diff --git a/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/config_parser.py b/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/config_parser.py
index 2a9fea600f9..27d6f5239f5 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/config_parser.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/config_parser.py
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ class VisualizationsConfigParser( object ):
             -- what provides the data
             -- what information needs to be added to the query string
     """
-    #: show/suppress info/warnings about deprecated elements and settings
-    show_deprecations = False
-
     #: what are the allowed 'entry_point_type' for entry_point elements
     ALLOWED_ENTRY_POINT_TYPES = ['mako', 'html', 'script']
     #: what are the allowed href targets when clicking on a visualization anchor
@@ -161,8 +158,7 @@ class VisualizationsConfigParser( object ):
         # (older) mako-only syntax: the template to use in rendering the visualization
         template = xml_tree.find( 'template' )
         if template is not None and template.text:
-            if self.show_deprecations:
-                log.info( 'template syntax is deprecated: use entry_point instead' )
+            log.info( 'template syntax is deprecated: use entry_point instead' )
             return {
                 'type' : 'mako',
                 'file' : template.text,
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/resource_parser.py b/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/resource_parser.py
index 7aeae75cffd..e2f81ae2e15 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/resource_parser.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/visualization/plugins/resource_parser.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class ResourceParser( object ):
     primitive_parsers = {
         'str'   : lambda param: galaxy.util.sanitize_html.sanitize_html( param, 'utf-8' ),
         'bool'  : lambda param: galaxy.util.string_as_bool( param ),
-        'int'   : lambda param: int( param ),
-        'float' : lambda param: float( param ),
+        'int'   : int,
+        'float' : float,
         # 'date'  : lambda param: ,
         'json'  : ( lambda param: galaxy.util.json.loads(
             galaxy.util.sanitize_html.sanitize_html( param ) ) ),