diff --git a/examples/advanced_construction.py b/examples/advanced_construction.py
index dbd5cb29b65c7895c8e7e5afced33fe7e6f12955..ac1ae8ce0f3ab85b00caf14a0b7b84843017f215 100644
--- a/examples/advanced_construction.py
+++ b/examples/advanced_construction.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def make_system(R):
 
 def main():
     syst = make_system(100)
-    print(kwant.smatrix(syst, 1.1, [0.1]).transmission(0, 1))
+    print(kwant.smatrix(syst, 1.1, params=dict(B=0.1)).transmission(0, 1))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/examples/square.py b/examples/square.py
index ed3f634dccee8d5d72c7264657688e8e6b51bb34..2152cfd80e4f754a30a0646aae0401d8b277e66e 100644
--- a/examples/square.py
+++ b/examples/square.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class Lead:
         self.t = t
         self.potential = potential
 
-    def selfenergy(self, fermi_energy, args=()):
+    def selfenergy(self, fermi_energy, args=(), params=None):
+        assert not args
+        assert params is None
         return square_selfenergy(self.width, self.t,
                                  self.potential + fermi_energy)
 
@@ -73,8 +75,10 @@ class System(kwant.system.FiniteSystem):
         self.leads = [Lead(shape[1], hopping, lead_potentials[i])
                       for i in range(2)]
 
-    def hamiltonian(self, i, j):
+    def hamiltonian(self, i, j, *args, params=None):
         """Return an submatrix of the tight-binding Hamiltonian."""
+        assert not args
+        assert params is None
         if i == j:
             # An on-site Hamiltonian has been requested.
             result = 4 * self.t + self.pot(self.pos_from_nodeid(i))