diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
index e2133a956..1e7befdf6 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt_tools.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 NON_OPT_PARAM_APPENDIX = "  # value loaded from strategy"
 
+HYPER_PARAMS_FILE_FORMAT = rapidjson.NM_NATIVE | rapidjson.NM_NAN
+
 
 def hyperopt_serializer(x):
     if isinstance(x, np.integer):
@@ -76,9 +78,18 @@ class HyperoptTools():
         with filename.open('w') as f:
             rapidjson.dump(final_params, f, indent=2,
                            default=hyperopt_serializer,
-                           number_mode=rapidjson.NM_NATIVE | rapidjson.NM_NAN
+                           number_mode=HYPER_PARAMS_FILE_FORMAT
                            )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_params(filename: Path) -> Dict:
+        """
+        Load parameters from file
+        """
+        with filename.open('r') as f:
+            params = rapidjson.load(f, number_mode=HYPER_PARAMS_FILE_FORMAT)
+        return params
+
     @staticmethod
     def try_export_params(config: Config, strategy_name: str, params: Dict):
         if params.get(FTHYPT_FILEVERSION, 1) >= 2 and not config.get('disableparamexport', False):
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ class HyperoptTools():
             for s in ['buy', 'sell', 'protection',
                       'roi', 'stoploss', 'trailing', 'max_open_trades']:
                 HyperoptTools._params_update_for_json(result_dict, params, non_optimized, s)
-            print(rapidjson.dumps(result_dict, default=str, number_mode=rapidjson.NM_NATIVE))
+            print(rapidjson.dumps(result_dict, default=str, number_mode=HYPER_PARAMS_FILE_FORMAT))
 
         else:
             HyperoptTools._params_pretty_print(params, 'buy', "Buy hyperspace params:",
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py b/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
index 52ba22951..d38110a2a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/hyper.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
 from freqtrade.constants import Config
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
-from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts, json_load
+from freqtrade.misc import deep_merge_dicts
 from freqtrade.optimize.hyperopt_tools import HyperoptTools
 from freqtrade.strategy.parameters import BaseParameter
 
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ class HyperStrategyMixin:
         if filename.is_file():
             logger.info(f"Loading parameters from file {filename}")
             try:
-                with filename.open('r') as f:
-                    params = json_load(f)
+                params = HyperoptTools.load_params(filename)
                 if params.get('strategy_name') != self.__class__.__name__:
                     raise OperationalException('Invalid parameter file provided.')
                 return params
diff --git a/tests/strategy/test_interface.py b/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
index 7b1399507..713ffa5cb 100644
--- a/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
+++ b/tests/strategy/test_interface.py
@@ -986,7 +986,8 @@ def test_auto_hyperopt_interface_loadparams(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
             }
         }
     }
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.json_load', return_value=expected_result)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.HyperoptTools.load_params',
+                 return_value=expected_result)
     PairLocks.timeframe = default_conf['timeframe']
     strategy = StrategyResolver.load_strategy(default_conf)
     assert strategy.stoploss == -0.05
@@ -1005,11 +1006,13 @@ def test_auto_hyperopt_interface_loadparams(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
         }
     }
 
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.json_load', return_value=expected_result)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.HyperoptTools.load_params',
+                 return_value=expected_result)
     with pytest.raises(OperationalException, match="Invalid parameter file provided."):
         StrategyResolver.load_strategy(default_conf)
 
-    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.json_load', MagicMock(side_effect=ValueError()))
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.strategy.hyper.HyperoptTools.load_params',
+                 MagicMock(side_effect=ValueError()))
 
     StrategyResolver.load_strategy(default_conf)
     assert log_has("Invalid parameter file format.", caplog)