diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go b/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
index 5a7f5fe78..3d207cf5f 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/requirements.go
@@ -361,22 +361,17 @@ func getParents(c *chart.Chart, out []*chart.Chart) []*chart.Chart {
 }
 
 // processImportValues merges values from child to parent based on the chart's dependencies' ImportValues field.
-func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Config) error {
+func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart) error {
 	reqs, err := LoadRequirements(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// combine chart values and its dependencies' values
-	cvals, err := CoalesceValues(c, v)
+	// combine chart values and empty config to get Values
+	cvals, err := CoalesceValues(c, &chart.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	nv := v.GetValues()
-	b := make(map[string]interface{}, len(nv))
-	// convert values to map
-	for kk, vvv := range nv {
-		b[kk] = vvv
-	}
+	b := make(map[string]interface{}, 0)
 	// import values from each dependency if specified in import-values
 	for _, r := range reqs.Dependencies {
 		if len(r.ImportValues) > 0 {
@@ -431,10 +426,10 @@ func processImportValues(c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Config) error {
 }
 
 // ProcessRequirementsImportValues imports specified chart values from child to parent.
-func ProcessRequirementsImportValues(c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Config) error {
+func ProcessRequirementsImportValues(c *chart.Chart) error {
 	pc := getParents(c, nil)
 	for i := len(pc) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		processImportValues(pc[i], v)
+		processImportValues(pc[i])
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
index f67bea46e..ad5b5c171 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/requirements_test.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestProcessRequirementsImportValues(t *testing.T) {
 }
 func verifyRequirementsImportValues(t *testing.T, c *chart.Chart, v *chart.Config, e map[string]string) {
 
-	err := ProcessRequirementsImportValues(c, v)
+	err := ProcessRequirementsImportValues(c)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Error processing import values requirements %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/helm/client.go b/pkg/helm/client.go
index a921a548d..7e41b89bc 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/client.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/client.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (h *Client) InstallReleaseFromChart(chart *chart.Chart, ns string, opts ...
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	err = chartutil.ProcessRequirementsImportValues(req.Chart, req.Values)
+	err = chartutil.ProcessRequirementsImportValues(req.Chart)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (h *Client) UpdateReleaseFromChart(rlsName string, chart *chart.Chart, opts
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	err = chartutil.ProcessRequirementsImportValues(req.Chart, req.Values)
+	err = chartutil.ProcessRequirementsImportValues(req.Chart)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}