diff --git a/api/base_api_controller.go b/api/base_api_controller.go
index 716d0fc4..780b45be 100644
--- a/api/base_api_controller.go
+++ b/api/base_api_controller.go
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ func (c *BaseAPIController) NewEmpty() responses.Subsonic {
 	return responses.Subsonic{Status: "ok", Version: beego.AppConfig.String("apiVersion")}
 }
 
-func (c *BaseAPIController) ValidateParameters(param string, msg string) string {
+func (c *BaseAPIController) GetParameter(param string, msg string) string {
 	p := c.Input().Get(param)
 	if p == "" {
 		c.SendError(responses.ERROR_MISSING_PARAMETER, msg)
 	}
-	c.Data[param] = p
 	return p
 }
 
diff --git a/api/get_cover_art.go b/api/get_cover_art.go
index 227befb2..7daf9e55 100644
--- a/api/get_cover_art.go
+++ b/api/get_cover_art.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c *GetCoverArtController) Prepare() {
 }
 
 func (c *GetCoverArtController) Get() {
-	id := c.ValidateParameters("id", "id parameter required")
+	id := c.GetParameter("id", "id parameter required")
 
 	mf, err := c.repo.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/get_music_directory.go b/api/get_music_directory.go
index 3cddd9d3..e28e755e 100644
--- a/api/get_music_directory.go
+++ b/api/get_music_directory.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (c *GetMusicDirectoryController) Prepare() {
 }
 
 func (c *GetMusicDirectoryController) Get() {
-	id := c.ValidateParameters("id", "id parameter required")
+	id := c.GetParameter("id", "id parameter required")
 
 	response := c.NewEmpty()
 
diff --git a/api/stream.go b/api/stream.go
index dd0d2700..eea243f0 100644
--- a/api/stream.go
+++ b/api/stream.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (c *StreamController) Prepare() {
 
 // For realtime transcoding, see : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19292113/not-buffered-http-responsewritter-in-golang
 func (c *StreamController) Get() {
-	id := c.ValidateParameters("id", "id parameter required")
+	id := c.GetParameter("id", "id parameter required")
 
 	mf, err := c.repo.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {