diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 36efb82e1..f3afa3f23 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ OPTION(BUILD_SUPPORTED "Build the supported plugins (reveal, probe, etc.)." ON)
 if (BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(reveal reveal.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(probe probe.cpp)
+    # this is a plugin which helps detect cursed creatures (vampires, necromancers, werebeasts, ...)
+    DFHACK_PLUGIN(cursecheck cursecheck.cpp)
+    # alternative version of liquids which can be used non-interactively after configuring it
+    DFHACK_PLUGIN(liquidsgo liquidsgo.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(drybuckets drybuckets.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(getplants getplants.cpp)
     DFHACK_PLUGIN(plants plants.cpp)
@@ -109,14 +113,3 @@ if(BUILD_SKELETON)
     add_subdirectory(skeleton)
 endif()
 
-# this is a plugin which helps detect cursed creatures (vampires, necromancers, werebeasts, ...)
-OPTION(BUILD_CURSECHECK "Build the cursecheck plugin." ON)
-if(BUILD_CURSECHECK)
-    add_subdirectory(cursecheck)
-endif()
-
-# alternative version of liquids which can be used non-interactively after configuring it
-OPTION(BUILD_LIQUIDSGO "Build the liquidsgo plugin." ON)
-if(BUILD_LIQUIDSGO)
-    add_subdirectory(liquidsgo)
-endif()
diff --git a/plugins/cursecheck/cursecheck.cpp b/plugins/cursecheck.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/cursecheck/cursecheck.cpp
rename to plugins/cursecheck.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/cursecheck/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/cursecheck/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c94976db..000000000
--- a/plugins/cursecheck/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-PROJECT (cursecheck)
-# A list of source files
-SET(PROJECT_SRCS
-    cursecheck.cpp
-)
-# A list of headers
-SET(PROJECT_HDRS
-    cursecheck.h
-)
-SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES( ${PROJECT_HDRS} PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
-
-# mash them together (headers are marked as headers and nothing will try to compile them)
-LIST(APPEND PROJECT_SRCS ${PROJECT_HDRS})
-
-# option to use a thread for no particular reason
-#OPTION(SKELETON_THREAD "Use threads in the skeleton plugin." ON)
-#linux
-IF(UNIX)
-    add_definitions(-DLINUX_BUILD)
-    SET(PROJECT_LIBS
-        # add any extra linux libs here
-        ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-    )
-# windows
-ELSE(UNIX)
-    SET(PROJECT_LIBS
-        # add any extra linux libs here
-        ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-        $(NOINHERIT)
-    )
-ENDIF(UNIX)
-# this makes sure all the stuff is put in proper places and linked to dfhack
-DFHACK_PLUGIN(cursecheck ${PROJECT_SRCS} LINK_LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_LIBS})
diff --git a/plugins/cursecheck/cursecheck.h b/plugins/cursecheck/cursecheck.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b9637ef9..000000000
--- a/plugins/cursecheck/cursecheck.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/liquidsgo/liquidsgo.cpp b/plugins/liquidsgo.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/liquidsgo/liquidsgo.cpp
rename to plugins/liquidsgo.cpp
diff --git a/plugins/liquidsgo/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/liquidsgo/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index cdae8efd7..000000000
--- a/plugins/liquidsgo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-PROJECT (liquidsgo)
-# A list of source files
-SET(PROJECT_SRCS
-    liquidsgo.cpp
-)
-# A list of headers
-SET(PROJECT_HDRS
-    liquidsgo.h
-)
-SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES( ${PROJECT_HDRS} PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
-
-# mash them together (headers are marked as headers and nothing will try to compile them)
-LIST(APPEND PROJECT_SRCS ${PROJECT_HDRS})
-
-# option to use a thread for no particular reason
-#OPTION(SKELETON_THREAD "Use threads in the skeleton plugin." ON)
-#linux
-IF(UNIX)
-    add_definitions(-DLINUX_BUILD)
-    SET(PROJECT_LIBS
-        # add any extra linux libs here
-        ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-    )
-# windows
-ELSE(UNIX)
-    SET(PROJECT_LIBS
-        # add any extra linux libs here
-        ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-        $(NOINHERIT)
-    )
-ENDIF(UNIX)
-# this makes sure all the stuff is put in proper places and linked to dfhack
-DFHACK_PLUGIN(liquidsgo ${PROJECT_SRCS} LINK_LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_LIBS})
diff --git a/plugins/liquidsgo/liquidsgo.h b/plugins/liquidsgo/liquidsgo.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b9637ef9..000000000
--- a/plugins/liquidsgo/liquidsgo.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
\ No newline at end of file