diff --git a/classes/plugin-template.php b/classes/plugin-template.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 12437525b..000000000
--- a/classes/plugin-template.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-abstract class PluginTemplate {
-	const API_VERSION_COMPAT = 1;
-
-	/** @var PDO $pdo */
-	protected $pdo;
-
-	abstract function init(PluginHost $host) : void;
-
-	/** @return array<float|string|bool> */
-	abstract function about() : array;
-	// return array(1.0, "plugin", "No description", "No author", false);
-
-	function __construct() {
-		$this->pdo = Db::pdo();
-	}
-
-	/** @return array<string,int> */
-	function flags() : array {
-		/* associative array, possible keys:
-			needs_curl = boolean
-		*/
-		return array();
-	}
-
-	function is_public_method(string $method) : bool {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	function csrf_ignore(string $method) : bool {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	function get_js() : string {
-		return "";
-	}
-
-	function get_prefs_js() : string {
-		return "";
-	}
-
-	function api_version() : int {
-		return Plugin::API_VERSION_COMPAT;
-	}
-
-	/* gettext-related helpers */
-
-	function __(string $msgid) : string {
-		/** @var Plugin $this -- this is a strictly template-related hack */
-		return _dgettext(PluginHost::object_to_domain($this), $msgid);
-	}
-
-	function _ngettext(string $singular, string $plural, int $number) : string {
-		/** @var Plugin $this -- this is a strictly template-related hack */
-		return _dngettext(PluginHost::object_to_domain($this), $singular, $plural, $number);
-	}
-
-	function T_sprintf() : string {
-		$args = func_get_args();
-		$msgid = array_shift($args);
-
-		return vsprintf($this->__($msgid), $args);
-	}
-
-	/** AUTO_GENERATED_HOOKS_GO_HERE **/
-}
diff --git a/classes/plugin.php b/classes/plugin.php
index 08a122023..5d6d4d39e 100644
--- a/classes/plugin.php
+++ b/classes/plugin.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ abstract class Plugin {
 	/** @var PDO $pdo */
 	protected $pdo;
 
-	abstract function init(PluginHost $host) : void;
+	abstract function init($host);
 
 	/** @return array<float|string|bool> */
-	abstract function about() : array;
+	abstract function about();
 	// return array(1.0, "plugin", "No description", "No author", false);
 
 	function __construct() {
@@ -16,244 +16,49 @@ abstract class Plugin {
 	}
 
 	/** @return array<string,int> */
-	function flags() : array {
+	function flags() {
 		/* associative array, possible keys:
 			needs_curl = boolean
 		*/
 		return array();
 	}
 
-	function is_public_method(string $method) : bool {
+	function is_public_method($method) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	function csrf_ignore(string $method) : bool {
+	function csrf_ignore($method) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	function get_js() : string {
+	function get_js() {
 		return "";
 	}
 
-	function get_prefs_js() : string {
+	function get_prefs_js() {
 		return "";
 	}
 
-	function api_version() : int {
+	function api_version() {
 		return Plugin::API_VERSION_COMPAT;
 	}
 
 	/* gettext-related helpers */
 
-	function __(string $msgid) : string {
+	function __($msgid) {
 		/** @var Plugin $this -- this is a strictly template-related hack */
 		return _dgettext(PluginHost::object_to_domain($this), $msgid);
 	}
 
-	function _ngettext(string $singular, string $plural, int $number) : string {
+	function _ngettext($singular, $plural, $number) {
 		/** @var Plugin $this -- this is a strictly template-related hack */
 		return _dngettext(PluginHost::object_to_domain($this), $singular, $plural, $number);
 	}
 
-	function T_sprintf() : string {
+	function T_sprintf() {
 		$args = func_get_args();
 		$msgid = array_shift($args);
 
 		return vsprintf($this->__($msgid), $args);
 	}
-
-	/* plugin hook methods (auto-generated) */
-
-	function hook_article_button($line) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_article_filter($article) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_prefs_tab($tab) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_prefs_tab_section($section) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_prefs_tabs() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_feed_parsed($parser, $feed_id) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_update_task($cli_options) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_auth_user($login, $password, $service) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_hotkey_map($hotkeys) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_render_article($article) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_render_article_cdm($article) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_feed_fetched($feed_data, $fetch_url, $owner_uid, $feed) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_sanitize($doc, $site_url, $allowed_elements, $disallowed_attributes, $article_id) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_render_article_api($params) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_toolbar_button() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_action_item() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_headline_toolbar_button($feed_id, $is_cat) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_hotkey_info($hotkeys) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_article_left_button($row) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_prefs_edit_feed($feed_id) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_prefs_save_feed($feed_id) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_fetch_feed($feed_data, $fetch_url, $owner_uid, $feed, $last_article_timestamp, $auth_login, $auth_pass) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_query_headlines($row) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_house_keeping() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_search($query) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_format_enclosures($rv, $result, $id, $always_display_enclosures, $article_content, $hide_images) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_subscribe_feed($contents, $url, $auth_login, $auth_pass) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_headlines_before($feed, $is_cat, $qfh_ret) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_render_enclosure($entry, $id, $rv) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_article_filter_action($article, $action) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_article_export_feed($line, $feed, $is_cat, $owner_uid) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_main_toolbar_button() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_enclosure_entry($entry, $id, $rv) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_format_article($html, $row) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_feed_basic_info($basic_info, $fetch_url, $owner_uid, $feed_id, $auth_login, $auth_pass) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_send_local_file($filename) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_unsubscribe_feed($feed_id, $owner_uid) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_send_mail(Mailer $mailer, $params) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_filter_triggered($feed_id, $owner_uid, $article, $matched_filters, $matched_rules, $article_filters) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_get_full_text($url) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_article_image($enclosures, $content, $site_url) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_feed_tree() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_iframe_whitelisted($url) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_enclosure_imported($enclosure, $feed) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_headlines_custom_sort_map() {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_headlines_custom_sort_override($order) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_headline_toolbar_select_menu_item($feed_id, $is_cat) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-	function hook_pre_subscribe($url, $auth_login, $auth_pass) {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/utils/generate-plugin-hook-prototypes.sh b/utils/generate-plugin-hook-prototypes.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index edf1ed5fe..000000000
--- a/utils/generate-plugin-hook-prototypes.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
-
-grep 'hook_.*(' ../classes/pluginhost.php | sed -e 's#[\t ]*/[* ]*##' \
-		-e 's# [*]/$##' \
-		-e 's# *(byref) *##' \
-		-e 's#GLOBAL: ##' | while read F; do
-
-	cat << EOF >> $TMPFILE 
-	function $F {
-		user_error("Dummy method invoked.", E_USER_ERROR);
-	}
-
-EOF
-done
-
-cat ../classes/plugin-template.php | while IFS=\n read L; do
-	case $L in
-		*PluginTemplate* )
-			echo "$L" | sed 's/PluginTemplate/Plugin/'
-			;;
-		*AUTO_GENERATED_HOOKS_GO_HERE* )
-			echo "\t/* plugin hook methods (auto-generated) */\n"
-			cat $TMPFILE
-			;;
-		* )
-			echo "$L"
-			;;
-	esac
-done > ../classes/plugin.php
-
-rm -f -- $TMPFILE