diff --git a/src/plugins/aprinter.json b/src/plugins/aprinter.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/aprinterplugin.h b/src/plugins/aprinterplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/aprinterplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/aprinterplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class AprinterPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "aprinter.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/grbl.json b/src/plugins/grbl.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/grblplugin.h b/src/plugins/grblplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/grblplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/grblplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class GrblPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "grbl.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/plugins/marlin.json b/src/plugins/marlin.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/marlinplugin.h b/src/plugins/marlinplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/marlinplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/marlinplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class MarlinPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "marlin.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/repetier.json b/src/plugins/repetier.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/repetierplugin.h b/src/plugins/repetierplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/repetierplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/repetierplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class RepetierPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "repetier.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/smoothie.json b/src/plugins/smoothie.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/smoothieplugin.h b/src/plugins/smoothieplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/smoothieplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/smoothieplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class SmoothiePlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "smoothie.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/sprinter.json b/src/plugins/sprinter.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/sprinterplugin.h b/src/plugins/sprinterplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/sprinterplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/sprinterplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class SprinterPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "sprinter.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/teacup.json b/src/plugins/teacup.json
deleted file mode 100644
diff --git a/src/plugins/teacupplugin.h b/src/plugins/teacupplugin.h
--- a/src/plugins/teacupplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/teacupplugin.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 class TeacupPlugin : public IFirmware
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware" FILE "teacup.json")
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID "org.kde.atelier.core.firmware")
     Q_INTERFACES(IFirmware)
 
 private: