diff --git a/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
index f361f5c4e5..72a746f20f 100644
--- a/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	// implementation changes and behavior does not, then leave spec_version as
 	// is and increment impl_version.
 	spec_version: 110,
-	impl_version: 110,
+	impl_version: 111,
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 };
 
@@ -341,21 +341,11 @@ impl treasury::Trait for Runtime {
 }
 
 parameter_types! {
-	pub const SignedClaimHandicap: BlockNumber = 2;
-	pub const TombstoneDeposit: Balance = 16;
-	pub const StorageSizeOffset: u32 = 8;
-	pub const RentByteFee: Balance = 4;
-	pub const RentDepositOffset: Balance = 1000;
-	pub const SurchargeReward: Balance = 150;
 	pub const ContractTransferFee: Balance = 1 * CENTS;
 	pub const ContractCreationFee: Balance = 1 * CENTS;
 	pub const ContractTransactionBaseFee: Balance = 1 * CENTS;
 	pub const ContractTransactionByteFee: Balance = 10 * MILLICENTS;
 	pub const ContractFee: Balance = 1 * CENTS;
-	pub const CallBaseFee: Gas = 1000;
-	pub const CreateBaseFee: Gas = 1000;
-	pub const MaxDepth: u32 = 1024;
-	pub const BlockGasLimit: Gas = 10_000_000;
 }
 
 impl contracts::Trait for Runtime {
@@ -366,21 +356,21 @@ impl contracts::Trait for Runtime {
 	type ComputeDispatchFee = contracts::DefaultDispatchFeeComputor<Runtime>;
 	type TrieIdGenerator = contracts::TrieIdFromParentCounter<Runtime>;
 	type GasPayment = ();
-	type SignedClaimHandicap = SignedClaimHandicap;
-	type TombstoneDeposit = TombstoneDeposit;
-	type StorageSizeOffset = StorageSizeOffset;
-	type RentByteFee = RentByteFee;
-	type RentDepositOffset = RentDepositOffset;
-	type SurchargeReward = SurchargeReward;
+	type SignedClaimHandicap = contracts::DefaultSignedClaimHandicap;
+	type TombstoneDeposit = contracts::DefaultTombstoneDeposit;
+	type StorageSizeOffset = contracts::DefaultStorageSizeOffset;
+	type RentByteFee = contracts::DefaultRentByteFee;
+	type RentDepositOffset = contracts::DefaultRentDepositOffset;
+	type SurchargeReward = contracts::DefaultSurchargeReward;
 	type TransferFee = ContractTransferFee;
 	type CreationFee = ContractCreationFee;
 	type TransactionBaseFee = ContractTransactionBaseFee;
 	type TransactionByteFee = ContractTransactionByteFee;
 	type ContractFee = ContractFee;
-	type CallBaseFee = CallBaseFee;
-	type CreateBaseFee = CreateBaseFee;
-	type MaxDepth = MaxDepth;
-	type BlockGasLimit = BlockGasLimit;
+	type CallBaseFee = contracts::DefaultCallBaseFee;
+	type CreateBaseFee = contracts::DefaultCreateBaseFee;
+	type MaxDepth = contracts::DefaultMaxDepth;
+	type BlockGasLimit = contracts::DefaultBlockGasLimit;
 }
 
 impl sudo::Trait for Runtime {
diff --git a/substrate/srml/authorship/src/lib.rs b/substrate/srml/authorship/src/lib.rs
index 08a0279284..758eeb285e 100644
--- a/substrate/srml/authorship/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/srml/authorship/src/lib.rs
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ mod tests {
 			// old uncles can't get in.
 			{
 				assert_eq!(System::block_number(), 8);
-				assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::UncleGenerations::get(), 5);
 
 				let gen_2 = seal_header(
 					create_header(2, canon_chain.canon_hash(1), [3; 32].into()),
diff --git a/substrate/srml/contracts/src/lib.rs b/substrate/srml/contracts/src/lib.rs
index a0cb45169e..ff97f6e102 100644
--- a/substrate/srml/contracts/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/srml/contracts/src/lib.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 //! The Contract module is a work in progress. The following examples show how this Contract module can be
 //! used to create and call contracts.
 //!
-//! * [`ink`](https://github.com/paritytech/ink) is 
+//! * [`ink`](https://github.com/paritytech/ink) is
 //! an [`eDSL`](https://wiki.haskell.org/Embedded_domain_specific_language) that enables writing
 //! WebAssembly based smart contracts in the Rust programming language. This is a work in progress.
 //!
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ use runtime_primitives::traits::{
 };
 use srml_support::dispatch::{Result, Dispatchable};
 use srml_support::{
-	Parameter, StorageMap, StorageValue, decl_module, decl_event, decl_storage, storage::child
+	Parameter, StorageMap, StorageValue, decl_module, decl_event, decl_storage, storage::child,
+	parameter_types,
 };
 use srml_support::traits::{OnFreeBalanceZero, OnUnbalanced, Currency, Get};
 use system::{ensure_signed, RawOrigin, ensure_root};
@@ -280,21 +281,38 @@ pub type BalanceOf<T> = <<T as Trait>::Currency as Currency<<T as system::Trait>
 pub type NegativeImbalanceOf<T> =
 	<<T as Trait>::Currency as Currency<<T as system::Trait>::AccountId>>::NegativeImbalance;
 
-pub const DEFAULT_SIGNED_CLAIM_HANDICAP: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_TOMBSTONE_DEPOSIT: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_STORAGE_SIZE_OFFSET: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_RENT_BYTE_FEE: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_RENT_DEPOSIT_OFFSET: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_SURCHARGE_REWARD: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_TRANSFER_FEE: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_CREATION_FEE: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_BASE_FEE: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_TRANSACTION_BYTE_FEE: u32 = 0;
-pub const DEFAULT_CONTRACT_FEE: u32 = 21;
-pub const DEFAULT_CALL_BASE_FEE: u32 = 135;
-pub const DEFAULT_CREATE_BASE_FEE: u32 = 175;
-pub const DEFAULT_MAX_DEPTH: u32 = 100;
-pub const DEFAULT_BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT: u32 = 10_000_000;
+parameter_types! {
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::SignedClaimedHandicap`].
+	pub const DefaultSignedClaimHandicap: u32 = 2;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::TombstoneDeposit`].
+	pub const DefaultTombstoneDeposit: u32 = 16;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::StorageSizeOffset`].
+	pub const DefaultStorageSizeOffset: u32 = 8;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::RentByteFee`].
+	pub const DefaultRentByteFee: u32 = 4;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::RentDepositOffset`].
+	pub const DefaultRentDepositOffset: u32 = 1000;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::SurchargeReward`].
+	pub const DefaultSurchargeReward: u32 = 150;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::TransferFee`].
+	pub const DefaultTransferFee: u32 = 0;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::CreationFee`].
+	pub const DefaultCreationFee: u32 = 0;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::TransactionBaseFee`].
+	pub const DefaultTransactionBaseFee: u32 = 0;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::TransactionByteFee`].
+	pub const DefaultTransactionByteFee: u32 = 0;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::ContractFee`].
+	pub const DefaultContractFee: u32 = 21;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::CallBaseFee`].
+	pub const DefaultCallBaseFee: u32 = 1000;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::CreateBaseFee`].
+	pub const DefaultCreateBaseFee: u32 = 1000;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::MaxDepth`].
+	pub const DefaultMaxDepth: u32 = 1024;
+	/// A resonable default value for [`Trait::BlockGasLimit`].
+	pub const DefaultBlockGasLimit: u32 = 10_000_000;
+}
 
 pub trait Trait: timestamp::Trait {
 	type Currency: Currency<Self::AccountId>;
@@ -361,24 +379,19 @@ pub trait Trait: timestamp::Trait {
 	/// The fee to be paid for making a transaction; the per-byte portion.
 	type TransactionByteFee: Get<BalanceOf<Self>>;
 
-	/// The fee required to create a contract instance. A reasonable default value
-	/// is 21.
+	/// The fee required to create a contract instance.
 	type ContractFee: Get<BalanceOf<Self>>;
 
-	/// The base fee charged for calling into a contract. A reasonable default
-	/// value is 135.
+	/// The base fee charged for calling into a contract.
 	type CallBaseFee: Get<Gas>;
 
-	/// The base fee charged for creating a contract. A reasonable default value
-	/// is 175.
+	/// The base fee charged for creating a contract.
 	type CreateBaseFee: Get<Gas>;
 
-	/// The maximum nesting level of a call/create stack. A reasonable default
-	/// value is 100.
+	/// The maximum nesting level of a call/create stack.
 	type MaxDepth: Get<u32>;
 
-	/// The maximum amount of gas that could be expended per block. A reasonable
-	/// default value is 10_000_000.
+	/// The maximum amount of gas that could be expended per block.
 	type BlockGasLimit: Get<Gas>;
 }
 
diff --git a/substrate/srml/elections/src/lib.rs b/substrate/srml/elections/src/lib.rs
index 359407d222..80324ecefb 100644
--- a/substrate/srml/elections/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/srml/elections/src/lib.rs
@@ -1369,16 +1369,9 @@ mod tests {
 			assert_eq!(Elections::next_vote_from(4), 4);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::next_vote_from(5), 8);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::vote_index(), 0);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::CandidacyBond::get(), 3);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::VotingBond::get(), 0);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::VotingFee::get(), 0);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::PresentSlashPerVoter::get(), 1);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::presentation_duration(), 2);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::InactiveGracePeriod::get(), 1);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::VotingPeriod::get(), 4);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::term_duration(), 5);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::desired_seats(), 2);
-			assert_eq!(<Test as Trait>::CarryCount::get(), 2);
 
 			assert_eq!(Elections::members(), vec![]);
 			assert_eq!(Elections::next_tally(), Some(4));
diff --git a/substrate/srml/support/src/lib.rs b/substrate/srml/support/src/lib.rs
index 5dab732667..361fef969b 100644
--- a/substrate/srml/support/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/srml/support/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,19 +85,28 @@ pub use runtime_primitives::ConsensusEngineId;
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! parameter_types {
-	(pub const $name:ident: $type:ty = $value:expr; $( $rest:tt )*) => (
-		pub struct $name;
-		$crate::parameter_types!{IMPL $name , $type , $value}
-		$crate::parameter_types!{ $( $rest )* }
-	);
-	(const $name:ident: $type:ty = $value:expr; $( $rest:tt )*) => (
-		struct $name;
+	(
+		$( #[ $attr:meta ] )*
+		$vis:vis const $name:ident: $type:ty = $value:expr;
+		$( $rest:tt )*
+	) => (
+		$( #[ $attr ] )*
+		$vis struct $name;
 		$crate::parameter_types!{IMPL $name , $type , $value}
 		$crate::parameter_types!{ $( $rest )* }
 	);
 	() => ();
 	(IMPL $name:ident , $type:ty , $value:expr) => {
-		impl $crate::traits::Get<$type> for $name { fn get() -> $type { $value } }
+		impl $name {
+			fn get() -> $type {
+				$value
+			}
+		}
+		impl<I: From<$type>> $crate::traits::Get<I> for $name {
+			fn get() -> I {
+				I::from($value)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }