diff --git a/script/mks3param_proto.pl b/script/mks3param_proto.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index 446e343ec51..00000000000
--- a/script/mks3param_proto.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,199 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# Generate loadparm interfaces tables for Samba3/Samba4 integration
-# by Andrew Bartlett
-# based on mkproto.pl Written by Jelmer Vernooij
-# based on the original mkproto.sh by Andrew Tridgell
-
-use strict;
-
-# don't use warnings module as it is not portable enough
-# use warnings;
-
-use Getopt::Long;
-use File::Basename;
-use File::Path;
-
-#####################################################################
-# read a file into a string
-
-my $file = undef;
-my $public_define = undef;
-my $_public = "";
-my $_private = "";
-my $public_data = \$_public;
-my $builddir = ".";
-my $srcdir = ".";
-
-sub public($)
-{
-	my ($d) = @_;
-	$$public_data .= $d;
-}
-
-sub usage()
-{
-	print "Usage: mks3param.pl [options] [c files]\n";
-	print "OPTIONS:\n";
-	print "  --srcdir=path          Read files relative to this directory\n";
-	print "  --builddir=path        Write file relative to this directory\n";
-	print "  --help                 Print this help message\n\n";
-	exit 0;
-}
-
-GetOptions(
-	'file=s' => sub { my ($f,$v) = @_; $file = $v; },
-	'srcdir=s' => sub { my ($f,$v) = @_; $srcdir = $v; },
-	'builddir=s' => sub { my ($f,$v) = @_; $builddir = $v; },
-	'help' => \&usage
-) or exit(1);
-
-sub normalize_define($$)
-{
-	my ($define, $file) = @_;
-
-	if (not defined($define) and defined($file)) {
-		$define = "__" . uc($file) . "__";
-		$define =~ tr{./}{__};
-		$define =~ tr{\-}{_};
-	} elsif (not defined($define)) {
-		$define = '_S3_PARAM_PROTO_H_';
-	}
-
-	return $define;
-}
-
-$public_define = normalize_define($public_define, $file);
-
-sub file_load($)
-{
-    my($filename) = @_;
-    local(*INPUTFILE);
-    open(INPUTFILE, $filename) or return undef;
-    my($saved_delim) = $/;
-    undef $/;
-    my($data) = <INPUTFILE>;
-    close(INPUTFILE);
-    $/ = $saved_delim;
-    return $data;
-}
-
-sub print_header($$)
-{
-	my ($file, $header_name) = @_;
-	$file->("#ifndef $header_name\n");
-	$file->("#define $header_name\n\n");
-	$file->("/* This file was automatically generated by mks3param_proto.pl. DO NOT EDIT */\n\n");
-}
-
-sub print_footer($$)
-{
-	my ($file, $header_name) = @_;
-	$file->("\n#endif /* $header_name */\n\n");
-}
-
-sub handle_loadparm($$)
-{
-	my ($file,$line) = @_;
-
-	my $scope;
-	my $type;
-	my $name;
-	my $var;
-	my $param;
-
-	if ($line =~ /^FN_(GLOBAL|LOCAL)_(CONST_STRING|STRING|BOOL|bool|CHAR|INTEGER|LIST)\((\w+),(.*)\)/o) {
-		$scope = $1;
-		$type = $2;
-		$name = $3;
-		$var = $4;
-		$param = "int";
-	} elsif ($line =~ /^FN_(GLOBAL|LOCAL)_PARM_(CONST_STRING|STRING|BOOL|bool|CHAR|INTEGER|LIST)\((\w+),(.*)\)/o) {
-		$scope = $1;
-		$type = $2;
-		$name = $3;
-		$var = $4;
-		$param = "const struct share_params *p";
-	} else {
-	        return;
-	}
-
-	my %tmap = (
-	        "BOOL" => "bool ",
-	        "CONST_STRING" => "const char *",
-	        "STRING" => "char *",
-	        "INTEGER" => "int ",
-	        "CHAR" => "char ",
-	        "LIST" => "const char **",
-	);
-
-	my %smap = (
-	        "GLOBAL" => "void",
-	        "LOCAL" => "$param"
-	        );
-
-	if (($type eq "STRING") and ($scope eq "GLOBAL")) {
-	    $file->("$tmap{$type}lp_$name(TALLOC_CTX *ctx);\n");
-	} elsif (($type eq "STRING") and ($scope eq "LOCAL")) {
-	    $file->("$tmap{$type}lp_$name(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, $smap{$scope});\n");
-	} else {
-	    $file->("$tmap{$type}lp_$name($smap{$scope});\n");
-	}
-}
-
-sub process_file($$)
-{
-	my ($file, $filename) = @_;
-
-	$filename =~ s/\.o$/\.c/g;
-
-	if ($filename =~ /^\//) {
-		open(FH, "<$filename") or die("Failed to open $filename");
-	} elsif (!open(FH, "< $builddir/$filename")) {
-	    open(FH, "< $srcdir/$filename") || die "Failed to open $filename";
-	}
-
-	my $comment = undef;
-	my $incomment = 0;
-	while (my $line = <FH>) {
-		if ($line =~ /^\/\*\*/) {
-			$comment = "";
-			$incomment = 1;
-		}
-
-		if ($incomment) {
-			$comment .= $line;
-			if ($line =~ /\*\//) {
-				$incomment = 0;
-			}
-		}
-
-		# these are ordered for maximum speed
-		next if ($line =~ /^\s/);
-
-		next unless ($line =~ /\(/);
-
-		next if ($line =~ /^\/|[;]/);
-
-		if ($line =~ /^FN_/) {
-			handle_loadparm($file, $line);
-		}
-		next;
-	}
-
-	close(FH);
-}
-
-
-print_header(\&public, $public_define);
-
-process_file(\&public, $_) foreach (@ARGV);
-print_footer(\&public, $public_define);
-
-if (not defined($file)) {
-	print STDOUT $$public_data;
-}
-
-mkpath(dirname($file), 0, 0755);
-open(PUBLIC, ">$file") or die("Can't open `$file': $!");
-print PUBLIC "$$public_data";
-close(PUBLIC);
diff --git a/source3/include/proto.h b/source3/include/proto.h
index 8f35937d130..e3618dc1f93 100644
--- a/source3/include/proto.h
+++ b/source3/include/proto.h
@@ -987,6 +987,11 @@ NTSTATUS trust_pw_change(struct netlogon_creds_cli_context *context,
 
 #include "source3/param/param_proto.h"
 
+char *lp_configfile(TALLOC_CTX *ctx);
+char *lp_servicename(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, int);
+const char *lp_const_servicename(int);
+bool lp_autoloaded(int);
+const char *lp_dnsdomain(void);
 int lp_winbind_max_domain_connections(void);
 bool lp_idmap_range(const char *domain_name, uint32_t *low, uint32_t *high);
 bool lp_idmap_default_range(uint32_t *low, uint32_t *high);
diff --git a/source3/param/wscript_build b/source3/param/wscript_build
index 420dc4533ee..5c0635c03ed 100644
--- a/source3/param/wscript_build
+++ b/source3/param/wscript_build
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ bld.SAMBA_GENERATOR('s3_param_global_h',
                     rule='${PERL} ${SRC[0].abspath(env)} ${SRC[1].abspath(env)} ${SRC[2].abspath(env)} --file ${TGT} --generate-scope=GLOBAL')
 
 bld.SAMBA_GENERATOR('s3_param_proto_h',
-                    source= '../../script/mks3param_proto.pl loadparm.c ../../lib/param/param_functions.c',
+                    source= '../../script/generate_param.py ../../docs-xml/smbdotconf/parameters.all.xml',
                     target='param_proto.h',
                     group='build_source',
-                    rule='${PERL} ${SRC[0].abspath(env)} ${SRC[1].abspath(env)} ${SRC[2].abspath(env)} --file ${TGT}')
+                    rule='${PYTHON} ${SRC[0].abspath(env)} --file ${SRC[1].abspath(env)} --output ${TGT} --mode=S3PROTO')
 
 bld.SAMBA_GENERATOR('s3_loadparm_ctx_table_c',
                     source= ' ../../script/mks3param_ctx_table.pl ../../lib/param/loadparm.c ../../lib/param/param_functions.c',