diff --git a/bufferoverride/bufferoverridedef.h b/bufferoverride/bufferoverridedef.h
index 92d5d32b..b7111b86 100644
--- a/bufferoverride/bufferoverridedef.h
+++ b/bufferoverride/bufferoverridedef.h
@@ -42,8 +42,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"overcome your audio processing buffer size and then (unsuccessfully) override that new buffer size to be a smaller buffer size"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/dfx-library/dfxplugin.h b/dfx-library/dfxplugin.h
index a1ddff1e..cf3b8845 100644
--- a/dfx-library/dfxplugin.h
+++ b/dfx-library/dfxplugin.h
@@ -135,16 +135,6 @@ VST_NUM_OUTPUTS
 or if they match, simply define
 VST_NUM_CHANNELS
 	integers representing how many inputs and outputs your plugin has
-
- optional for Audio Unit:
-PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING
-	a C string description of the plugin
-PLUGIN_RES_ID
-	component resource ID of the base plugin
-PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING
-	a C string description of the plugin editor
-PLUGIN_EDITOR_RES_ID
-	component resource ID of the base plugin
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 #pragma once
diff --git a/dfx-library/dfxplugindef-template.h b/dfx-library/dfxplugindef-template.h
index 518ea806..86b3eb03 100644
--- a/dfx-library/dfxplugindef-template.h
+++ b/dfx-library/dfxplugindef-template.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Destroy FX Library is a collection of foundation code 
 for creating audio processing plug-ins.  
-Copyright (C) 2002-2021  Sophia Poirier
+Copyright (C) 2002-2021  Sophia Poirier and Tom Murphy 7
 
 This file is part of the Destroy FX Library (version 1.0).
 
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 
 // required
 #define PLUGIN_NAME_STRING	""
-// should be unique among all plugins (!) Official Destroy FX plugins use 'D' 'F'
-// for the first two characters
+// should be unique among all plugins (!)
+// Official Destroy FX plugins use 'D' 'F' for the first two characters
 #define PLUGIN_ID		FOURCC('A', 'B', 'C', 'D')
 #define PLUGIN_VERSION_MAJOR	1
 #define PLUGIN_VERSION_MINOR	0
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_VERSION_STRING	"1.0.0"
 #define PLUGIN_CLASS_NAME	CoolPlugin
 #define PLUGIN_ENTRY_POINT	"Entry"
+// required if PLUGIN_NAME_STRING contains whitespace
 #define PLUGIN_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER	DESTROYFX_BUNDLE_ID_PREFIX "" DFX_BUNDLE_ID_SUFFIX
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"20XX"
 // Define to 1 or 0
@@ -51,19 +52,13 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 // only necessary for VST
 // #define VST_NUM_INPUTS	2
 // #define VST_NUM_OUTPUTS	2
-// or you can just define this if numinputs and numoutputs match
+// or you can define just this if numinputs and numoutputs match
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS 2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	""
-#define PLUGIN_RES_ID
 #if TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
+	// required if providing a GUI
 	#define PLUGIN_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_FILENAME	".png"
-	#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	""
 #endif
 
-// if relevant
-#define DFX_SUPPORT_OLD_VST_SETTINGS 1
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/eqsync/eqsyncdef.h b/eqsync/eqsyncdef.h
index e6bb0923..a86f1c60 100644
--- a/eqsync/eqsyncdef.h
+++ b/eqsync/eqsyncdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	PLUGIN_NAME_STRING " is a ridiculous equalizer.  You have no control over the EQ curve, if you try to adjust the faders they will escape, and the EQ parameters don't make any sense anyway.  The EQ setting changes on its own according to your song's tempo."
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/exemplar/exemplardefs.h b/exemplar/exemplardefs.h
index bd817904..ac5a8a52 100644
--- a/exemplar/exemplardefs.h
+++ b/exemplar/exemplardefs.h
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@
 #ifndef TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	0
 #endif
-
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"the cow says..."
-#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"the cow says..."
diff --git a/fonttest/fonttestdef.h b/fonttest/fonttestdef.h
index cb3c3e38..4371492e 100644
--- a/fonttest/fonttestdef.h
+++ b/fonttest/fonttestdef.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	1
 #define PLUGIN_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_FILENAME	"fonttest-background.png"
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"a plugin of silence, yet of great diagnostic value"
-
 
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2021"
 
diff --git a/geometer/geometerdef.h b/geometer/geometerdef.h
index 669ca996..943a3c42 100644
--- a/geometer/geometerdef.h
+++ b/geometer/geometerdef.h
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2002-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"visually oriented waveform geometry"
-
 
 #define DFX_SUPPORT_OLD_VST_SETTINGS 1
 
diff --git a/guitest/guitestdefs.h b/guitest/guitestdefs.h
index 74754e8e..0dd73e34 100644
--- a/guitest/guitestdefs.h
+++ b/guitest/guitestdefs.h
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@
 #ifndef TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	1
 #endif
-
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the description"
-#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the gui description too"
diff --git a/midigater/midigaterdef.h b/midigater/midigaterdef.h
index 33182dac..1ebbb31e 100644
--- a/midigater/midigaterdef.h
+++ b/midigater/midigaterdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"a MIDI-note-controlled gate"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/monomaker/monomakerdef.h b/monomaker/monomakerdef.h
index 5ff7cb60..29ae61d6 100644
--- a/monomaker/monomakerdef.h
+++ b/monomaker/monomakerdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"a simple mono-merging and stereo-recentering utility"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/polarizer/polarizerdef.h b/polarizer/polarizerdef.h
index 64afff65..5f7273e7 100644
--- a/polarizer/polarizerdef.h
+++ b/polarizer/polarizerdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"takes every Nth sample and polarizes it; you can also implode your sound"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rezsynth/rezsynthdef.h b/rezsynth/rezsynthdef.h
index 965cc620..f7ffc020 100644
--- a/rezsynth/rezsynthdef.h
+++ b/rezsynth/rezsynthdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	PLUGIN_NAME_STRING " allows you to \"play\" resonant band-pass filter banks with MIDI notes"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/scrubby/scrubbydef.h b/scrubby/scrubbydef.h
index 2ac8f4d6..3c6530e0 100644
--- a/scrubby/scrubbydef.h
+++ b/scrubby/scrubbydef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2002-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	PLUGIN_NAME_STRING " goes zipping around through time, doing whatever it takes to reach its destinations on time"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/skidder/skidderdef.h b/skidder/skidderdef.h
index 33bb2c4e..4e81b1c2 100644
--- a/skidder/skidderdef.h
+++ b/skidder/skidderdef.h
@@ -43,8 +43,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2000-2021"
 #define VST_NUM_CHANNELS	2
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	PLUGIN_NAME_STRING " turns your sound on and off"
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/slowft/slowftdefs.h b/slowft/slowftdefs.h
index 3da2bd1c..cffaa2d3 100644
--- a/slowft/slowftdefs.h
+++ b/slowft/slowftdefs.h
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@
 #ifndef TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	0
 #endif
-
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the description"
-#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the gui description too"
diff --git a/stub-dfxplugin/dfxplugin-stub-def.h b/stub-dfxplugin/dfxplugin-stub-def.h
index 899e5b3e..dd1d0201 100644
--- a/stub-dfxplugin/dfxplugin-stub-def.h
+++ b/stub-dfxplugin/dfxplugin-stub-def.h
@@ -59,12 +59,7 @@ or somehow define this stuff another way (in compiler settings, or whatever).
 // 0 or 1	(whether or not the plugin has its own custom graphical interface)
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	1
 
-// optional
-// a description of the effect (for Audio Unit)
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"demonstration of how to use DfxPlugin"
 #if TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
-	// a description of the GUI component of the plugin (for Audio Unit, not important)
-	#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"graphics for DfxPlugin stub"
 	// the file name of the GUI's background image
 	#define PLUGIN_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_FILENAME	"dfxplugin-stub-background.png"
 #endif
diff --git a/transverb/transverbdef.h b/transverb/transverbdef.h
index 844fe513..df18b222 100644
--- a/transverb/transverbdef.h
+++ b/transverb/transverbdef.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	1
 #define PLUGIN_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_FILENAME	"transverb-background.png"
 
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"like a delay that can play back the delay buffer at different speeds"
-
 
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2001-2021"
 
diff --git a/turntablist/turntablistdef.h b/turntablist/turntablistdef.h
index 2b240167..fc0a2c47 100644
--- a/turntablist/turntablistdef.h
+++ b/turntablist/turntablistdef.h
@@ -42,7 +42,5 @@ To contact the author, use the contact form at http://destroyfx.org/
 #define PLUGIN_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER	DESTROYFX_BUNDLE_ID_PREFIX PLUGIN_NAME_STRING DFX_BUNDLE_ID_SUFFIX
 #define PLUGIN_COPYRIGHT_YEAR_STRING	"2004-2021"
 
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	PLUGIN_NAME_STRING " is an instrument that can load a sample and perform turntable style effects on it.  You can scratch, change pitch, and even spin the audio up and down, just like on a real turntable."
-
 
 #endif
diff --git a/windowingstub/windowingstubdefs.h b/windowingstub/windowingstubdefs.h
index 43dc647f..519fdeb1 100644
--- a/windowingstub/windowingstubdefs.h
+++ b/windowingstub/windowingstubdefs.h
@@ -15,7 +15,3 @@
 #ifndef TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI
 #define TARGET_PLUGIN_HAS_GUI	0
 #endif
-
-// optional
-#define PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the description"
-#define PLUGIN_EDITOR_DESCRIPTION_STRING	"i forgot to change the gui description too"