	"SMB ports", 	NULL},
 		{"seed",	  0, POPT_ARG_INT,  &torture_seed, 	0,	"seed", 	NULL},
-		{"num-progs",	  0, POPT_ARG_INT,  &torture_nprocs, 	0,	"num progs",	NULL},
 		{"num-ops",	  0, POPT_ARG_INT,  &torture_numops, 	0, 	"num ops",	NULL},
 		{"entries",	  0, POPT_ARG_INT,  &torture_entries, 	0,	"entries",	NULL},
 		{"show-all",	  0, POPT_ARG_NONE, &torture_showall, 	0,	"show all", 	NULL},
diff --git a/source4/torture/torture.c b/source4/torture/torture.c
index 76c589fcfb3..fbf8f8ca1d9 100644
--- a/source4/torture/torture.c
+++ b/source4/torture/torture.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "build.h"
 #include "lib/util/dlinklist.h"
 
-_PUBLIC_ int torture_nprocs=4;
 _PUBLIC_ int torture_numops=10;
 _PUBLIC_ int torture_entries=1000;
 _PUBLIC_ int torture_failures=1;
diff --git a/source4/torture/torture.h b/source4/torture/torture.h
index a88c1c3654e..d821268ba22 100644
--- a/source4/torture/torture.h
+++ b/source4/torture/torture.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern struct torture_suite *torture_root;
 extern BOOL use_oplocks;
 extern BOOL torture_showall;
 extern int torture_entries;
-extern int torture_nprocs;
 extern int torture_seed;
 extern int torture_numops;
 extern int torture_failures;
diff --git a/source4/torture/util_smb.c b/source4/torture/util_smb.c
index 9473ab018bc..75fa9648f42 100644
--- a/source4/torture/util_smb.c
+++ b/source4/torture/util_smb.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ double torture_create_procs(struct torture_context *tctx,
 	volatile bool *child_status_out;
 	int synccount;
 	int tries = 8;
+	int torture_nprocs = lp_parm_int(-1, "torture", "nprocs", 4);
 	double start_time_limit = 10 + (torture_nprocs * 1.5);
 	struct timeval tv;