diff --git a/dumux/common/parameters.hh b/dumux/common/parameters.hh
index 7b31472aae3c3546e9bdeca14a8683c6adfb1e08..8ac9c24e7584ef074db4998117692ac4e711788d 100644
--- a/dumux/common/parameters.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/parameters.hh
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ private:
     }
 };
 
-// a free function to set model- or problem-specific default parameters
+/*!
+ * \ingroup Common
+ * \brief a free function to set model- or problem-specific default parameters
+ */
 void setParam(Dune::ParameterTree& params,
               const std::string& group,
               const std::string& key,
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ T getParamFromGroup(Args&&... args)
  * \ingroup Common
  * \brief Check whether a key exists in the parameter tree
  */
-bool haveParam(const std::string& param)
+bool hasParam(const std::string& param)
 {
     const auto& p = Parameters::getTree();
     return p.hasKey(param);
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@ bool haveParam(const std::string& param)
  * \brief Check whether a key exists in the parameter tree with a model group prefix
  */
 template<typename... Args>
-bool haveParamInGroup(const std::string& paramGroup, const std::string& param)
+bool hasParamInGroup(const std::string& paramGroup, const std::string& param)
 {
     const auto& p = Parameters::getTree();
     if (paramGroup == "")
@@ -320,6 +323,15 @@ bool haveParamInGroup(const std::string& paramGroup, const std::string& param)
         return p.hasKey(paramGroup + "." + param);
 }
 
+DUNE_DEPRECATED_MSG("haveParam is deprecated, please use hasParam instead.")
+bool haveParam(const std::string& param)
+{ return hasParam(param); }
+
+template<typename... Args>
+DUNE_DEPRECATED_MSG("haveParamInGroup is deprecated, please use hasParamInGroup instead.")
+bool haveParamInGroup(const std::string& paramGroup, const std::string& param)
+{ return hasParamInGroup(paramGroup, param); }
+
 } // namespace Dumux
 
 #endif