diff --git a/ckan/common.py b/ckan/common.py
index a9e0b359262..d11c4350d4f 100644
--- a/ckan/common.py
+++ b/ckan/common.py
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ def params(self):
         use request.args
         '''
         try:
-            return super(CKANRequest, self).__getattr__(u'params')
+            return super(CKANRequest, self).params
         except AttributeError:
-            return super(CKANRequest, self).__getattr__(u'args')
+            return self.args
 
 
 local = Local()