diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h b/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
index 44099148b..2000173ab 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/numparam.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ typedef struct _ttdico { /* the input scanner data structure */
     int errcount;
     int symbol_stack_alloc;     /* stack allocation */
     int stack_depth;            /* current depth of the symbol stack */
-    NGHASHPTR global_symbols;   /* hash table of globally defined symbols
-                                   for quick lookup */
     NGHASHPTR *local_symbols;   /* stack of locally defined symbols */
     NGHASHPTR inst_symbols;     /* instance qualified symbols - after a pop */
     char **inst_name;           /* name of subcircuit */
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
index 84d65cc82..ad072b0a6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/spicenum.c
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ nupa_del_dicoS(void)
     dispose(dicoS->dynrefptr);
     dispose(dicoS->dyncategory);
     dispose(dicoS->inst_name);
+    nghash_free(dicoS->local_symbols[0], del_attrib, NULL);
     dispose(dicoS->local_symbols);
-    nghash_free(dicoS->global_symbols, del_attrib, NULL);
     dispose(dicoS);
     dicoS = NULL;
 }
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ nupa_list_params(FILE *cp_out)
      * Finally dump the global symbols.
      * ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
     fprintf(cp_out, " global symbol definitions:\n");
-    dump_symbol_table(dico_p, dico_p->global_symbols, cp_out);
+    dump_symbol_table(dico_p, dico_p->local_symbols[0], cp_out);
 }
 
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ nupa_get_param(char *param_name, int *found)
 
     if (!(*found)) {
         /* No luck.  Try the global table. */
-        entry_p = (entry *) nghash_find(dico_p->global_symbols, up_name);
+        entry_p = (entry *) nghash_find(dico_p->local_symbols[0], up_name);
         if (entry_p) {
             result = entry_p->vl;
             *found = 1;
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ nupa_add_param(char *param_name, double value)
         htable_p = dico_p->local_symbols[dico_p->stack_depth];
     } else {
         /* global symbol */
-        htable_p = dico_p->global_symbols;
+        htable_p = dico_p->local_symbols[0];
     }
 
     entry_p = attrib(dico_p, htable_p, up_name, 'N');
diff --git a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
index 9292ea85f..eda672418 100644
--- a/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
+++ b/src/frontend/numparam/xpressn.c
@@ -250,15 +250,17 @@ initdico(tdico *dico)
     dico->srcline = -1;
     dico->errcount = 0;
 
-    dico->global_symbols = nghash_init(NGHASH_MIN_SIZE);
-    nghash_unique(dico->global_symbols, TRUE); /* no rewrite of global symbols */
     spice_dstring_init(&(dico->lookup_buf));
 
-    dico->stack_depth = 0;              /* top of the stack */
     asize = dico->symbol_stack_alloc = 10;/* expected stack depth - no longer limited */
     asize++;                            /* account for zero */
     dico->local_symbols = TMALLOC(NGHASHPTR, asize);
     dico->inst_name = TMALLOC(char*, asize);
+    dico->stack_depth = 0;              /* top of the stack */
+
+    dico->local_symbols[0] = nghash_init(NGHASH_MIN_SIZE);
+    nghash_unique(dico->local_symbols[0], TRUE); /* no rewrite of global symbols */
+
     dico->inst_symbols = NULL;          /* instance qualified are lazily allocated */
 
     compat_mode = ngspice_compat_mode();
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ dicostack_pop(tdico *dico)
 int
 donedico(tdico *dico)
 {
-    int sze = nghash_get_size(dico->global_symbols);
+    int sze = nghash_get_size(dico->local_symbols[0]);
     return sze;
 }
 
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ entrynb(tdico *d, char *s)
     }
 
     /* No local symbols - try the global table */
-    entry_p = (entry *) nghash_find(d->global_symbols, s);
+    entry_p = (entry *) nghash_find(d->local_symbols[0], s);
     return (entry_p);
 }
 
@@ -513,7 +515,7 @@ nupa_define(tdico *dico,
         htable_p = dico->local_symbols[dico->stack_depth];
     } else {
         /* global symbol */
-        htable_p = dico->global_symbols;
+        htable_p = dico->local_symbols[0];
     }
 
     entry_p = attrib(dico, htable_p, t, op);