diff --git a/docs/BUILDING.md b/docs/BUILDING.md
index 13de9cc..f5a9ff9 100644
--- a/docs/BUILDING.md
+++ b/docs/BUILDING.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Use them as `make SOMEOPTION=SOMEVALUE` syntax. You can specify as many options
 Developer related options:
 
 * `DEBUG=true` build non-stripped debug binaries (terrible performance, only useful for developers)
-* `NOPLUGINS=true` build only the Cardinal Core plugins (not recommended, only useful for developers)
 * `NOSIMD=true` build without SIMD (not recommended, only useful for developers)
 
 Packaging related options:
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index c548609..e8d5288 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -231,12 +231,7 @@ DRWAV += drwav_write_raw
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Files to build
 
-ifeq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
-PLUGIN_FILES = noplugins.cpp
-else
 PLUGIN_FILES = plugins.cpp
-endif
-
 MINIPLUGIN_FILES = plugins-mini.cpp
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -334,12 +329,6 @@ FUNDAMENTAL_CUSTOM = $(DRWAV)
 
 # PLUGIN_FILES += $(wildcard ZamAudio/src/*.cpp)
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
-# noplugins build
-
-NOPLUGIN_FILES = $(PLUGIN_FILES:%=%)
-
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # 21kHz
 
@@ -1277,10 +1266,6 @@ PLUGIN_FILES += $(filter-out ZZC/src/ZZC.cpp ZZC/src/WavetablePlayer.cpp,$(wildc
 # modules/types which are present in other plugins
 ZZC_CUSTOM = Clock LowFrequencyOscillator
 
-# --------------------------------------------------------------
-
-endif # !NOPLUGINS
-
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build setup
 
@@ -1374,10 +1359,6 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -I../include/mingw-compat
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../include/mingw-std-threads
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
-BASE_FLAGS += -DNOPLUGINS
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(USE_GLES2),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DNANOVG_GLES2_FORCED
 else ifeq ($(USE_GLES3),true)
@@ -1454,11 +1435,7 @@ ifeq ($(HEADLESS),true)
 TARGET_SUFFIX = -headless
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
-TARGETS = noplugins$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a
-else
 TARGETS = plugins$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a plugins-mini$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a
-endif
 
 all: $(TARGETS)
 ifneq ($(HEADLESS),true)
@@ -1472,16 +1449,6 @@ clean:
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ifeq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
-PLUGIN_LIST = Cardinal Fundamental ZamAudio
-
-RESOURCE_FILES = \
-		$(wildcard Cardinal/res/*.svg) \
-		$(wildcard Fundamental/res/*.svg) \
-		$(wildcard Fundamental/res/components/*.svg) \
-		Fundamental/presets
-# $(wildcard ZamAudio/res/*.svg)
-else
 PLUGIN_LIST = $(subst /plugin.json,,$(wildcard */plugin.json))
 
 UNWANTED_FILES  = HetrickCV/res/illustrator - deprecated/MyModule.svg
@@ -1536,7 +1503,6 @@ JACK_RESOURCES  = $(CURDIR)/surgext/build/surge-data/configuration.xml
 JACK_RESOURCES += $(CURDIR)/surgext/build/surge-data/fx_presets
 JACK_RESOURCES += $(CURDIR)/surgext/build/surge-data/wavetables
 JACK_RESOURCES += $(CURDIR)/surgext/build/surge-data/windows.wt
-endif
 
 RESOURCE_FILES += Cardinal/res/Miku/Miku.png
 
@@ -2078,8 +2044,6 @@ PLUGIN_OBJS += $(PLUGIN_BINARIES:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.bin.o)
 MINIPLUGIN_OBJS  = $(MINIPLUGIN_FILES:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
 MINIPLUGIN_OBJS += $(MINIPLUGIN_BINARIES:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.bin.o)
 
-NOPLUGIN_OBJS = $(NOPLUGIN_FILES:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.o)
-
 .PRECIOUS: $(PLUGIN_BINARIES:%=$(BUILD_DIR)/%.bin.c)
 
 # function for custom module names macro
@@ -2096,11 +2060,6 @@ plugins-mini$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a: $(MINIPLUGIN_OBJS)
 	$(SILENT)rm -f $@
 	$(SILENT)$(AR) crs $@ $^
 
-noplugins$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a: $(NOPLUGIN_OBJS)
-	@echo "Creating $@" $(NOPLUGIN_OBJS)
-	$(SILENT)rm -f $@
-	$(SILENT)$(AR) crs $@ $^
-
 $(BUILD_DIR)/%.bin.c: % ../deps/res2c.py
 	-@mkdir -p "$(shell dirname $(BUILD_DIR)/$<)"
 	@echo "Generating $*.bin.c"
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index a0398e3..d888d60 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@ else ifeq ($(WASM),true)
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalNative
 else
 	$(MAKE) -C Cardinal
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalMini
-endif
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalNative
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalFX $(CARDINAL_FX_ARGS)
 	$(MAKE) -C CardinalSynth $(CARDINAL_SYNTH_ARGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
index 0b7c36e..ed782d9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
+++ b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CARDINAL_VARIANT),mini)
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS  = ../../plugins/plugins-mini-headless.a
-else ifeq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
-RACK_EXTRA_LIBS  = ../../plugins/noplugins$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a
 else
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS  = ../../plugins/plugins$(TARGET_SUFFIX).a
 endif
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ endif
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # surgext libraries
 
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 SURGE_DEP_PATH = $(abspath ../../deps/surge-build)
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(SURGE_DEP_PATH)/src/common/libsurge-common.a
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(SURGE_DEP_PATH)/src/common/libjuce_dsp_rack_sub.a
@@ -158,16 +155,13 @@ RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(SURGE_DEP_PATH)/libs/sst/sst-plugininfra/libs/filesystem/li
 endif
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(SURGE_DEP_PATH)/libs/sst/sst-plugininfra/libs/strnatcmp/libstrnatcmp.a
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(SURGE_DEP_PATH)/libs/sst/sst-plugininfra/libs/tinyxml/libtinyxml.a
-endif
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Extra libraries to link against
 
 ifneq ($(CARDINAL_VARIANT),mini)
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(DEP_LIB_PATH)/libquickjs.a
 endif
-endif
 
 ifneq ($(SYSDEPS),true)
 RACK_EXTRA_LIBS += $(DEP_LIB_PATH)/libjansson.a
@@ -201,13 +195,11 @@ EXTRA_DSP_LIBS += $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs fftw3f)
 endif
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 ifeq ($(MACOS),true)
 EXTRA_DSP_LIBS += -framework Accelerate -framework AppKit
 else ifeq ($(WINDOWS),true)
 EXTRA_DSP_LIBS += -lole32 -lshlwapi -luuid -lversion
 endif
-endif
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Setup resources
@@ -413,7 +405,6 @@ endif
 # find . -type l | grep -v svg | grep -v ttf | grep -v art | grep -v json | grep -v png | grep -v otf | sort
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES  = Fundamental/presets
 ifneq ($(CARDINAL_VARIANT),mini)
-ifneq ($(NOPLUGINS),true)
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += BaconPlugs/res/midi/chopin
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += BaconPlugs/res/midi/debussy
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += BaconPlugs/res/midi/goldberg
@@ -436,7 +427,6 @@ SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += surgext/build/surge-data/wavetables
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += surgext/patches
 SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES += surgext/presets
 endif
-endif
 LINK_FLAGS += $(foreach d,$(SYMLINKED_DIRS_RESOURCES),--preload-file=../../bin/CardinalNative.lv2/resources/$(d)@/resources/$(d))
 
 else ifeq ($(HAIKU),true)