diff --git a/docs/spec/blockchain/blockchain.md b/docs/spec/blockchain/blockchain.md
index 89ab1b4f7..029b64fac 100644
--- a/docs/spec/blockchain/blockchain.md
+++ b/docs/spec/blockchain/blockchain.md
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ next validator sets Merkle root.
 ### ConsensusParamsHash
 
 ```go
-block.ConsensusParamsHash == SimpleMerkleRoot(state.ConsensusParams)
+block.ConsensusParamsHash == tmhash(amino(state.ConsensusParams))
 ```
 
-Simple Merkle root of the consensus parameters.
+Hash of the amino-encoded consensus parameters.
 
 ### AppHash
 
diff --git a/types/params.go b/types/params.go
index 129d47627..ed1e7963b 100644
--- a/types/params.go
+++ b/types/params.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	abci "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/abci/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/merkle"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/tmhash"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
 )
 
@@ -80,13 +80,18 @@ func (params *ConsensusParams) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Hash returns a merkle hash of the parameters to store in the block header
+// Hash returns a hash of the parameters to store in the block header
+// No Merkle tree here, only three values are hashed here
+// thus benefit from saving space < drawbacks from proofs' overhead
+// Revisit this function if new fields are added to ConsensusParams
 func (params *ConsensusParams) Hash() []byte {
-	return merkle.SimpleHashFromMap(map[string][]byte{
-		"block_size_max_bytes":    cdcEncode(params.BlockSize.MaxBytes),
-		"block_size_max_gas":      cdcEncode(params.BlockSize.MaxGas),
-		"evidence_params_max_age": cdcEncode(params.EvidenceParams.MaxAge),
-	})
+	hasher := tmhash.New()
+	bz := cdcEncode(params)
+	if bz == nil {
+		panic("cannot fail to encode ConsensusParams")
+	}
+	hasher.Write(bz)
+	return hasher.Sum(nil)
 }
 
 // Update returns a copy of the params with updates from the non-zero fields of p2.
diff --git a/types/params_test.go b/types/params_test.go
index 888b678b4..2936e5a4e 100644
--- a/types/params_test.go
+++ b/types/params_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ func TestConsensusParamsHash(t *testing.T) {
 		makeParams(4, 2, 3),
 		makeParams(1, 4, 3),
 		makeParams(1, 2, 4),
+		makeParams(2, 5, 7),
+		makeParams(1, 7, 6),
+		makeParams(9, 5, 4),
+		makeParams(7, 8, 9),
+		makeParams(4, 6, 5),
 	}
 
 	hashes := make([][]byte, len(params))