diff --git a/library/PluginManager.cpp b/library/PluginManager.cpp
index af0375963..2dad07797 100644
--- a/library/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/library/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ bool Plugin::load(color_ostream &con)
     plugin_enable = (command_result (*)(color_ostream &,bool)) LookupPlugin(plug, "plugin_enable");
     plugin_is_enabled = (bool*) LookupPlugin(plug, "plugin_is_enabled");
     plugin_eval_ruby = (command_result (*)(color_ostream &, const char*)) LookupPlugin(plug, "plugin_eval_ruby");
-    plugin_get_exports = (PluginExports* (*)(void)) LookupPlugin(plug, "plugin_get_exports");
     index_lua(plug);
     plugin_lib = plug;
     commands.clear();
@@ -611,16 +610,6 @@ Plugin::plugin_state Plugin::getState() const
     return state;
 }
 
-PluginExports *Plugin::getExports()
-{
-    if (!plugin_get_exports)
-        return NULL;
-    PluginExports *exports = plugin_get_exports();
-    if (!exports->bind(plugin_lib))
-        return NULL;
-    return exports;
-};
-
 void Plugin::index_lua(DFLibrary *lib)
 {
     if (auto cmdlist = (CommandReg*)LookupPlugin(lib, "plugin_lua_commands"))
@@ -793,19 +782,6 @@ void Plugin::push_function(lua_State *state, LuaFunction *fn)
     lua_pushcclosure(state, lua_fun_wrapper, 4);
 }
 
-bool PluginExports::bind(DFLibrary *lib)
-{
-    for (auto it = bindings.begin(); it != bindings.end(); ++it)
-    {
-        std::string name = it->first;
-        void** dest = it->second;
-        *dest = LookupPlugin(lib, name.c_str());
-        if (!*dest)
-            return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 PluginManager::PluginManager(Core * core) : core(core)
 {
     plugin_mutex = new recursive_mutex();
@@ -960,16 +936,6 @@ Plugin *PluginManager::getPluginByCommand(const std::string &command)
         return NULL;
 }
 
-void *PluginManager::getPluginExports(const std::string &name)
-{
-    Plugin *plug = getPluginByName(name);
-    if (!plug)
-        return NULL;
-    if (plug->getState() != Plugin::plugin_state::PS_LOADED)
-        return NULL;
-    return plug->getExports();
-}
-
 // FIXME: handle name collisions...
 command_result PluginManager::InvokeCommand(color_ostream &out, const std::string & command, std::vector <std::string> & parameters)
 {
diff --git a/library/include/PluginManager.h b/library/include/PluginManager.h
index aba6aaa0f..42bebb2d3 100644
--- a/library/include/PluginManager.h
+++ b/library/include/PluginManager.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ namespace df
 namespace DFHack
 {
     class Core;
-    class PluginExports;
     class PluginManager;
     class virtual_identity;
     class RPCService;
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ namespace DFHack
         command_result invoke(color_ostream &out, const std::string & command, std::vector <std::string> & parameters);
         bool can_invoke_hotkey(const std::string & command, df::viewscreen *top );
         plugin_state getState () const;
-        PluginExports *getExports();
 
         RPCService *rpc_connect(color_ostream &out);
 
@@ -237,16 +235,7 @@ namespace DFHack
         command_result (*plugin_enable)(color_ostream &, bool);
         RPCService* (*plugin_rpcconnect)(color_ostream &);
         command_result (*plugin_eval_ruby)(color_ostream &, const char*);
-        PluginExports* (*plugin_get_exports)(void);
     };
-    class DFHACK_EXPORT PluginExports {
-    protected:
-        friend class Plugin;
-        std::map<std::string, void**> bindings;
-        bool bind(DFLibrary* lib);
-    };
-    #define PLUGIN_EXPORT_BIND(sym) bindings.insert(std::pair<std::string, void**>(#sym, (void**)&this->sym))
-    #define PLUGIN_EXPORT_BINDN(sym, name) bindings.insert(std::pair<std::string, void**>(name, (void**)&this->sym))
     class DFHACK_EXPORT PluginManager
     {
     // PRIVATE METHODS
@@ -275,7 +264,6 @@ namespace DFHack
 
         Plugin *getPluginByName (const std::string &name) { return (*this)[name]; }
         Plugin *getPluginByCommand (const std::string &command);
-        void *getPluginExports(const std::string &name);
         command_result InvokeCommand(color_ostream &out, const std::string & command, std::vector <std::string> & parameters);
         bool CanInvokeHotkey(const std::string &command, df::viewscreen *top);
         Plugin* operator[] (const std::string name);
@@ -324,17 +312,6 @@ namespace DFHack
     DFhackDataExport bool plugin_is_enabled = false; \
     bool &varname = plugin_is_enabled;
 
-#define DFHACK_PLUGIN_EXPORTS(clsname) \
-    DFhackCExport PluginExports* plugin_get_exports() \
-    { \
-        static clsname* instance = NULL; \
-        if (!instance) \
-            instance = new clsname; \
-        return (PluginExports*)instance; \
-    }
-#define GET_PLUGIN_EXPORTS(plugname, clsname) \
-    (clsname*)DFHack::Core::getInstance().getPluginManager()->getPluginExports(plugname)
-
 #define DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_COMMANDS \
     DFhackCExport const DFHack::CommandReg plugin_lua_commands[] =
 #define DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_FUNCTIONS \