--- refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/plugins/ChangeParametersPlugin.java	
+++ refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/plugins/ChangeParametersPlugin.java	
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ 
 import com.sun.source.tree.VariableTree;
 import com.sun.source.util.TreeScanner;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.*;
 import javax.lang.model.element.*;
@@ -126,8 +127,10 @@ 
             };
 
             if (scanner.scan(javac.getTrees().getTree(method), s)) {
+                if (!isParameterBeingRemoved(method, s, paramTable)) {
                 p = createProblem(p, true, NbBundle.getMessage(ChangeParametersPlugin.class, "ERR_NameAlreadyUsed", s));
             }
+            }
 
 
             // check parameter type
@@ -150,6 +153,25 @@ 
         return p;    
     }
 
+    private boolean isParameterBeingRemoved(ExecutableElement method, String s, ParameterInfo[] paramTable) {
+        boolean beingRemoved = false;
+        for (int j = 0; j < method.getParameters().size(); j++) {
+            VariableElement variable = method.getParameters().get(j);
+            if (variable.getSimpleName().contentEquals(s)) {
+
+                boolean isInNewList = false;
+                for (ParameterInfo parameterInfo : paramTable) {
+                    if (parameterInfo.getOriginalIndex() == j) {
+                        isInNewList = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                beingRemoved = !isInNewList;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return beingRemoved;
+    }
+
     private static String newParMessage(String par) {
         return new MessageFormat(
                 getString("ERR_newpar")).format(new Object[] { getString(par) } // NOI18N