diff --git a/Calibration/LumiAlCaRecoProducers/test/test.sh b/Calibration/LumiAlCaRecoProducers/test/test.sh
index 78f3060c7672a..a9330a9e11b7b 100755
--- a/Calibration/LumiAlCaRecoProducers/test/test.sh
+++ b/Calibration/LumiAlCaRecoProducers/test/test.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 function die { echo $1: status $2 ;  exit $2; }
 
-cmsRun --parameter-set ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/test_cfg.py || die 'Failed in test_cfg.py' $?
+cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/test_cfg.py || die 'Failed in test_cfg.py' $?
diff --git a/CondCore/ESSources/test/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.sh b/CondCore/ESSources/test/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.sh
index 0c2749ec8fedb..c6a7f84c11292 100755
--- a/CondCore/ESSources/test/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.sh
+++ b/CondCore/ESSources/test/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 function die { echo $1: status $2 ;  exit $2; }
 
 echo cmsRun TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore_cfg.py
-cmsRun --parameter-set ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore_cfg.py || die 'Failed in TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore_cfg.py' $?
+cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore_cfg.py || die 'Failed in TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore_cfg.py' $?
 grep "TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore: " TestConcurrentIOVsCondCoreCout.log > TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.log
 diff ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/unit_test_outputs/TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.log TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.log || die "comparing TestConcurrentIOVsCondCore.log" $?
diff --git a/CondTools/DT/test/DTReadOutMapping-O2OProcedure b/CondTools/DT/test/DTReadOutMapping-O2OProcedure
index ae9632924457f..fd51fcc1da635 100644
--- a/CondTools/DT/test/DTReadOutMapping-O2OProcedure
+++ b/CondTools/DT/test/DTReadOutMapping-O2OProcedure
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ DTREADOUTMAPPING (this is a simulation of tagging the data from online)
    cmscond_build_iov_byquery -i -q "CELL_MAP_VERSION='cmssw_ROB' AND ROB_MAP_VERSION='cmssw_ROS'" -u user -p pass -d CondFormatsDTObjects -t DTREADOUTMAPPING -o DTReadOutMapping -c sqlite_file:testfile.db cmssw_version
 
 step 6: read data back from cmsRun. Note the tag value (this is a simulation of offline CMSSW job)
-   cmsRun -p load_test_myversion.cfg
-   cmsRun -p load_test_cmsswversion.cfg
+   cmsRun load_test_myversion.cfg
+   cmsRun load_test_cmsswversion.cfg
diff --git a/CondTools/Ecal/o2oTests/read_o2o.sh b/CondTools/Ecal/o2oTests/read_o2o.sh
index dad106ac9e38f..567ed02ceb6fe 100755
--- a/CondTools/Ecal/o2oTests/read_o2o.sh
+++ b/CondTools/Ecal/o2oTests/read_o2o.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ export POOL_CATALOG=relationalcatalog_oracle://${SERVERNAME}/${SCHEMA}
 
 # cmsRun
 CONFFILE=load_o2o.cfg
-COMMAND="cmsRun --parameter-set $CONFFILE"
+COMMAND="cmsRun $CONFFILE"
 runx "$COMMAND" 1 # time the command (1 trial)
diff --git a/CondTools/RPC/test/writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.csh b/CondTools/RPC/test/writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.csh
index 70cc4431b03ca..2d75530dad1c5 100755
--- a/CondTools/RPC/test/writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.csh
+++ b/CondTools/RPC/test/writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.csh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ process Write2DB = {
 }
 %%
 #
-cmsRun -p writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.cfg
+cmsRun writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.cfg
 #
 if ( -f writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.inp )then
  set goon = `cat writeL1RPCHwConfig2DB.inp`
diff --git a/DQM/SiStripMonitorClient/test/ReadMe.txt b/DQM/SiStripMonitorClient/test/ReadMe.txt
index 3f2202b772c95..47c88a124f43e 100644
--- a/DQM/SiStripMonitorClient/test/ReadMe.txt
+++ b/DQM/SiStripMonitorClient/test/ReadMe.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
        o do a eval `scramv1 runtime -csh`
        o put the Collector machine name in DQM/StripMonitorCluster/data/MonitorDaemon.cfi
          config file (in the field DestinationAddress)
-       o execute "cmsRun -p  OnlyDQM.cfg"
+       o execute "cmsRun  OnlyDQM.cfg"
 
 
    - Client (start xdaq executable)
diff --git a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/batch_mtcc.sh b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/batch_mtcc.sh
index beea33d1d05eb..00f2488c8ded1 100755
--- a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/batch_mtcc.sh
+++ b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/batch_mtcc.sh
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ runped(){
   cd ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR};
   echo "# ************************************************* CALCULATING THE PEDESTALS USING THE CFG FILE ${PED_CFG}"
   cat ${PED_CFG};
-  cmsRun  -p ${PED_CFG};
+  cmsRun ${PED_CFG};
   echo "pedestal jobstatus: $?";
   mv ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR}/Source_*${PED_RUNNR}.root  ${PED_CFG}_pedestal_histograms.root
 }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ runcms(){
     echo ""
     echo "########################################################################"
     echo "###### RUNNING THE RECONSTRUCTION USING THE CFG FILE ${I_CFG}"
-    cmsRun  -p ${I_CFG}
+    cmsRun ${I_CFG}
     echo "reconstruction jobstatus: $?";
     mv ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR}/monitor_cluster_summary.txt  ${I_CFG}_cluster_summary.txt
     mv ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR}/monitor_digi_summary.txt  ${I_CFG}_digi_summary.txt
diff --git a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc.sh b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc.sh
index 66d84dd309331..7cde3c9a625cb 100755
--- a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc.sh
+++ b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc.sh
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ runfilter(){
   cd ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR};
   echo "##### RUNNING THE RECONSTRUCTION USING THE CFG FILE ${FILTER_CFG}"
   cat ${FILTER_CFG}
-  cmsRun  -p ${FILTER_CFG}
+  cmsRun ${FILTER_CFG}
   echo "filter jobstatus: $?";
 }
 
diff --git a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc_reprocessed.sh b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc_reprocessed.sh
index 418d35176635e..d7ac90e240b1c 100755
--- a/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc_reprocessed.sh
+++ b/DQM/SiStripMonitorCluster/test/filter_mtcc_reprocessed.sh
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ runfilter(){
   cd ${MTCC_OUTPUT_DIR};
   echo "##### RUNNING THE RECONSTRUCTION USING THE CFG FILE ${FILTER_CFG}"
   cat ${FILTER_CFG}
-  cmsRun  -p ${FILTER_CFG}
+  cmsRun ${FILTER_CFG}
   echo "filter jobstatus: $?";
 }
 
diff --git a/DQMServices/FwkIO/test/run_tests.sh b/DQMServices/FwkIO/test/run_tests.sh
index 164f50f6ec573..8988aeb02eee4 100755
--- a/DQMServices/FwkIO/test/run_tests.sh
+++ b/DQMServices/FwkIO/test/run_tests.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_run_only_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_run_only.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_run_only_file_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_run_only_file.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_lumi_only_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_lumi_only.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_lumi_only_file_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_lumi_only_file.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_run_lumi_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_run_lumi.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_run_lumi_file_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_run_lumi_file.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=read_write_run_lumi_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_run_lumi_copy.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_run_lumi_file.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_file_multi_types_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_file_multi_types.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_multi_types.py
   fileToCheck=dqm_file_multi_types.root
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=copy_file_multi_types_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_copy_multi_types.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_multi_types.py
   fileToCheck=dqm_copy_multi_types.root
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   rm -f dqm_file1.root
   rm -f dqm_file1_jobreport.xml
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} -j dqm_file1_jobreport.xml || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun -j dqm_file1_jobreport.xml ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   # test GUID here
   checkFile=check_guid_file1.py
@@ -88,25 +88,25 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_file2_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_file2.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_file1_file2_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=create_file3_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_file3.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_file1_file3_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=merge_file1_file2_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_file1_file2.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_merged_file1_file2.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,32 +114,32 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
 
   testConfig=read_merged_file1_file2_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=merge_file1_file3_file2_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_file1_file3_file2.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_merged_file1_file3_file2_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=create_one_run_one_lumi_run_only_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_one_run_one_lumi_run_only.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
   cp dqm_one_run_one_lumi_run_only.root dqm_one_run_one_lumi_run_only_2.root
  
   testConfig=merge_one_run_one_lumi_run_only_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_one_run_one_lumi_run_only.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=merge_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_cfg.py
   echo ${checkFile} ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=read_write_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_copy.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   checkFile=check_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_copy_cfg.py
   fileToCheck=dqm_merged_file1_file3_file2_filterOnRun1_copy.root
@@ -158,27 +158,27 @@ LOCAL_TEST_DIR=${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}
   testConfig=create_file4_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_file4.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=merge_file1_file3_file4_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_merged_file1_file3_file4.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_merged_file1_file3_file4_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
 # empty
   testConfig=create_empty_file_cfg.py
   rm -f dqm_empty.root
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} || die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   stat dqm_empty.root && die "file created by cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
 
   testConfig=read_missing_file_cfg.py
   echo ${testConfig} ------------------------------------------------------------
-  cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} && die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
+  cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/${testConfig} && die "cmsRun ${testConfig}" $?
   
 exit 0
diff --git a/IOPool/Common/test/TestEdmFastMerge.sh b/IOPool/Common/test/TestEdmFastMerge.sh
index 733a5178518f0..fe83a07320476 100755
--- a/IOPool/Common/test/TestEdmFastMerge.sh
+++ b/IOPool/Common/test/TestEdmFastMerge.sh
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ egrep -v "<GUID>|<PFN>|^$" $LOCAL_TEST_DIR/proper_Rfjr_output > $LOCAL_TMP_DIR/p
 egrep -v "<GUID>|<PFN>|^$" $LOCAL_TMP_DIR/TestFastMergeRFJR.xml  > $LOCAL_TMP_DIR/TestFastMergeRFJR_filtered.xml
 diff $LOCAL_TMP_DIR/proper_Rfjr_output_filtered $LOCAL_TMP_DIR/TestFastMergeRFJR_filtered.xml || die 'output run framework job report is wrong for proper_Rfjr_output_filtered' $?
 
-cmsRun -p ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/ReadFastMergeTestOutput_cfg.py || die 'Failure using ReadFastMergeTestOutput_cfg.py' $?
+cmsRun ${LOCAL_TEST_DIR}/ReadFastMergeTestOutput_cfg.py || die 'Failure using ReadFastMergeTestOutput_cfg.py' $?
diff --git a/RecoJets/JetProducers/doc/html/jetSimuChain.html b/RecoJets/JetProducers/doc/html/jetSimuChain.html
index 06265dcc819e2..653be39ae1d01 100644
--- a/RecoJets/JetProducers/doc/html/jetSimuChain.html
+++ b/RecoJets/JetProducers/doc/html/jetSimuChain.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ <h3> Generation </h3>
 The configuration file is <a href='../../Example_Gen+DetSim+Digi.cfg'> Example_Gen+DetSim+Digi.cfg</a>.
 To run particle gun sample, run 
 <pre>
-cmsRun -p Example_Gen+DetSim+Digi.cfg
+cmsRun Example_Gen+DetSim+Digi.cfg
 </pre> 
 To run Pythia Z'(700)->dijets,
 first include <a href='pythia_Z700_dijets.cfi'> pythia_Z700_dijets.cfi </a> instead of 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ <h3>Reconstruction </h3>
 The configuration file is <a href='Example_Calorimetry+Jets.cfg'>  Example_Calorimetry+Jets.cfg</a>.
 To run particle gun sample, run 
 <pre>
-cmsRun -p  Example_Calorimetry+Jets.cfg
+cmsRun  Example_Calorimetry+Jets.cfg
 </pre> 
 
 The produced file evtgen_jets.root contains generator level information, reconstructed intermediate objects,
diff --git a/RecoLuminosity/LumiProducer/test/run_lumiProd.sh b/RecoLuminosity/LumiProducer/test/run_lumiProd.sh
index 2cae4a38aa39f..13d3b8b0c5339 100755
--- a/RecoLuminosity/LumiProducer/test/run_lumiProd.sh
+++ b/RecoLuminosity/LumiProducer/test/run_lumiProd.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 function die { echo Failure $1: status $2 ; exit $2 ; }
 
-cmsRun -p ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/testLumiProd_cfg.py || die "cmsRun testLumiProd_cfg.py" $?
+cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/testLumiProd_cfg.py || die "cmsRun testLumiProd_cfg.py" $?
diff --git a/Validation/GlobalDigis/test/valid_global.csh b/Validation/GlobalDigis/test/valid_global.csh
index a2989cffda05a..807f1408b913c 100755
--- a/Validation/GlobalDigis/test/valid_global.csh
+++ b/Validation/GlobalDigis/test/valid_global.csh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if ( -e output.log ) rm output.log
 if ( -e FrameworkJobReport.xml ) rm FrameworkJobReport.xml
 #comment out if RefPoolSource.cfi modified to use /afs location directly
 #cp ${GLBLREFDIR}/MC_010p2_minbias.root .
-cmsRun -p DetSim+Digi+Global.cfg >& output.log
+cmsRun DetSim+Digi+Global.cfg >& output.log
 echo "......creating histogram file with this release"
 root -b -q MakeHistograms.C\(\"GlobalDigis.root\",\"GlobalDigisHistograms\"\)
 echo "......comparing against reference file from previous release"
diff --git a/Validation/GlobalHits/test/README b/Validation/GlobalHits/test/README
index c932ef1f3f833..dcb5c22dac143 100644
--- a/Validation/GlobalHits/test/README
+++ b/Validation/GlobalHits/test/README
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ to CMSSW). It inserts into the event a PGlobalSimHit object as defined in
 SimDataFormats/GlobalValidation.
 
 This package is run from the Validation/GlobalHits/test directory. To execute 
-type cmsRun -p *.cfg with one of the following four .cfg files:
+type cmsRun *.cfg with one of the following four .cfg files:
 
 EvtGen+DetSim+Global.cfg runs the full chain of event generation, detector
 	simulation and global translation making use of local .cfi files
diff --git a/Validation/GlobalHits/test/valid_global.csh b/Validation/GlobalHits/test/valid_global.csh
index 5d0de46a8076b..5519d0a01e286 100755
--- a/Validation/GlobalHits/test/valid_global.csh
+++ b/Validation/GlobalHits/test/valid_global.csh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if ( -e output.log ) rm output.log
 if ( -e FrameworkJobReport.xml ) rm FrameworkJobReport.xml
 #comment out if RefPoolSource.cfi modified to use /afs location directly
 #cp ${GLBLREFDIR}/MC_010p2_minbias.root .
-cmsRun -p DetSim+Global.cfg >& output.log
+cmsRun DetSim+Global.cfg >& output.log
 echo "......creating histogram file with this release"
 root -b -q MakeHistograms.C\(\"GlobalHits.root\",\"GlobalHitsHistograms\"\)
 echo "......comparing against reference file from previous release"
diff --git a/Validation/GlobalRecHits/test/valid_global.csh b/Validation/GlobalRecHits/test/valid_global.csh
index 5cab787d7f01d..176205b5188ac 100755
--- a/Validation/GlobalRecHits/test/valid_global.csh
+++ b/Validation/GlobalRecHits/test/valid_global.csh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if ( -e output.log ) rm output.log
 if ( -e FrameworkJobReport.xml ) rm FrameworkJobReport.xml
 #comment out if RefPoolSource.cfi modified to use /afs location directly
 #cp ${GLBLREFDIR}/MC_010p2_minbias.root .
-cmsRun -p DetSim+Digi+Reco+Global.cfg >& output.log
+cmsRun DetSim+Digi+Reco+Global.cfg >& output.log
 echo "......creating histogram file with this release"
 root -b -q MakeHistograms.C\(\"GlobalRecHits.root\",\"GlobalRecHitsHistograms\"\)
 echo "......comparing against reference file from previous release"
diff --git a/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite.csh b/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite.csh
index 4c1f878a81f0b..1e6ca85944149 100755
--- a/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite.csh
+++ b/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite.csh
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ while ( $i <= $bcrend )
 # execute Mixing Module
    /bin/rm /tmp/testsuite1_{$i}_cfg.py  >& /dev/null
    sed "s/12345/$i/" testsuite1_cfg.py >/tmp/testsuite1_{$i}_cfg.py
-   cmsRun --parameter-set /tmp/testsuite1_{$i}_cfg.py
+   cmsRun /tmp/testsuite1_{$i}_cfg.py
 # create histos
    echo "===================> Step2: executing EDAnalyser (TestSuite) to create histos for bcr $i"
     /bin/rm /tmp/testsuite2_{$i}_cfg.py  > &/dev/null
     sed "s/12345/$i/" testsuite2_cfg.py | sed "s/23456/$bcrstart/" | sed "s/34567/$bcrend/" >/tmp/testsuite2_{$i}_cfg.py
-    cmsRun --parameter-set /tmp/testsuite2_{$i}_cfg.py
+    cmsRun /tmp/testsuite2_{$i}_cfg.py
 ####    cp  histos.root ../data/MMValHistos_$i.root  # for test preparation only!
     echo "===================> Step2a: histogram comparison"
     root -b -p -q DoCompare.C\(\"histos\",\"../data/MMValHistos_$i\"\)
diff --git a/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite_SmartPointers.csh b/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite_SmartPointers.csh
index a05dd430d3ba4..85ac707fc197b 100755
--- a/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite_SmartPointers.csh
+++ b/Validation/Mixing/test/testsuite_SmartPointers.csh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ while ( $i <= $bcrend )
 # execute Mixing Module
    /bin/rm /tmp/testsuite1_{$i}_cfg.py  >& /dev/null
    sed "s/12345/$i/" testsuite_SmartPointers_cfg.py | sed "s/23456/$bcrstart/" | sed "s/34567/$bcrend/" >/tmp/testsuite_SmartPointers{$i}_cfg.py
-   cmsRun --parameter-set /tmp/testsuite_SmartPointers{$i}_cfg.py
+   cmsRun /tmp/testsuite_SmartPointers{$i}_cfg.py
 # create histos
 ####    cp  histos.root ../data/MMValHistos_{$i}.root  # for test preparation only!
     echo "===================> Step2: histogram comparison"
diff --git a/Validation/TrackerHits/test/README b/Validation/TrackerHits/test/README
index f87216ede86f3..c2ef1909bfed7 100644
--- a/Validation/TrackerHits/test/README
+++ b/Validation/TrackerHits/test/README
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-cmsRun -p runP.cfg
+cmsRun runP.cfg
 eval `scramv1 ru -csh`