diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
index 1113151551..e8f5b2ec29 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ class BaseController < Alchemy::BaseController
       before_action { enforce_ssl if ssl_required? && !request.ssl? }
       before_action :load_locked_pages
 
-      helper_method :clipboard_empty?, :trash_empty?, :get_clipboard, :is_admin?,
-        :options_from_params
+      helper_method :clipboard_empty?, :trash_empty?, :get_clipboard, :is_admin?
 
       check_authorization
 
@@ -128,16 +127,7 @@ def do_redirect_to(url_or_path)
         end
       end
 
-      # Extracts options from params and permits all keys
-      #
-      # If no options are present it returns an empty parameters hash.
-      #
-      # @returns [ActionController::Parameters]
-      def options_from_params
-        @_options_from_params ||= begin
-          (params[:options] || ActionController::Parameters.new).permit!
-        end
-      end
+      deprecate :options_from_params, deprecator: Alchemy::Deprecation
 
       # This method decides if we want to raise an exception or not.
       #
diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/resources_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/resources_controller.rb
index 4d886399c8..49a0925ea1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/resources_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/resources_controller.rb
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ def search_filter_params
 
       def common_search_filter_includes
         [
-          # contrary to Rails' documentation passing an empty hash to permit all keys does not work
-          {options: options_from_params.keys},
           {q: [
             resource_handler.search_field_name,
             :s
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_archive_overlay.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_archive_overlay.html.erb
index f8efa8f3d4..990adc4760 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_archive_overlay.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_archive_overlay.html.erb
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
       in_dialog: true,
       redirect_url: admin_attachments_path(
         element_id: @element.try(:id),
-        content_id: @content.try(:id),
-        options: options_from_params
+        content_id: @content.try(:id)
       ) %>
   <% end %>
   <%= render 'alchemy/admin/partials/remote_search_form' %>
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_file_to_assign.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_file_to_assign.html.erb
index cbda4a2fc8..3b1d3e501f 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_file_to_assign.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/attachments/_file_to_assign.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <li class="assign_file_file <%= cycle('even', 'odd') %>">
   <%= link_to alchemy.assign_admin_essence_files_path(
       attachment_id: file_to_assign.id,
-      content_id: @content.id,
-      options: options_from_params
+      content_id: @content.id
     ),
     remote: true,
     method: 'put' do %>
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_files/assign.js.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_files/assign.js.erb
index fb680e5edc..0498ee39e0 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_files/assign.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_files/assign.js.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 $('#<%= @content.dom_id %>').replaceWith('<%= j(
   render "alchemy/essences/essence_file_editor",
     formats: [:html],
-    content: @content,
-    options: options_from_params
+    content: @content
 ) %>');
 Alchemy.closeCurrentDialog();
 Alchemy.setElementDirty($('#element_<%= @content.element.id %>'));
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/assign.js.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/assign.js.erb
index b7634a5056..6ffe1bf4a3 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/assign.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/assign.js.erb
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ $('#picture_to_assign_<%= @picture.id %> a').attr('href', '#').off('click');
 $('#<%= @content.dom_id -%>').replaceWith('<%= j(
   render(
     "alchemy/essences/essence_picture_editor",
-    content: @content,
-    options: options_from_params
+    content: @content
   )
 ) %>');
 Alchemy.closeCurrentDialog();
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/edit.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/edit.html.erb
index 187a89e2d9..c37cde6c5e 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/essence_pictures/edit.html.erb
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 <%= alchemy_form_for @essence_picture,
-    url: alchemy.admin_essence_picture_path(@essence_picture, options: options_from_params) do |f| %>
+    url: alchemy.admin_essence_picture_path(@essence_picture) do |f| %>
   <%= hidden_field_tag 'content_id', @content.id %>
-  <%= f.input :caption, as: options_from_params[:caption_as_textarea] ? 'text' : 'string' %>
+  <%= f.input :caption, as: @content.settings[:caption_as_textarea] ? 'text' : 'string' %>
   <%= f.input :title %>
   <%= f.input :alt_tag %>
-  <%- if options_from_params[:sizes].present? -%>
+  <%- if @content.settings[:sizes].present? -%>
     <%= f.input :render_size,
       collection: [
-        [Alchemy.t('Layout default'), options_from_params[:size]]
-      ] + options_from_params[:sizes].to_a,
+        [Alchemy.t('Layout default'), @content.settings[:size]]
+      ] + @content.settings[:sizes].to_a,
       include_blank: false,
       input_html: {class: 'alchemy_selectbox'} %>
   <%- end -%>
-  <%- if options_from_params[:css_classes].present? -%>
+  <%- if @content.settings[:css_classes].present? -%>
     <%= f.input :css_class,
-      collection: options_from_params[:css_classes],
+      collection: @content.settings[:css_classes],
       include_blank: Alchemy.t('None'),
       input_html: {class: 'alchemy_selectbox'} %>
   <%- else -%>
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/partials/_remote_search_form.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/partials/_remote_search_form.html.erb
index 2aed629b6c..4df6521bf8 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/partials/_remote_search_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/partials/_remote_search_form.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <%= search_form_for @query, url: url_for(
     action: 'index',
-    options: options_from_params,
     size: @size
   ), remote: true, html: {class: 'search_form', id: nil} do |f| %>
   <%= hidden_field_tag("element_id", @element.blank? ? "" : @element.id) %>
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
         action: 'index',
         element_id: @element.blank? ? '' : @element.id,
         content_id: @content.blank? ? '' : @content.id,
-        options: options_from_params,
         size: @size,
         overlay: true
       ),
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_filter_and_size_bar.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_filter_and_size_bar.html.erb
index 074bbea84e..68a4bc7900 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_filter_and_size_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_filter_and_size_bar.html.erb
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
         size: search_filter_params[:size],
         filter: 'last_upload',
         content_id: @content.try(:id),
-        element_id: @element.try(:id),
-        options: options_from_params
+        element_id: @element.try(:id)
       ) %>
     <div class="toolbar_spacer"></div>
   <% end %>
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
           content_id: @content,
           element_id: @element,
           q: search_filter_params[:q],
-          options: options_from_params,
           filter: search_filter_params[:filter],
           tagged_with: search_filter_params[:tagged_with]
         }),
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@
           content_id: @content,
           element_id: @element,
           q: search_filter_params[:q],
-          options: options_from_params,
           filter: search_filter_params[:filter],
           tagged_with: search_filter_params[:tagged_with]
         }),
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@
           content_id: @content,
           element_id: @element,
           q: search_filter_params[:q],
-          options: options_from_params,
           filter: search_filter_params[:filter],
           tagged_with: search_filter_params[:tagged_with]
         }),
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_overlay_picture_list.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_overlay_picture_list.html.erb
index 0bb2f487c8..9847e059a4 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_overlay_picture_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_overlay_picture_list.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 <% else %>
   <%= render partial: 'picture_to_assign',
     collection: @pictures,
-    locals: {options: options_from_params, size: @size} %>
+    locals: {size: @size} %>
   <%= paginate @pictures, theme: 'alchemy', remote: true, hide_per_page_select: true %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_picture_to_assign.html.erb b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_picture_to_assign.html.erb
index 3d6b7c5146..e929ff2dad 100644
--- a/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_picture_to_assign.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/alchemy/admin/pictures/_picture_to_assign.html.erb
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
     ),
     alchemy.assign_admin_essence_pictures_path(
       picture_id: picture_to_assign.id,
-      content_id: @content,
-      options: options
+      content_id: @content
     ),
     remote: true,
     onclick: '$(self).attr("href", "#").off("click"); return false',
diff --git a/config/brakeman.ignore b/config/brakeman.ignore
index 3bc13cb74e..52fb12990c 100644
--- a/config/brakeman.ignore
+++ b/config/brakeman.ignore
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       "file": "app/views/alchemy/admin/contents/create.js.erb",
       "line": 1,
       "link": "http://brakemanscanner.org/docs/warning_types/dynamic_render_path/",
-      "code": "render(action => \"alchemy/essences/#{Content.create(Element.find(params[:content][:element_id]), content_params).essence_partial_name}_editor\", { :content => Content.create(Element.find(params[:content][:element_id]), content_params), :options => options_from_params, :html_options => ((params[:html_options] or {})) })",
+      "code": "render(action => \"alchemy/essences/#{Content.create(Element.find(params[:content][:element_id]), content_params).essence_partial_name}_editor\", { :content => Content.create(Element.find(params[:content][:element_id]), content_params) })",
       "render_path": [{"type":"controller","class":"Alchemy::Admin::ContentsController","method":"create","line":21,"file":"app/controllers/alchemy/admin/contents_controller.rb"}],
       "location": {
         "type": "template",
diff --git a/spec/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller_spec.rb
index d7a820cc9a..861319d2e9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,35 +3,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe Alchemy::Admin::BaseController do
-  describe '#options_from_params' do
-    subject { controller.send(:options_from_params) }
-
-    before do
-      expect(controller).to receive(:params).at_least(:once) do
-        ActionController::Parameters.new(options: options)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "params[:options] are Rails parameters" do
-      let(:options) do
-        ActionController::Parameters.new('hello' => 'world')
-      end
-
-      it "returns the options as permitted parameters with indifferent access" do
-        expect(subject).to be_permitted
-        expect(subject[:hello]).to eq('world')
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "params[:options] is nil" do
-      let(:options) { nil }
-
-      it "returns an empty permitted parameters hash" do
-        is_expected.to eq(ActionController::Parameters.new.permit!)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#raise_exception?' do
     subject { controller.send(:raise_exception?) }