diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 787eb85..eb3a853 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,20 +71,7 @@ Use `deploy.sh` again to tear down the OpenWhisk actions, triggers, and rules. Y
 # 5. Recreate deployment manually
 This section provides a deeper look into what the `deploy.sh` script executes so that you understand how to work with OpenWhisk triggers, actions, rules, and packages in more detail.
 
-## 5.1 Bind Kafka package with credential parameters
-Make the Kafka instance in Bluemix available as an event source.
-
-```bash
-wsk package refresh
-wsk package create kafka
-wsk package bind kafka kafka-out-binding \
-  --param api_key ${API_KEY} \
-  --param kafka_rest_url ${KAFKA_REST_URL} \
-  --param topic ${DEST_TOPIC}
-wsk package get --summary kafka-out-binding
-```
-
-## 5.2 Create Kafka message trigger
+## 5.1 Create Kafka message trigger
 Create the `kafka-trigger` trigger that listens for new messages.
 
 ```bash
@@ -94,14 +81,14 @@ wsk trigger create kafka-trigger \
   --param topic ${SRC_TOPIC}
 ```
 
-## 5.3 Create action to consume message
+## 5.2 Create action to consume message
 Upload the `mhget-action` action as a single file Node.js action. This downloads messages when they arrive via the trigger.
 
 ```bash
 wsk action create mhget-action actions/mhget/mhget.js
 ```
 
-## 5.4 Create action to aggregate and send back message
+## 5.3 Create action to aggregate and send back message
 Upload the `mhpost-action` action as a zipped action, in order to include dependencies that are not in the default Node.js environment on OpenWhisk. This aggregates information from the action above, and sends the summary JSON back to Kafka.
 
 ```bash
@@ -110,17 +97,20 @@ cd actions/mhpost
 npm install --loglevel=error
 zip -r mhpost.zip *
 cd ${DIR}
-wsk action create kafka/mhpost-action actions/mhpost/mhpost.zip --kind nodejs:6
+wsk action create mhpost-action actions/mhpost/mhpost.zip --kind nodejs:6 \
+  --param api_key ${API_KEY} \
+  --param kafka_rest_url ${KAFKA_REST_URL} \
+  --param topic ${DEST_TOPIC}
 ```
 
-## 5.5 Create sequence that links get and post actions
+## 5.4 Create sequence that links get and post actions
 Declare a linkage between the `mhget-action` and `mhpost-action` in a sequence named `kafka-sequence`.
 
 ```bash
-wsk action create kafka-sequence --sequence mhget-action,kafka-out-binding/mhpost-action
+wsk action create kafka-sequence --sequence mhget-action,mhpost-action
 ```
 
-## 5.6 Create rule that links trigger to sequence
+## 5.5 Create rule that links trigger to sequence
 Declare a rule named `kafka-inbound-rule` that links the trigger `kafka-trigger` to the sequence named `kafka-sequence`.
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index ea4be97..6f8af5d 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ function usage() {
 function install() {
   echo -e "Installing OpenWhisk actions, triggers, and rules for openwhisk-data-processing-message-hub..."
 
-  echo "Creating package binding for the Bluemix Kafka service"
-  wsk package refresh
-  wsk package create kafka
-  wsk package bind kafka kafka-out-binding \
-    --param api_key ${API_KEY} \
-    --param kafka_rest_url ${KAFKA_REST_URL} \
-    --param topic ${DEST_TOPIC}
-  wsk package get --summary kafka-out-binding
-
   echo "Creating the kafka-trigger trigger"
   wsk trigger create kafka-trigger \
     --feed /_/Bluemix_${KAFKA_INSTANCE_NAME}_Credentials-1/messageHubFeed \
@@ -49,10 +40,13 @@ function install() {
   npm install --loglevel=error
   zip -r mhpost.zip *
   cd ${DIR}
-  wsk action create kafka/mhpost-action actions/mhpost/mhpost.zip --kind nodejs:6
+  wsk action create mhpost-action actions/mhpost/mhpost.zip --kind nodejs:6 \
+    --param api_key ${API_KEY} \
+    --param kafka_rest_url ${KAFKA_REST_URL} \
+    --param topic ${DEST_TOPIC}
 
   echo "Creating the kafka-sequence sequence that links the get and post actions"
-  wsk action create kafka-sequence --sequence mhget-action,kafka-out-binding/mhpost-action
+  wsk action create kafka-sequence --sequence mhget-action,mhpost-action
 
   echo "Creating the kafka-inbound-rule rule that links the trigger to the sequence"
   wsk rule create kafka-inbound-rule kafka-trigger kafka-sequence
@@ -64,13 +58,11 @@ function install() {
 function uninstall() {
   echo -e "Uninstalling..."
 
-  wsk rule delete --disable kafka-inbound-rule
+    wsk rule delete --disable kafka-inbound-rule
 	wsk trigger delete kafka-trigger
 	wsk action delete kafka-sequence
 	wsk action delete mhget-action
-	wsk action delete kafka/mhpost-action
-	wsk package delete kafka-out-binding
-	wsk package delete kafka
+	wsk action delete mhpost-action
 
   echo -e "Uninstall Complete"
 }