diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
index ecb85b0355..b21764d691 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/Inc/applicationinfo.h
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@
 typedef
 HRESULT
 (WINAPI * PFN_ASPNETCORE_CREATE_APPLICATION)(
-    _In_  IHttpServer    *pServer,
-    _In_  IHttpContext   *pHttpContext,
-    _In_  PCWSTR          pwzExeLocation, // TODO remove both pwzExeLocation and pHttpContext from this api
-    _Out_ IAPPLICATION  **pApplication
+    _In_  IHttpServer        *pServer,
+    _In_  IHttpApplication   *pHttpApplication,
+    _Out_ IAPPLICATION      **pApplication
     );
 
 extern BOOL     g_fRecycleProcessCalled;
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/src/applicationinfo.cpp b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/src/applicationinfo.cpp
index 5fa4ca4db1..5cc5ea2f90 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/src/applicationinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/AspNetCore/src/applicationinfo.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ APPLICATION_INFO::EnsureApplicationCreated(
                 RETURN_IF_FAILED(HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION));
             }
 
-            RETURN_IF_FAILED(m_pfnAspNetCoreCreateApplication(m_pServer, pHttpContext, struExeLocation.QueryStr(), &pApplication));
+            RETURN_IF_FAILED(m_pfnAspNetCoreCreateApplication(m_pServer, pHttpContext->GetApplication(), &pApplication));
+            pApplication->SetParameter(L"InProcessExeLocation", struExeLocation.QueryStr());
             m_pApplication = pApplication;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/application.h b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/application.h
index 0c0752f0c4..6025fdd0fb 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/application.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/application.h
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    VOID
+    SetParameter(
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzName,
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzValue)
+    override
+    {
+        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(pzName);
+        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(pzValue);
+    }
+
 protected:
     volatile APPLICATION_STATUS     m_status = APPLICATION_STATUS::UNKNOWN;
 
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/iapplication.h b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/iapplication.h
index f8c67a6309..f74ebc021c 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/iapplication.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/CommonLib/iapplication.h
@@ -46,4 +46,10 @@ public:
     CreateHandler(
         _In_  IHttpContext       *pHttpContext,
         _Out_ IREQUEST_HANDLER  **pRequestHandler) = 0;
+
+    virtual
+    VOID
+    SetParameter(
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzName,
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzValue) = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
index 2fba26d406..33dad24f03 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
@@ -82,13 +82,11 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule,
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-// TODO remove pHttpContext from the CreateApplication call.
 HRESULT
 __stdcall
 CreateApplication(
     _In_  IHttpServer        *pServer,
-    _In_  IHttpContext       *pHttpContext,
-    _In_  PCWSTR              pwzExeLocation,
+    _In_  IHttpApplication   *pHttpApplication,
     _Out_ IAPPLICATION      **ppApplication
 )
 {
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ CreateApplication(
 
     try
     {
-        hr = REQUESTHANDLER_CONFIG::CreateRequestHandlerConfig(pServer, pHttpContext->GetApplication(), &pConfig);
+        hr = REQUESTHANDLER_CONFIG::CreateRequestHandlerConfig(pServer, pHttpApplication, &pConfig);
         if (FAILED(hr))
         {
             goto Finished;
@@ -111,12 +109,6 @@ CreateApplication(
 
         pConfig = NULL;
 
-        hr = pApplication->Initialize(pwzExeLocation);
-        if (FAILED(hr))
-        {
-            goto Finished;
-        }
-
         *ppApplication = pApplication;
     }
     catch (std::bad_alloc&)
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.cpp b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.cpp
index 70c535f0b3..4b214457e7 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.cpp
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@ IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION::IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION(
     m_status = APPLICATION_STATUS::STARTING;
 }
 
-HRESULT
-IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION::Initialize(
-    PCWSTR pDotnetExeLocation
-)
-{
-    return m_struExeLocation.Copy(pDotnetExeLocation);
-}
-
 IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION::~IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION()
 {
 
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.h b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.h
index 0bd0ecf4d7..0713ff5016 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.h
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/InProcessRequestHandler/inprocessapplication.h
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ public:
 
     ~IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION();
 
-    HRESULT
-	Initialize(
-        PCWSTR pDotnetExeLocation
-	);
-
     __override
     VOID
     ShutDown();
@@ -54,6 +49,19 @@ public:
         _Out_ IREQUEST_HANDLER   **pRequestHandler)
     override;
 
+    VOID
+    SetParameter(
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzName,
+        _In_ LPCWSTR           pzValue)
+    override
+    {
+        const auto exeLocationParameterName = L"InProcessExeLocation";
+        if (_wcsicmp(pzName, exeLocationParameterName) == 0)
+        {
+            m_struExeLocation.Copy(pzValue);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Executes the .NET Core process
     HRESULT
     ExecuteApplication(
@@ -170,11 +178,6 @@ private:
     // used in testing
     static hostfxr_main_fn          s_fMainCallback;
 
-    VOID
-    SetStdOut(
-        VOID
-    );
-
     static
     VOID
     ExecuteAspNetCoreProcess(
diff --git a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/OutOfProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/OutOfProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
index 625e884767..611e8d7e3f 100644
--- a/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/OutOfProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
+++ b/src/AspNetCoreModuleV2/OutOfProcessRequestHandler/dllmain.cxx
@@ -260,25 +260,22 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule,
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-// TODO remove pHttpContext from the CreateApplication call.
 HRESULT
 __stdcall
 CreateApplication(
     _In_  IHttpServer        *pServer,
-    _In_  IHttpContext       *pHttpContext,
-    _In_  PCWSTR             pwzExeLocation,
+    _In_  IHttpApplication   *pHttpApplication,
     _Out_ IAPPLICATION      **ppApplication
 )
 {
     HRESULT      hr = S_OK;
     IAPPLICATION *pApplication = NULL;
     REQUESTHANDLER_CONFIG *pConfig = NULL;
-    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(pwzExeLocation);
 
     // Initialze some global variables here
     InitializeGlobalConfiguration(pServer);
 
-    hr = REQUESTHANDLER_CONFIG::CreateRequestHandlerConfig(pServer, pHttpContext->GetApplication(), &pConfig);
+    hr = REQUESTHANDLER_CONFIG::CreateRequestHandlerConfig(pServer, pHttpApplication, &pConfig);
     if (FAILED(hr))
     {
         return hr;
diff --git a/test/CommonLibTests/inprocess_application_tests.cpp b/test/CommonLibTests/inprocess_application_tests.cpp
index 0467f33c4f..98326312f1 100644
--- a/test/CommonLibTests/inprocess_application_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/CommonLibTests/inprocess_application_tests.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
+
 #include "inprocessapplication.h"
 #include "fakeclasses.h"
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ namespace InprocessTests
         IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION *app = new IN_PROCESS_APPLICATION(server, requestHandlerConfig);
         {
             std::wstring exePath(L"hello");
-            app->Initialize(exePath.c_str());
+            app->SetParameter(L"InProcessExeLocation", exePath.c_str());
         }
         ASSERT_STREQ(app->QueryExeLocation(), L"hello");
     }