diff --git a/common/json.c b/common/json.c
index 607a8f7bd..e4a4e00eb 100644
--- a/common/json.c
+++ b/common/json.c
@@ -166,13 +166,6 @@ bool json_tok_sha256(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
 			  hash, sizeof(*hash));
 }
 
-bool json_tok_tok(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
-		  const jsmntok_t **out)
-{
-	*out = tok;
-	return true;
-}
-
 const jsmntok_t *json_next(const jsmntok_t *tok)
 {
 	const jsmntok_t *t;
diff --git a/common/json.h b/common/json.h
index bd5bb2696..b2cfdb6e3 100644
--- a/common/json.h
+++ b/common/json.h
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ bool json_tok_bool(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok, bool *b);
 bool json_tok_sha256(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
 		     struct sha256 *hash);
 
-/*
- * Set the address of @out to @tok.  Used as a param_table callback by handlers that
- * want to unmarshal @tok themselves.
- */
-bool json_tok_tok(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
-		  const jsmntok_t **out);
-
 /* Is this the null primitive? */
 bool json_tok_is_null(const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *tok);
 
diff --git a/lightningd/connect_control.c b/lightningd/connect_control.c
index cb85f2acf..3eff7c6ac 100644
--- a/lightningd/connect_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/connect_control.c
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ static void json_connect(struct command *cmd,
 	struct peer *peer;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("id", json_tok_tok, (const jsmntok_t **) &idtok),
-		   p_opt_tok("host", &hosttok),
-		   p_opt_tok("port", &porttok),
+		   p_req_tal("id", json_tok_tok, (const jsmntok_t **) &idtok),
+		   p_opt_tal("host", json_tok_tok, &hosttok),
+		   p_opt_tal("port", json_tok_tok, &porttok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/gossip_control.c b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
index 0f2d1a494..27ce11563 100644
--- a/lightningd/gossip_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/gossip_control.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static void json_getroute(struct command *cmd, const char *buffer, const jsmntok
 	struct lightningd *ld = cmd->ld;
 	struct pubkey destination;
 	struct pubkey source;
-	jsmntok_t *seedtok;
+	const jsmntok_t *seedtok;
 	u64 msatoshi;
 	unsigned cltv;
 	double riskfactor;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static void json_getroute(struct command *cmd, const char *buffer, const jsmntok
 		   p_opt_def("cltv", json_tok_number, &cltv, 9),
 		   p_opt_def("fromid", json_tok_pubkey, &source, ld->id),
 		   p_opt_def("fuzzpercent", json_tok_double, &fuzz, 75.0),
-		   p_opt_tok("seed", &seedtok),
+		   p_opt_tal("seed", json_tok_tok, &seedtok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static void json_dev_query_scids(struct command *cmd,
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
 		   p_req("id", json_tok_pubkey, &id),
-		   p_req("scids", json_tok_tok, &scidstok),
+		   p_req_tal("scids", json_tok_tok, &scidstok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/invoice.c b/lightningd/invoice.c
index a20e27b60..375acc241 100644
--- a/lightningd/invoice.c
+++ b/lightningd/invoice.c
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ static void json_invoice(struct command *cmd,
 	bool result;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("msatoshi", json_tok_tok, &msatoshi),
-		   p_req("label", json_tok_tok, &label),
-		   p_req("description", json_tok_tok, &desctok),
+		   p_req_tal("msatoshi", json_tok_tok, &msatoshi),
+		   p_req_tal("label", json_tok_tok, &label),
+		   p_req_tal("description", json_tok_tok, &desctok),
 		   p_opt_def("expiry", json_tok_u64, &expiry, 3600),
-		   p_opt_tok("fallbacks", &fallbacks),
-		   p_opt_tok("preimage", &preimagetok),
+		   p_opt_tal("fallbacks", json_tok_tok, &fallbacks),
+		   p_opt_tal("preimage", json_tok_tok, &preimagetok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ static void json_add_invoices(struct json_result *response,
 static void json_listinvoices(struct command *cmd,
 			      const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t *params)
 {
-	jsmntok_t *labeltok;
+	const jsmntok_t *labeltok;
 	struct json_escaped *label;
 	struct json_result *response = new_json_result(cmd);
 	struct wallet *wallet = cmd->ld->wallet;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_opt_tok("label", &labeltok),
+		   p_opt_tal("label", json_tok_tok, &labeltok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ static void json_delinvoice(struct command *cmd,
 	struct wallet *wallet = cmd->ld->wallet;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("label", json_tok_tok, &labeltok),
-		   p_req("status", json_tok_tok, &statustok),
+		   p_req_tal("label", json_tok_tok, &labeltok),
+		   p_req_tal("status", json_tok_tok, &statustok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static void json_waitinvoice(struct command *cmd,
 	struct json_escaped *label;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("label", json_tok_tok, &labeltok),
+		   p_req_tal("label", json_tok_tok, &labeltok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@ static void json_decodepay(struct command *cmd,
         char *str, *desc, *fail;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("bolt11", json_tok_tok, &bolt11tok),
-		   p_opt_tok("description", &desctok),
+		   p_req_tal("bolt11", json_tok_tok, &bolt11tok),
+		   p_opt_tal("description", json_tok_tok, &desctok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/json.c b/lightningd/json.c
index 4b848fd29..ec5fb7509 100644
--- a/lightningd/json.c
+++ b/lightningd/json.c
@@ -187,3 +187,10 @@ void json_add_address_internal(struct json_result *response,
 	}
 	abort();
 }
+
+bool json_tok_tok(struct command *cmd, const char *name,
+		  const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
+		  const jsmntok_t **out)
+{
+	return (*out = tok);
+}
diff --git a/lightningd/json.h b/lightningd/json.h
index 29b629884..2e85a3915 100644
--- a/lightningd/json.h
+++ b/lightningd/json.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 struct bitcoin_txid;
 struct channel_id;
+struct command;
 struct json_result;
 struct pubkey;
 struct route_hop;
@@ -63,4 +64,13 @@ void json_add_address(struct json_result *response, const char *fieldname,
 void json_add_address_internal(struct json_result *response,
 			       const char *fieldname,
 			       const struct wireaddr_internal *addr);
+
+/*
+ * Set the address of @out to @tok.  Used as a callback by handlers that
+ * want to unmarshal @tok themselves.
+ */
+bool json_tok_tok(struct command *cmd, const char *name,
+		  const char *buffer, const jsmntok_t * tok,
+		  const jsmntok_t **out);
+
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_LIGHTNINGD_JSON_H */
diff --git a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
index c82862523..05e2c509e 100644
--- a/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
+++ b/lightningd/jsonrpc.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static void json_help(struct command *cmd,
 	const jsmntok_t *cmdtok;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_opt_tok("command", &cmdtok),
+		   p_opt_tal("command", json_tok_tok, &cmdtok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/opening_control.c b/lightningd/opening_control.c
index e66ac8b10..5f4e5becd 100644
--- a/lightningd/opening_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/opening_control.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static void json_fund_channel(struct command *cmd,
 	wtx_init(cmd, &fc->wtx);
 	if (!param(fc->cmd, buffer, params,
 		   p_req("id", json_tok_pubkey, &id),
-		   p_req("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &sattok),
+		   p_req_tal("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &sattok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/options.c b/lightningd/options.c
index 4e8b93310..e8419ed12 100644
--- a/lightningd/options.c
+++ b/lightningd/options.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <lightningd/bitcoind.h>
 #include <lightningd/chaintopology.h>
+#include <lightningd/json.h>
 #include <lightningd/jsonrpc.h>
 #include <lightningd/jsonrpc_errors.h>
 #include <lightningd/lightningd.h>
@@ -1005,7 +1006,7 @@ static void json_listconfigs(struct command *cmd,
 	bool found = false;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_opt_tok("config", &configtok),
+		   p_opt_tal("config", json_tok_tok, &configtok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/param.c b/lightningd/param.c
index e1e02d6b5..2924edddb 100644
--- a/lightningd/param.c
+++ b/lightningd/param.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static bool make_callback(struct command *cmd,
 	def->is_set = true;
 
 	if (def->cb) {
-		if (def->argsize && def->cb != (param_cb)json_tok_tok) {
+		if (def->argsize) {
 			*(void **)def->arg
 				= arg
 				= tal_arr_label(cmd, char, def->argsize, "param");
diff --git a/lightningd/param.h b/lightningd/param.h
index 383dfe2d7..89ed4c12f 100644
--- a/lightningd/param.h
+++ b/lightningd/param.h
@@ -146,17 +146,4 @@ typedef bool(*param_cbx)(struct command *cmd,
 				   (arg)) == true),		\
 		  ({ (*arg) = tal((cmd), typeof(**arg)); (**arg) = (def); (size_t)0;})
 
-/*
- * For when you want an optional raw token.
- *
- * Note: weird sizeof() does type check that arg really is a (const) jsmntok_t **.
- */
-#define p_opt_tok(name, arg)						\
-		  name"",						\
-		  false,						\
-		  false,						\
-		  json_tok_tok,						\
-		  (arg) + 0*sizeof(*(arg) == (jsmntok_t *)NULL),	\
-		  sizeof(const jsmntok_t *)
-
 #endif /* LIGHTNING_LIGHTNINGD_PARAM_H */
diff --git a/lightningd/pay.c b/lightningd/pay.c
index cdf6c933f..c493b560f 100644
--- a/lightningd/pay.c
+++ b/lightningd/pay.c
@@ -955,10 +955,10 @@ static void json_sendpay(struct command *cmd,
 	const char *description;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
+		   p_req_tal("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
 		   p_req("payment_hash", json_tok_sha256, &rhash),
 		   p_opt("msatoshi", json_tok_u64, &msatoshi),
-		   p_opt_tok("description", &desctok),
+		   p_opt_tal("description", json_tok_tok, &desctok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
@@ -1120,12 +1120,12 @@ static void json_listpayments(struct command *cmd, const char *buffer,
 {
 	const struct wallet_payment **payments;
 	struct json_result *response = new_json_result(cmd);
-	jsmntok_t *bolt11tok, *rhashtok;
+	const jsmntok_t *bolt11tok, *rhashtok;
 	struct sha256 *rhash = NULL;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_opt_tok("bolt11", &bolt11tok),
-		   p_opt_tok("payment_hash", &rhashtok),
+		   p_opt_tal("bolt11", json_tok_tok, &bolt11tok),
+		   p_opt_tal("payment_hash", json_tok_tok, &rhashtok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/lightningd/payalgo.c b/lightningd/payalgo.c
index 1dc425668..bc4b2755f 100644
--- a/lightningd/payalgo.c
+++ b/lightningd/payalgo.c
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@ static void json_pay(struct command *cmd,
 	unsigned int exemptfee;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("bolt11", json_tok_tok, &bolt11tok),
+		   p_req_tal("bolt11", json_tok_tok, &bolt11tok),
 		   p_opt("msatoshi", json_tok_u64, &msatoshi),
-		   p_opt_tok("description", &desctok),
+		   p_opt_tal("description", json_tok_tok, &desctok),
 		   p_opt_def("riskfactor", json_tok_double, &riskfactor, 1.0),
 		   p_opt_def("maxfeepercent", json_tok_percent, &maxfeepercent, 0.5),
 		   p_opt_def("retry_for", json_tok_number, &retryfor, 60),
diff --git a/lightningd/peer_control.c b/lightningd/peer_control.c
index eb2d9ff2c..afe15a65a 100644
--- a/lightningd/peer_control.c
+++ b/lightningd/peer_control.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static void json_close(struct command *cmd,
 	bool force;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("id", json_tok_tok, &idtok),
+		   p_req_tal("id", json_tok_tok, &idtok),
 		   p_opt_def("force", json_tok_bool, &force, false),
 		   p_opt_def("timeout", json_tok_number, &timeout, 30),
 		   NULL))
diff --git a/lightningd/test/run-param.c b/lightningd/test/run-param.c
index 3be30b128..8028e1011 100644
--- a/lightningd/test/run-param.c
+++ b/lightningd/test/run-param.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <lightningd/jsonrpc.h>
 
 #include <lightningd/param.c>
+#include <lightningd/json.c>
 #include <common/json.c>
 #include <common/json_escaped.c>
 #include <ccan/array_size/array_size.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ void command_fail_detailed(struct command *cmd, int code,
 }
 
 /* AUTOGENERATED MOCKS START */
+/* Generated stub for fmt_wireaddr_without_port */
+char *fmt_wireaddr_without_port(const tal_t *ctx UNNEEDED, const struct wireaddr *a UNNEEDED)
+{ fprintf(stderr, "fmt_wireaddr_without_port called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_tok_newaddr */
 bool json_tok_newaddr(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok UNNEEDED, bool *is_p2wpkh UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_tok_newaddr called!\n"); abort(); }
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ static void tok_tok(void)
 		struct json *j = json_parse(cmd, "{ 'satoshi', '546' }");
 
 		assert(param(cmd, j->buffer, j->toks,
-			     p_req("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &tok), NULL));
+			     p_req_tal("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &tok), NULL));
 		assert(tok);
 		assert(json_tok_number(j->buffer, tok, &n));
 		assert(n == 546);
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ static void tok_tok(void)
 
 		struct json *j = json_parse(cmd, "{}");
 		assert(param(cmd, j->buffer, j->toks,
-			     p_opt_tok("satoshi", &tok), NULL));
+			     p_opt_tal("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &tok), NULL));
 
 		/* make sure it *is* NULL */
 		assert(tok == NULL);
@@ -369,9 +373,9 @@ static void sendpay(void)
 	unsigned cltv;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, j->buffer, j->toks,
-		   p_req("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
+		   p_req_tal("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
 		   p_req("cltv", json_tok_number, &cltv),
-		   p_opt_tok("note", &note),
+		   p_opt_tal("note", json_tok_tok, &note),
 		   p_opt("msatoshi", json_tok_u64, &msatoshi),
 		   NULL))
 		assert(false);
@@ -392,9 +396,9 @@ static void sendpay_nulltok(void)
 	unsigned cltv;
 
 	if (!param(cmd, j->buffer, j->toks,
-		   p_req("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
+		   p_req_tal("route", json_tok_tok, &routetok),
 		   p_req("cltv", json_tok_number, &cltv),
-		   p_opt_tok("note", &note),
+		   p_opt_tal("note", json_tok_tok, &note),
 		   p_opt("msatoshi", json_tok_u64, &msatoshi),
 		   NULL))
 		assert(false);
@@ -426,17 +430,6 @@ static bool json_tok_msat(struct command *cmd,
 	return false;
 }
 
-/* This can eventually replace json_tok_tok and we can remove the special p_opt_tok()
- * macro. */
-static bool json_tok_tok_x(struct command *cmd,
-			   const char *name,
-			   const char *buffer,
-			   const jsmntok_t *tok,
-			   const jsmntok_t **arg)
-{
-	return (*arg = tok);
-}
-
 /*
  * New version of json_tok_label conforming to advanced style. This can eventually
  * replace the existing json_tok_label.
@@ -482,7 +475,7 @@ static void advanced(void)
 		assert(param(cmd, j->buffer, j->toks,
 			     p_req_tal("description", json_tok_label_x, &label),
 			     p_req_tal("msat", json_tok_msat, &msat),
-			     p_req_tal("tok", json_tok_tok_x, &tok),
+			     p_req_tal("tok", json_tok_tok, &tok),
 			     p_opt_tal("msat_opt1", json_tok_msat, &msat_opt1),
 			     p_opt_tal("msat_opt2", json_tok_msat, &msat_opt2),
 			     NULL));
diff --git a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
index 9d5ae4706..7380d8e5b 100644
--- a/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
+++ b/wallet/test/run-wallet.c
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ bool json_tok_short_channel_id(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t *tok
 			       struct short_channel_id *scid UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_tok_short_channel_id called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for json_tok_tok */
-bool json_tok_tok(const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t * tok UNNEEDED,
+bool json_tok_tok(struct command *cmd UNNEEDED, const char *name UNNEEDED,
+		  const char *buffer UNNEEDED, const jsmntok_t * tok UNNEEDED,
 		  const jsmntok_t **out UNNEEDED)
 { fprintf(stderr, "json_tok_tok called!\n"); abort(); }
 /* Generated stub for kill_uncommitted_channel */
diff --git a/wallet/walletrpc.c b/wallet/walletrpc.c
index 2b1dadb1d..ced6ecada 100644
--- a/wallet/walletrpc.c
+++ b/wallet/walletrpc.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static void json_withdraw(struct command *cmd,
 	wtx_init(cmd, &withdraw->wtx);
 
 	if (!param(cmd, buffer, params,
-		   p_req("destination", json_tok_tok, &desttok),
-		   p_req("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &sattok),
+		   p_req_tal("destination", json_tok_tok, &desttok),
+		   p_req_tal("satoshi", json_tok_tok, &sattok),
 		   NULL))
 		return;