diff --git a/opencv/cxtype.go b/opencv/cxtype.go
index 9037ef0..984baa4 100644
--- a/opencv/cxtype.go
+++ b/opencv/cxtype.go
@@ -661,12 +661,6 @@ type Graph C.CvGraph
 type Chain C.CvChain
 type Contour C.CvContour
 
-type ContourType struct {
-	mode   C.int
-	method C.int
-	offset Point
-}
-
 const (
 	CV_RETR_EXTERNAL = C.CV_RETR_EXTERNAL
 	CV_RETR_LIST     = C.CV_RETR_LIST
diff --git a/opencv/imgproc.go b/opencv/imgproc.go
index 5d0676f..8861bab 100644
--- a/opencv/imgproc.go
+++ b/opencv/imgproc.go
@@ -53,13 +53,9 @@ func Crop(src *IplImage, x, y, width, height int) *IplImage {
 	return dest
 }
 
-func CreateContourType() *ContourType {
-	return &ContourType{mode: CV_RETR_EXTERNAL, method: CV_CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE, offset: Point{0, 0}}
-}
-
-/* Returns a Seq of countours in an image, detected according to the parameters in ContourType.
+/* Returns a Seq of countours in an image, detected according to the parameters.
    Caller must Release() the Seq returned */
-func (this *ContourType) FindContours(image *IplImage) *Seq {
+func (image *IplImage) FindContours(mode, method int, offset Point) *Seq {
 	storage := C.cvCreateMemStorage(0)
 	header_size := (C.size_t)(unsafe.Sizeof(C.CvContour{}))
 	var seq *C.CvSeq
@@ -68,9 +64,9 @@ func (this *ContourType) FindContours(image *IplImage) *Seq {
 		storage,
 		&seq,
 		C.int(header_size),
-		this.mode,
-		this.method,
-		C.cvPoint(C.int(this.offset.X), C.int(this.offset.Y)))
+		C.int(mode),
+		C.int(method),
+		C.cvPoint(C.int(offset.X), C.int(offset.Y)))
 
 	return (*Seq)(seq)
 }
diff --git a/opencv/imgproc_test.go b/opencv/imgproc_test.go
index c986aec..9f4509b 100644
--- a/opencv/imgproc_test.go
+++ b/opencv/imgproc_test.go
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ func TestFindContours(t *testing.T) {
 	defer edges.Release()
 	Canny(grayscale, edges, 50, 200, 3)
 
-	contourType := CreateContourType()
-	seq := contourType.FindContours(edges)
+	seq := edges.FindContours(CV_RETR_EXTERNAL, CV_CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE, Point{0, 0})
 	defer seq.Release()
 
 	contours := CreateImage(grayscale.Width(), grayscale.Height(), grayscale.Depth(), grayscale.Channels())