diff --git a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
index 89dd8549b9504..a04258fd409ab 100644
--- a/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparamsbase.cpp
@@ -24,44 +24,6 @@ void AppendParamsHelpMessages(std::string& strUsage, bool debugHelp)
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-testnet", _("Use the test chain"));
 }
 
-/**
- * Main network
- */
-class CBaseMainParams : public CBaseChainParams
-{
-public:
-    CBaseMainParams()
-    {
-        nRPCPort = 8332;
-    }
-};
-
-/**
- * Testnet (v3)
- */
-class CBaseTestNetParams : public CBaseChainParams
-{
-public:
-    CBaseTestNetParams()
-    {
-        nRPCPort = 18332;
-        strDataDir = "testnet3";
-    }
-};
-
-/*
- * Regression test
- */
-class CBaseRegTestParams : public CBaseChainParams
-{
-public:
-    CBaseRegTestParams()
-    {
-        nRPCPort = 18443;
-        strDataDir = "regtest";
-    }
-};
-
 static std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams> globalChainBaseParams;
 
 const CBaseChainParams& BaseParams()
@@ -73,11 +35,11 @@ const CBaseChainParams& BaseParams()
 std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams> CreateBaseChainParams(const std::string& chain)
 {
     if (chain == CBaseChainParams::MAIN)
-        return std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams>(new CBaseMainParams());
+        return MakeUnique<CBaseChainParams>("", 8332);
     else if (chain == CBaseChainParams::TESTNET)
-        return std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams>(new CBaseTestNetParams());
+        return MakeUnique<CBaseChainParams>("testnet3", 18332);
     else if (chain == CBaseChainParams::REGTEST)
-        return std::unique_ptr<CBaseChainParams>(new CBaseRegTestParams());
+        return MakeUnique<CBaseChainParams>("regtest", 18443);
     else
         throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: Unknown chain %s.", __func__, chain));
 }
diff --git a/src/chainparamsbase.h b/src/chainparamsbase.h
index b4d2bb4f08313..2cb860380ef8c 100644
--- a/src/chainparamsbase.h
+++ b/src/chainparamsbase.h
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ class CBaseChainParams
     const std::string& DataDir() const { return strDataDir; }
     int RPCPort() const { return nRPCPort; }
 
-protected:
-    CBaseChainParams() {}
+    CBaseChainParams() = delete;
+    CBaseChainParams(const std::string& data_dir, int rpc_port) : nRPCPort(rpc_port), strDataDir(data_dir) {}
 
+private:
     int nRPCPort;
     std::string strDataDir;
 };