diff --git a/context/param/conv.go b/context/param/conv.go
index e961b4ad..596d2b1e 100644
--- a/context/param/conv.go
+++ b/context/param/conv.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func convertParam(param *MethodParam, paramType reflect.Type, ctx *beecontext.Co
 		if param.required {
 			ctx.Abort(400, fmt.Sprintf("Missing parameter %s", param.name))
 		} else {
-			paramValue = param.defValue
+			paramValue = param.defaultValue
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ func getParamValue(param *MethodParam, ctx *beecontext.Context) string {
 		return string(ctx.Input.RequestBody)
 	case header:
 		return ctx.Input.Header(param.name)
-		// if strValue == "" && strings.Contains(param.name, "_") { //magically handle X-Headers?
-		// 	strValue = ctx.Input.Header(strings.Replace(param.name, "_", "-", -1))
-		// }
 	case path:
 		return ctx.Input.Query(":" + param.name)
 	default:
diff --git a/context/param/methodparams.go b/context/param/methodparams.go
index 28772504..fe4ab421 100644
--- a/context/param/methodparams.go
+++ b/context/param/methodparams.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 //MethodParam keeps param information to be auto passed to controller methods
 type MethodParam struct {
-	name     string
-	location paramLocation
-	required bool
-	defValue string
+	name         string
+	location     paramLocation
+	required     bool
+	defaultValue string
 }
 
 type paramLocation byte
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ func (mp *MethodParam) String() string {
 	case header:
 		options = append(options, "param.InHeader")
 	}
-	if mp.defValue != "" {
-		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf(`param.Default("%s")`, mp.defValue))
+	if mp.defaultValue != "" {
+		options = append(options, fmt.Sprintf(`param.Default("%s")`, mp.defaultValue))
 	}
 	if len(options) > 0 {
 		result += ", "
diff --git a/context/param/options.go b/context/param/options.go
index 846a59f6..32402194 100644
--- a/context/param/options.go
+++ b/context/param/options.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ var InBody MethodParamOption = func(p *MethodParam) {
 }
 
 // Default provides a default value for the http param
-func Default(defValue interface{}) MethodParamOption {
+func Default(defaultValue interface{}) MethodParamOption {
 	return func(p *MethodParam) {
-		if defValue != nil {
-			p.defValue = fmt.Sprint(defValue)
+		if defaultValue != nil {
+			p.defaultValue = fmt.Sprint(defaultValue)
 		}
 	}
 }