diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree.go b/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree.go
index 7f3d80a318..80bc0984b3 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree.go
@@ -11,13 +11,22 @@ import (
 // set of contracts.  It takes an optional override
 // list to specify contracts/libraries that have already been deployed on-chain.
 type DeploymentParams struct {
-	Contracts []*MetaData
+	contracts []*MetaData
 	// map of solidity library pattern to constructor input.
-	Inputs map[string][]byte
+	inputs map[string][]byte
 	// Overrides is an optional map of pattern to deployment address.
 	// Contracts/libraries that refer to dependencies in the override
 	// set are linked to the provided address (an already-deployed contract).
-	Overrides map[string]common.Address
+	overrides map[string]common.Address
+}
+
+// NewDeploymentParams instantiates a DeploymentParams instance.
+func NewDeploymentParams(contracts []*MetaData, inputs map[string][]byte, overrides map[string]common.Address) *DeploymentParams {
+	return &DeploymentParams{
+		contracts,
+		inputs,
+		overrides,
+	}
 }
 
 // DeploymentResult encapsulates information about the result of the deployment
@@ -203,22 +212,22 @@ func newDepTreeDeployer(deploy DeployFn) *depTreeDeployer {
 // LinkAndDeploy deploys a specified set of contracts and their dependent
 // libraries.  If an error occurs, only contracts which were successfully
 // deployed are returned in the result.
-func LinkAndDeploy(deployParams DeploymentParams, deploy DeployFn) (res *DeploymentResult, err error) {
+func LinkAndDeploy(deployParams *DeploymentParams, deploy DeployFn) (res *DeploymentResult, err error) {
 	unlinkedContracts := make(map[string]string)
 	accumRes := &DeploymentResult{
 		Txs:   make(map[string]*types.Transaction),
 		Addrs: make(map[string]common.Address),
 	}
-	for _, meta := range deployParams.Contracts {
+	for _, meta := range deployParams.contracts {
 		unlinkedContracts[meta.Pattern] = meta.Bin[2:]
 	}
-	treeBuilder := newDepTreeBuilder(deployParams.Overrides, unlinkedContracts)
+	treeBuilder := newDepTreeBuilder(deployParams.overrides, unlinkedContracts)
 	deps, _ := treeBuilder.BuildDepTrees()
 
 	for _, tr := range deps {
 		deployer := newDepTreeDeployer(deploy)
-		if deployParams.Inputs != nil {
-			deployer.input = map[string][]byte{tr.pattern: deployParams.Inputs[tr.pattern]}
+		if deployParams.inputs != nil {
+			deployer.input = map[string][]byte{tr.pattern: deployParams.inputs[tr.pattern]}
 		}
 		err := deployer.linkAndDeploy(tr)
 		res := deployer.result()
diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree_test.go
index 3e02599822..87390bb033 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/dep_tree_test.go
@@ -138,25 +138,24 @@ func testLinkCase(t *testing.T, tcInput linkTestCaseInput) {
 		return contractAddr, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	var (
-		deployParams DeploymentParams
-	)
+	var contracts []*MetaData
+	overrides := make(map[string]common.Address)
+
 	for pattern, bin := range tc.contractCodes {
-		deployParams.Contracts = append(deployParams.Contracts, &MetaData{Pattern: pattern, Bin: "0x" + bin})
+		contracts = append(contracts, &MetaData{Pattern: pattern, Bin: "0x" + bin})
 	}
 	for pattern, bin := range tc.libCodes {
-		deployParams.Contracts = append(deployParams.Contracts, &MetaData{
+		contracts = append(contracts, &MetaData{
 			Bin:     "0x" + bin,
 			Pattern: pattern,
 		})
 	}
 
-	overridePatterns := make(map[string]common.Address)
 	for pattern, override := range tc.overrides {
-		overridePatterns[pattern] = override
+		overrides[pattern] = override
 	}
-	deployParams.Overrides = overridePatterns
 
+	deployParams := NewDeploymentParams(contracts, nil, overrides)
 	res, err := LinkAndDeploy(deployParams, mockDeploy)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("got error from LinkAndDeploy: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/v2/lib_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/v2/lib_test.go
index 07d9230f0a..cb12103960 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/v2/lib_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/v2/lib_test.go
@@ -121,11 +121,7 @@ func TestDeploymentLibraries(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to pack constructor: %v", err)
 	}
-	deploymentParams := bind.DeploymentParams{
-		Contracts: append(nested_libraries.C1LibraryDeps, nested_libraries.C1MetaData),
-		Inputs:    map[string][]byte{nested_libraries.C1MetaData.Pattern: constructorInput},
-		Overrides: nil,
-	}
+	deploymentParams := bind.NewDeploymentParams(append(nested_libraries.C1LibraryDeps, nested_libraries.C1MetaData), map[string][]byte{nested_libraries.C1MetaData.Pattern: constructorInput}, nil)
 
 	res, err := bind.LinkAndDeploy(deploymentParams, makeTestDeployer(opts, bindBackend))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -180,9 +176,7 @@ func TestDeploymentWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	defer bindBackend.Backend.Close()
 
 	// deploy some library deps
-	deploymentParams := bind.DeploymentParams{
-		Contracts: nested_libraries.C1LibraryDeps,
-	}
+	deploymentParams := bind.NewDeploymentParams(nested_libraries.C1LibraryDeps, nil, nil)
 
 	res, err := bind.LinkAndDeploy(deploymentParams, makeTestDeployer(opts, bindBackend))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -210,11 +204,7 @@ func TestDeploymentWithOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	overrides := res.Addrs
 	// deploy the contract
-	deploymentParams = bind.DeploymentParams{
-		Contracts: []*bind.MetaData{nested_libraries.C1MetaData},
-		Inputs:    map[string][]byte{nested_libraries.C1MetaData.Pattern: constructorInput},
-		Overrides: overrides,
-	}
+	deploymentParams = bind.NewDeploymentParams([]*bind.MetaData{nested_libraries.C1MetaData}, map[string][]byte{nested_libraries.C1MetaData.Pattern: constructorInput}, overrides)
 	res, err = bind.LinkAndDeploy(deploymentParams, makeTestDeployer(opts, bindBackend))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %+v\n", err)
@@ -271,10 +261,7 @@ func TestEvents(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error setting up testing env: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	deploymentParams := bind.DeploymentParams{
-		Contracts: []*bind.MetaData{events.CMetaData},
-	}
-
+	deploymentParams := bind.NewDeploymentParams([]*bind.MetaData{events.CMetaData}, nil, nil)
 	res, err := bind.LinkAndDeploy(deploymentParams, makeTestDeployer(txAuth, backend))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error deploying contract for testing: %v", err)
@@ -385,10 +372,7 @@ func TestErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error setting up testing env: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	deploymentParams := bind.DeploymentParams{
-		Contracts: []*bind.MetaData{solc_errors.CMetaData},
-	}
-
+	deploymentParams := bind.NewDeploymentParams([]*bind.MetaData{solc_errors.CMetaData}, nil, nil)
 	res, err := bind.LinkAndDeploy(deploymentParams, makeTestDeployer(txAuth, backend))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error deploying contract for testing: %v", err)