diff --git a/manifests/gmetad/config.pp b/manifests/gmetad/config.pp
index ebc6400..19ba632 100644
--- a/manifests/gmetad/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmetad/config.pp
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmetad::config inherits ganglia::gmetad {
+class ganglia::gmetad::config {
 
-  file { $gmetad_service_config:
+  file { $::ganglia::params::gmetad_service_config:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',
-    content => template($gmetad_service_erb),
+    content => template($::ganglia::params::gmetad_service_erb),
     notify  => Class['ganglia::gmetad::service'],
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gmetad/install.pp b/manifests/gmetad/install.pp
index b3790f7..efe0cad 100644
--- a/manifests/gmetad/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmetad/install.pp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmetad::install inherits ganglia::gmetad {
+class ganglia::gmetad::install {
 
-  package { $gmetad_package_name:
+  package { $::ganglia::params::gmetad_package_name:
     ensure => present,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gmetad/service.pp b/manifests/gmetad/service.pp
index 7b18115..19293bd 100644
--- a/manifests/gmetad/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmetad/service.pp
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmetad::service inherits ganglia::gmetad {
+class ganglia::gmetad::service {
 
-  if ($gmetad_status_command) {
+  if ($::ganglia::params::gmetad_status_command) {
     $hasstatus = false
   } else {
     $hasstatus = true
   }
 
-  service { $gmetad_service_name:
+  service { $::ganglia::params::gmetad_service_name:
     ensure     => running,
     hasstatus  => $hasstatus,
     hasrestart => true,
     enable     => true,
-    status     => $gmetad_status_command,
+    status     => $::ganglia::params::gmetad_status_command,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gmond/config.pp b/manifests/gmond/config.pp
index bc84248..2c7aa74 100644
--- a/manifests/gmond/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmond/config.pp
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmond::config inherits ganglia::gmond {
+class ganglia::gmond::config {
 
-  file { $gmond_service_config:
+  file { $::ganglia::params::gmond_service_config:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',
-    content => template($gmond_service_erb),
+    content => template($::ganglia::params::gmond_service_erb),
     notify  => Class['ganglia::gmond::service'],
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gmond/install.pp b/manifests/gmond/install.pp
index 79eca4a..d234e6b 100644
--- a/manifests/gmond/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmond/install.pp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmond::install inherits ganglia::gmond {
+class ganglia::gmond::install {
 
-  package { $gmond_package_name:
+  package { $::ganglia::params::gmond_package_name:
     ensure => present,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/gmond/service.pp b/manifests/gmond/service.pp
index 5f7dcdc..341c701 100644
--- a/manifests/gmond/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/gmond/service.pp
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::gmond::service inherits ganglia::gmond{
+class ganglia::gmond::service {
 
-  if ($gmond_status_command) {
+  if ($::ganglia::params::gmond_status_command) {
     $hasstatus = false
   } else {
     $hasstatus = true
   }
 
-  service { $gmond_service_name:
+  service { $::ganglia::params::gmond_service_name:
     ensure     => running,
     hasstatus  => $hasstatus,
     hasrestart => true,
     enable     => true,
-    status     => $gmond_status_command,
+    status     => $::ganglia::params::gmond_status_command,
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/web/config.pp b/manifests/web/config.pp
index dcc00cc..7cae8d2 100644
--- a/manifests/web/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/web/config.pp
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::web::config inherits ganglia::web {
+class ganglia::web::config {
 
-  file { $web_php_config:
+  file { $::ganglia::params::web_php_config:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',
-    content => template($web_php_erb),
+    content => template($::ganglia::params::web_php_erb),
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/web/install.pp b/manifests/web/install.pp
index 9ade5ff..723dd09 100644
--- a/manifests/web/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/web/install.pp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Joshua Hoblitt
 #
 
-class ganglia::web::install inherits ganglia::web {
+class ganglia::web::install {
 
-  package { $web_package_name:
+  package { $::ganglia::params::web_package_name:
     ensure => present,
   }
 }