diff --git a/Lib/php/php.swg b/Lib/php/php.swg
index 6cb88062c..9118bf58e 100644
--- a/Lib/php/php.swg
+++ b/Lib/php/php.swg
@@ -148,12 +148,8 @@
 
 %typemap(in) SWIGTYPE *DISOWN
 %{
-  if ($needNewFlow) {
-    SWIG_Z_FETCH_OBJ_P(&$input)->newobject = 0;
-    $1 = ($lower_param *)SWIG_Z_FETCH_OBJ_P(&$input)->ptr;
-  } else {
-    if (SWIG_ConvertPtr(&$input, (void **) &$1, $1_descriptor, SWIG_POINTER_DISOWN ) < 0)
-      SWIG_PHP_Error(E_ERROR, "Type error in argument $argnum of $symname. Expected $1_descriptor");
+  if (SWIG_ConvertPtr(&$input, (void **) &$1, $1_descriptor, SWIG_POINTER_DISOWN) < 0) {
+    SWIG_PHP_Error(E_ERROR, "Type error in argument $argnum of $symname. Expected $1_descriptor");
   }
 %}
 
diff --git a/Source/Modules/php.cxx b/Source/Modules/php.cxx
index 4880c9c2f..7d31483bd 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/php.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/php.cxx
@@ -1388,7 +1388,6 @@ public:
         String *temp_obj = NewStringEmpty();
         Printf(temp_obj, "&%s", ln);
         Replaceall(tm, "$obj_value", is_param_type_pointer(resolved ? resolved : pt) ? "NULL" : temp_obj);        // Adding this to compile. It won't reach this if $obj_val is required.
-        Replaceall(tm, "$lower_param", paramType_class);
 	Setattr(p, "emit:input", source);
 	Printf(f->code, "%s\n", tm);
 	if (i == 0 && Getattr(p, "self")) {