diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aecdd13..4a399a6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -130,15 +130,6 @@
         - JOB="CMake"
         - BUILD_ARG="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
 
-    # C++ specific options: compiler plug-in, threading model
-    - script: build/docker/run.sh
-      env:
-        - JOB="C++ (Std Thread) and Plugin"
-        - SCRIPT="cmake.sh"
-        - BUILD_LIBS="CPP TESTING TUTORIALS"
-        - BUILD_ARG="-DWITH_PLUGIN=ON -DWITH_PYTHON=OFF -DWITH_C_GLIB=OFF -DWITH_JAVA=OFF -DWITH_HASKELL=OFF"
-        - BUILD_ENV="-e CC=clang -e CXX=clang++"
-
     # ------------------------- phase: dist -------------------------
     - script: build/docker/run.sh
       env:
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 104d370..1f2d483 100755
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,15 +19,7 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ./aclocal
 
-if WITH_PLUGIN
-# To enable bootstrap, build order is lib/cpp -> compiler -> others
-SUBDIRS = lib/cpp compiler/cpp lib
-if WITH_TESTS
-SUBDIRS += lib/cpp/test
-endif
-else
 SUBDIRS = compiler/cpp lib
-endif
 
 if WITH_TESTS
 SUBDIRS += test
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6cbabf1..2dee45f 100755
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.6
      QT_VERSION: 5.10
      ZLIB_VERSION: 1.2.11
-     DISABLED_TESTS: StressTestNonBlocking
+     DISABLED_TESTS: (concurrency_test|StressTestNonBlocking)
 
    - PROFILE: MSVC2015
      PLATFORM: x86
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@
      PYTHON_VERSION: 3.5
      QT_VERSION: 5.8
      ZLIB_VERSION: 1.2.8
-     DISABLED_TESTS: StressTestNonBlocking
+     DISABLED_TESTS: (concurrency_test|StressTestNonBlocking)
      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2015
 
    - PROFILE: MINGW
      PLATFORM: x64
      CONFIGURATION: RelWithDebInfo
-     DISABLED_TESTS: StressTestNonBlocking
+     DISABLED_TESTS: (concurrency_test|StressTestNonBlocking)
 
    - PROFILE: CYGWIN
      PLATFORM: x64
      CONFIGURATION: RelWithDebInfo
-     DISABLED_TESTS: (ZlibTest|OpenSSLManualInitTest|TNonblockingServerTest|StressTestNonBlocking)
+     DISABLED_TESTS: (concurrency_test|ZlibTest|OpenSSLManualInitTest|TNonblockingServerTest|StressTestNonBlocking)
 
 install:
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
diff --git a/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake b/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
index 2c8ea50..eea0b29 100644
--- a/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
 endif()
 CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(BUILD_CPP "Build C++ library" ON
                        "BUILD_LIBRARIES;WITH_CPP" OFF)
-CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(WITH_PLUGIN "Build compiler plugin support" OFF
-                       "BUILD_COMPILER;BUILD_CPP" OFF)
 
 # C GLib
 option(WITH_C_GLIB "Build C (GLib) Thrift library" ON)
@@ -149,14 +147,13 @@
 message(STATUS "Thrift version:                               ${thrift_VERSION} (${thrift_VERSION_MAJOR}.${thrift_VERSION_MINOR}.${thrift_VERSION_PATCH})")
 message(STATUS "Thrift package version:                       ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 message(STATUS "Build configuration Summary")
-if (UNIX)
-    message(STATUS "  Build type:                                 ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
-endif ()
 message(STATUS "  Build compiler:                             ${BUILD_COMPILER}")
-message(STATUS "  Build compiler plugin support:              ${WITH_PLUGIN}")
 message(STATUS "  Build libraries:                            ${BUILD_LIBRARIES}")
 message(STATUS "  Build tests:                                ${BUILD_TESTING}")
 MESSAGE_DEP(HAVE_COMPILER "Disabled because BUILD_THRIFT=OFF and no valid THRIFT_COMPILER is given")
+if (UNIX)
+    message(STATUS "  Build type:                                 ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+endif ()
 message(STATUS " Language libraries:")
 message(STATUS "  Build as3 library:                          ${BUILD_AS3}")
 MESSAGE_DEP(WITH_AS3 "Disabled by WITH_AS3=OFF")
diff --git a/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake b/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
index 298780c..b87fd65 100644
--- a/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/DefinePlatformSpecifc.cmake
@@ -94,11 +94,3 @@
 if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-deprecated-register")
 endif()
-
-# Building WITH_PLUGIN requires boost memory operations, for now, and gcc >= 4.8
-if (WITH_PLUGIN)
-  if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU" AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS "4.8")
-    message(SEND_ERROR "Thrift compiler plug-in support is not possible with older gcc ( < 4.8 ) compiler")
-  endif()
-endif()
-
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 372cbab..6f7ae5d 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,51 +106,10 @@
 # we also add the current binary directory for generated files
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} src)
 
-if(NOT DEFINED WITH_PLUGIN OR NOT ${WITH_PLUGIN})
-    list(APPEND thrift-compiler_SOURCES ${compiler_core})
-endif()
+list(APPEND thrift-compiler_SOURCES ${compiler_core})
 
 add_executable(thrift-compiler ${thrift-compiler_SOURCES})
 
-if(${WITH_PLUGIN})
-    add_executable(thrift-bootstrap ${compiler_core}
-        src/thrift/main.cc
-        src/thrift/audit/t_audit.cpp
-        src/thrift/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
-    )
-    target_link_libraries(thrift-bootstrap parse)
-
-    set(PLUGIN_GEN_SOURCES
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin/plugin_types.h
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin/plugin_types.cpp
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin/plugin_constants.h
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin/plugin_constants.cpp
-    )
-
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin)
-    add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${PLUGIN_GEN_SOURCES}
-        DEPENDS thrift-bootstrap src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift
-        COMMAND thrift-bootstrap -gen cpp
-        -out ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/thrift/plugin
-        ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift
-    )
-
-    include_directories(../../lib/cpp/src)
-
-    include(ThriftMacros)
-    ADD_LIBRARY_THRIFT(thriftc
-        ${compiler_core}
-        ${PLUGIN_GEN_SOURCES}
-        src/thrift/logging.cc
-        src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.cc
-        src/thrift/plugin/plugin.cc
-    )
-    TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES_THRIFT(thriftc PUBLIC ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES_THRIFT_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(thriftc thrift PUBLIC)
-    target_compile_definitions(thrift-compiler PUBLIC THRIFT_ENABLE_PLUGIN)
-    LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(thrift-compiler thriftc)
-endif()
-
 set_target_properties(thrift-compiler PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY bin/)
 set_target_properties(thrift-compiler PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME thrift)
 
@@ -158,57 +117,6 @@
 
 install(TARGETS thrift-compiler DESTINATION bin)
 
-if(${WITH_PLUGIN})
-  # Install the headers
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/common.h"
-      "src/thrift/globals.h"
-      "src/thrift/logging.h"
-      "src/thrift/main.h"
-      "src/thrift/platform.h"
-      "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/compiler/cpp/thrift/version.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift")
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/audit/t_audit.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift/audit")
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/generate/t_generator.h"
-      "src/thrift/generate/t_generator_registry.h"
-      "src/thrift/generate/t_html_generator.h"
-      "src/thrift/generate/t_oop_generator.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift/generate")
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_base_type.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_const.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_container.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_doc.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_enum.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_enum_value.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_field.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_function.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_list.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_map.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_program.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_service.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_set.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_struct.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.h"
-      "src/thrift/parse/t_type.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift/parse")
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h"
-      "src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h"
-      "src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift/plugin")
-if(MSVC)
-  install(FILES
-      "src/thrift/windows/config.h"
-      DESTINATION "${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR}/thrift/windows")
-endif()
-endif()
-
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index 087f6bd..9b5742f 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 
-# Note on why we have src/thrift and src/thrift/plugin directories:
-# Since Automake supports only one set of BUILT_SOURCES per file and does not allow
-# SUBDIRS built before BUILT_SOURCES, we end up separate Makefile.am for each source
-# code generation, i.e. lex-yacc and Thrift, to achieve stable parallel make.
-
-SUBDIRS = src src/thrift/plugin .
+SUBDIRS = src .
 if WITH_TESTS
 SUBDIRS += test
 endif
@@ -37,46 +32,40 @@
 
 thrift_OBJDIR = obj
 
-plugin_gen = src/thrift/plugin/plugin_types.h \
-             src/thrift/plugin/plugin_types.cpp \
-             src/thrift/plugin/plugin_constants.h \
-             src/thrift/plugin/plugin_constants.cpp
-
-compiler_core =  src/thrift/common.h \
+thrift_SOURCES = src/thrift/audit/t_audit.cpp \
+                 src/thrift/audit/t_audit.h \
                  src/thrift/common.cc \
+                 src/thrift/common.h \
                  src/thrift/generate/t_generator.cc \
+                 src/thrift/generate/t_generator.h \
                  src/thrift/generate/t_generator_registry.h \
+                 src/thrift/generate/t_html_generator.h \
+                 src/thrift/generate/t_oop_generator.h \
                  src/thrift/globals.h \
-                 src/thrift/platform.h \
                  src/thrift/logging.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_doc.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_type.h \
+                 src/thrift/main.cc \
+                 src/thrift/main.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/parse.cc \
                  src/thrift/parse/t_base_type.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_enum.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_enum_value.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.cc \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_container.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_list.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_set.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_map.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_struct.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_field.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_service.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_function.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_program.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h \
                  src/thrift/parse/t_const.h \
                  src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h \
-                 src/thrift/parse/parse.cc \
-                 src/thrift/generate/t_generator.h \
-                 src/thrift/generate/t_oop_generator.h \
-                 src/thrift/generate/t_html_generator.h 
-
-thrift_SOURCES = src/thrift/main.h \
-                 src/thrift/main.cc \
-                 src/thrift/audit/t_audit.cpp \
-                 src/thrift/audit/t_audit.h
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_container.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_doc.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_enum.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_enum_value.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_field.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_function.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_list.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_map.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_program.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_service.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_set.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_struct.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_type.h \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.cc \
+                 src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.h \
+                 src/thrift/platform.h 
 
 # Specific client generator source
 thrift_SOURCES += src/thrift/generate/t_as3_generator.cc \
@@ -115,76 +104,6 @@
 thrift_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror
 thrift_LDADD = @LEXLIB@ src/thrift/libparse.a
 
-if !WITH_PLUGIN
-thrift_SOURCES += $(compiler_core)
-else
-
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libthriftc.la
-
-thrift_CPPFLAGS += -DTHRIFT_ENABLE_PLUGIN=1
-thrift_LDADD += libthriftc.la
-
-nodist_libthriftc_la_SOURCES = $(plugin_gen)
-libthriftc_la_SOURCES = $(compiler_core) \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/plugin.cc \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.cc \
-                        src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift \
-                        src/thrift/logging.cc
-
-
-libthriftc_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/src -Isrc -I$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/src -DTHRIFT_ENABLE_PLUGIN=1
-libthriftc_la_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
-libthriftc_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/libthrift.la
-
-include_thriftdir = $(includedir)/thrift
-include_thrift_HEADERS = src/thrift/common.h \
-                         src/thrift/globals.h \
-                         src/thrift/logging.h \
-                         src/thrift/main.h \
-                         src/thrift/platform.h \
-                         src/thrift/version.h
-
-include_auditdir = $(include_thriftdir)/windows
-include_audit_HEADERS = src/thrift/audit/t_audit.h
-
-include_generatedir = $(include_thriftdir)/generate
-include_generate_HEADERS = src/thrift/generate/t_generator.h \
-                           src/thrift/generate/t_generator_registry.h \
-                           src/thrift/generate/t_oop_generator.h \
-                           src/thrift/generate/t_html_generator.h 
-
-include_parsedir = $(include_thriftdir)/parse
-include_parse_HEADERS = src/thrift/parse/t_service.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_program.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_field.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_typedef.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_set.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_enum_value.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_const.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_list.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_map.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_container.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_base_type.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_enum.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_function.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_type.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_doc.h \
-                        src/thrift/parse/t_struct.h
-
-include_plugindir = $(include_thriftdir)/plugin
-include_plugin_HEADERS = src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h \
-                         src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h \
-                         src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h
-
-include_windowsdir = $(include_thriftdir)/windows
-include_windows_HEADERS = src/thrift/windows/config.h
-endif
-
 WINDOWS_DIST = \
              compiler.sln \
              compiler.vcxproj \
@@ -198,9 +117,9 @@
              $(WINDOWS_DIST)
 
 clean-local:
-	$(RM) version.h $(plugin_gen)
+	$(RM) version.h
 
 src/thrift/main.cc: src/thrift/version.h
 
 style-local:
-  $(CPPSTYLE_CMD)
+	$(CPPSTYLE_CMD)
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/README.md b/compiler/cpp/README.md
index 3551912..5c04cd8 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/README.md
+++ b/compiler/cpp/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 ```
 mkdir cmake-build && cd cmake-build
-cmake -G "Xcode" -DWITH_PLUGIN=OFF ..
+cmake -G "Xcode" ..
 cmake --build .
 ```
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 ```
 mkdir cmake-vs
 cd cmake-vs
-cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -DWITH_PLUGIN=OFF ..
+cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" ..
 ```
 - Now open the folder cmake-vs using Visual Studio.
 
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
index bc2c5cb..b3139e2 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/Makefile.am
@@ -37,51 +37,3 @@
 
 clean-local:
 	$(RM) thrift/thriftl.cc thrift/thrifty.cc thrift/thrifty.h thrift/thrifty.hh
-
-if WITH_PLUGIN
-noinst_PROGRAMS = thrift/thrift-bootstrap
-
-thrift_thrift_bootstrap_SOURCES = \
-                 thrift/common.h \
-                 thrift/common.cc \
-                 thrift/audit/t_audit.h \
-                 thrift/audit/t_audit.cpp \
-                 thrift/generate/t_generator.cc \
-                 thrift/generate/t_generator_registry.h \
-                 thrift/globals.h \
-                 thrift/platform.h \
-                 thrift/logging.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_doc.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_type.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_base_type.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_enum.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_enum_value.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_typedef.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_typedef.cc \
-                 thrift/parse/t_container.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_list.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_set.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_map.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_struct.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_field.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_service.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_function.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_program.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_scope.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_const.h \
-                 thrift/parse/t_const_value.h \
-                 thrift/parse/parse.cc \
-                 thrift/generate/t_generator.h \
-                 thrift/generate/t_oop_generator.h \
-                 thrift/generate/t_html_generator.h \
-                 thrift/windows/config.h \
-                 thrift/version.h \
-                 thrift/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc \
-                 thrift/main.h \
-                 thrift/main.cc
-
-main.cc: version.h
-
-thrift_thrift_bootstrap_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
-thrift_thrift_bootstrap_LDADD = @LEXLIB@ thrift/libparse.a
-endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/common.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/common.cc
index 3a2b9d3..fb1832d 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/common.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/common.cc
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * Those are not really needed for plugins but causes link errors without
- */
-
-/**
  * The location of the last parsed doctext comment.
  */
 int g_doctext_lineno;
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/logging.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/logging.cc
index f821f5f..4811c4e 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/logging.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/logging.cc
@@ -17,17 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-/**
- * Logging functions copied from main.cc to avoid link errors for plugins
- */
-
 #include "thrift/logging.h"
 #include "thrift/globals.h"
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-// TODO: make plugins accept log options from main compiler
 int g_debug = 0;
 int g_warn = 1;
 int g_verbose = 0;
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/main.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/main.cc
index eddbd56..adcab83 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/main.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/main.cc
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@
 #include "thrift/parse/t_scope.h"
 #include "thrift/generate/t_generator.h"
 #include "thrift/audit/t_audit.h"
-#ifdef THRIFT_ENABLE_PLUGIN
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h"
-#endif
 
 #include "thrift/version.h"
 
@@ -1007,26 +1004,8 @@
       t_generator* generator = t_generator_registry::get_generator(program, *iter);
 
       if (generator == NULL) {
-#ifdef THRIFT_ENABLE_PLUGIN
-        switch (plugin_output::delegateToPlugin(program, *iter)) {
-          case plugin_output::PLUGIN_NOT_FOUND:
-            pwarning(1, "Unable to get a generator for \"%s\".\n", iter->c_str());
-            g_generator_failure = true;
-            break;
-          case plugin_output::PLUGIN_FAILURE:
-            pwarning(1, "Plugin generator for \"%s\" failed.\n", iter->c_str());
-            g_generator_failure = true;
-            break;
-          case plugin_output::PLUGIN_SUCCEESS:
-            break;
-          default:
-            assert(false);
-            break;
-        }
-#else
         pwarning(1, "Unable to get a generator for \"%s\".\n", iter->c_str());
         g_generator_failure = true;
-#endif
       } else if (generator) {
         generator->validate_input();
         pverbose("Generating \"%s\"\n", iter->c_str());
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h
index 6a114cf..e5ecc1d 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_const_value.h
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
-namespace plugin_output {
-template <typename From, typename To>
-void convert(From*, To&);
-}
-
 /**
  * A const value is something parsed that could be a map, set, list, struct
  * or whatever.
@@ -204,10 +199,6 @@
   t_enum* enum_;
 
   t_const_value_type valType_;
-
-  // to read enum_
-  template <typename From, typename To>
-  friend void plugin_output::convert(From*, To&);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h
index 6f160a5..137af88 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/parse/t_scope.h
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
 #include "thrift/parse/t_list.h"
 #include "thrift/parse/t_set.h"
 
-namespace plugin_output {
-template <typename From, typename To>
-void convert(From*, To&);
-}
-
 /**
  * This represents a variable scope used for looking up predefined types and
  * services. Typically, a scope is associated with a t_program. Scopes are not
@@ -179,10 +174,6 @@
 
   // Map of names to services
   std::map<std::string, t_service*> services_;
-
-  // to list map entries
-  template <typename From, typename To>
-    friend void plugin_output::convert(From*, To&);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index e84cdbd..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
-# distributed with this work for additional information
-# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
-# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-#
-# Contains some contributions under the Thrift Software License.
-# Please see doc/old-thrift-license.txt in the Thrift distribution for
-# details.
-
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
-
-if WITH_PLUGIN
-plugin_gen = plugin_types.h \
-             plugin_types.cpp \
-             plugin_constants.h \
-             plugin_constants.cpp
-
-BUILT_SOURCES = $(plugin_gen)
-gen.stamp: plugin.thrift $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/thrift-bootstrap
-	@$(RM) -f gen.tmp
-	@touch gen.tmp
-	$(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/thrift-bootstrap -gen cpp -out . $<
-	@mv -f gen.tmp $@
-
-$(plugin_gen): gen.stamp
-	@if test -f $@; then :; else \
-	$(RM) -f gen.stamp; \
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) gen.stamp; \
-	fi
-
-clean-local:
-	$(RM) version.h windows/version.h $(plugin_gen)
-endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c4c432..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,511 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin.h"
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <io.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <cassert>
-#include <functional>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <memory>
-
-#include <boost/range/adaptor/map.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/algorithm/for_each.hpp>
-
-#include "thrift/generate/t_generator.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/type_util.h"
-#include "thrift/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h"
-#include "thrift/transport/TBufferTransports.h"
-#include "thrift/transport/TFDTransport.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin_types.h"
-
-namespace apache {
-namespace thrift {
-namespace plugin {
-
-using apache::thrift::protocol::TBinaryProtocol;
-using apache::thrift::transport::TFDTransport;
-using apache::thrift::transport::TFramedTransport;
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(from_type)                                                          \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  typename ToType<from_type>::type* convert_forward<from_type>(const from_type& from)
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE_DECL(from_type)                                                    \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  void convert(const from_type& from, ToType<from_type>::type* to)
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERT_UNARY_DECL(from_type)                                                       \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  typename ToType<from_type>::type* convert<from_type>(const from_type& from)
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERSION_DECL(from_type)                                                          \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(from_type);                                                               \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE_DECL(from_type);                                                         \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_UNARY_DECL(from_type)
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(from_type)                                                         \
-  THRIFT_CONVERSION_DECL(from_type) {                                                              \
-    ToType<from_type>::type* to = convert_forward(from);                                           \
-    convert(from, to);                                                                             \
-    return to;                                                                                     \
-  }                                                                                                \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE_DECL(from_type)
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERSION(from_type, ...)                                                          \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(from_type) {                                                              \
-    (void)from;                                                                                    \
-    return new ToType<from_type>::type(__VA_ARGS__);                                               \
-  }                                                                                                \
-  THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(from_type)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_DOC()                                                                        \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from.__isset.doc)                                                                          \
-      to->set_doc(from.doc);                                                                       \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_ANNOTATIONS()                                                                \
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_DOC();                                                                             \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from.__isset.annotations)                                                                  \
-      to->annotations_ = from.annotations;                                                         \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA()                                                                   \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    to->set_name(from.metadata.name);                                                              \
-    if (from.metadata.__isset.doc)                                                                 \
-      to->set_doc(from.metadata.doc);                                                              \
-    if (from.metadata.__isset.annotations)                                                         \
-      to->annotations_ = from.metadata.annotations;                                                \
-  } while (0)
-
-::t_program* g_program = 0;
-
-template <typename C, typename S>
-struct TypeCache {
-  C* operator[](const int64_t& k) {
-    typename std::map<int64_t, C*>::iterator it = cache.find(k);
-    if (it != cache.end()) {
-      return it->second;
-    } else {
-      typename std::map<int64_t, S>::const_iterator cit = source->find(k);
-      if (cit == source->end()) {
-        throw ThriftPluginError("Type not found");
-      }
-      return (cache)[k] = convert_forward(cit->second);
-    }
-  }
-
-  void compileAll() {
-    boost::for_each(*source | boost::adaptors::map_keys,
-                    std::bind(&TypeCache::compile, this, std::placeholders::_1));
-  }
-
-  std::map<int64_t, S> const* source;
-
-  void clear() {
-    source = nullptr ;
-    cache.clear() ;
-  }
-
-protected:
-  std::map<int64_t, C*> cache;
-
-private:
-  void compile(const int64_t& k) {
-    typename std::map<int64_t, S>::const_iterator cit = source->find(k);
-    if (cit == source->end()) {
-      throw ThriftPluginError("Type not found ");
-    }
-    convert(cit->second, (*this)[k]);
-  }
-};
-std::map<int64_t, ::t_program*> g_program_cache;
-TypeCache< ::t_type, t_type> g_type_cache;
-TypeCache< ::t_const, t_const> g_const_cache;
-TypeCache< ::t_service, t_service> g_service_cache;
-
-void clear_global_cache() {
-  g_type_cache.clear();
-  g_const_cache.clear();
-  g_service_cache.clear();
-}
-
-void set_global_cache(const TypeRegistry& from) {
-  g_type_cache.source = &from.types;
-  g_const_cache.source = &from.constants;
-  g_service_cache.source = &from.services;
-
-  g_type_cache.compileAll();
-  g_const_cache.compileAll();
-  g_service_cache.compileAll();
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-T* resolve_type(int64_t name) {
-  return reinterpret_cast<T*>(g_type_cache[name]);
-}
-
-::t_const* resolve_const(int64_t name) {
-  return g_const_cache[name];
-}
-
-::t_service* resolve_service(int64_t name) {
-  return g_service_cache[name];
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(t_base_type) {
-#define T_BASETYPE_CASE(type)                                                                      \
-  case t_base::TYPE_##type:                                                                        \
-    t = ::t_base_type::TYPE_##type;                                                                \
-    break
-
-  ::t_base_type::t_base t = ::t_base_type::TYPE_VOID;
-  bool is_binary = false;
-  switch (from.value) {
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(VOID);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(STRING);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(BOOL);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(I8);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(I16);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(I32);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(I64);
-    T_BASETYPE_CASE(DOUBLE);
-  case t_base::TYPE_BINARY:
-    t = ::t_base_type::TYPE_STRING;
-    is_binary = true;
-    break;
-  }
-  ::t_base_type* to = new ::t_base_type(from.metadata.name, t);
-  to->set_binary(is_binary);
-  return to;
-#undef T_BASETYPE_CASE
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(t_base_type) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(t_typedef) {
-  ::t_typedef* to;
-  if (from.forward) {
-    to = new ::t_typedef(g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id], from.symbolic, true);
-  } else {
-    to = new ::t_typedef(g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id],
-                         resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.type), from.symbolic);
-  }
-  return to;
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(t_typedef) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_enum_value, from.name, from.value) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ANNOTATIONS();
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_enum, g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id]) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  boost::for_each(from.constants | boost::adaptors::transformed(convert<t_enum_value>),
-                  std::bind(&::t_enum::append, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_list, resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.elem_type)) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  if (from.__isset.cpp_name)
-    to->set_cpp_name(from.cpp_name);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_set, resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.elem_type)) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  if (from.__isset.cpp_name)
-    to->set_cpp_name(from.cpp_name);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_map,
-                  resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.key_type),
-                  resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.val_type)) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  if (from.__isset.cpp_name)
-    to->set_cpp_name(from.cpp_name);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_const_value, ) {
-#define T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(type)                                                                   \
-  if (from.__isset.type##_val)                                                                     \
-  to->set_##type(from.type##_val)
-
-  assert(to);
-  if (from.__isset.map_val) {
-    to->set_map();
-    for (std::map<t_const_value, t_const_value>::const_iterator it = from.map_val.begin();
-         it != from.map_val.end(); it++) {
-      to->add_map(convert(it->first), convert(it->second));
-    }
-  } else if (from.__isset.list_val) {
-    to->set_list();
-    boost::for_each(from.list_val | boost::adaptors::transformed(&convert<t_const_value>),
-                    std::bind(&::t_const_value::add_list, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  } else
-    T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(string);
-  else T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(integer);
-  else T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(double);
-  else if (from.__isset.const_identifier_val) {
-    to->set_identifier(from.const_identifier_val.identifier_val) ;
-    to->set_enum(resolve_type< ::t_enum>(from.const_identifier_val.enum_val)) ;
-  }
-
-#undef T_CONST_VALUE_CASE
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_field, resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.type), from.name, from.key) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ANNOTATIONS();
-  to->set_reference(from.reference);
-  to->set_req(static_cast< ::t_field::e_req>(from.req));
-  if (from.__isset.value) {
-    to->set_value(convert(from.value));
-  }
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_struct, g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id]) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  to->set_union(from.is_union);
-  to->set_xception(from.is_xception);
-  boost::for_each(from.members | boost::adaptors::transformed(convert<t_field>),
-                  std::bind(&::t_struct::append, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_const,
-                  resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.type),
-                  from.name,
-                  convert<t_const_value>(from.value)) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_DOC();
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_function,
-                  resolve_type< ::t_type>(from.returntype),
-                  from.name,
-                  resolve_type< ::t_struct>(from.arglist),
-                  resolve_type< ::t_struct>(from.xceptions),
-                  from.is_oneway) {
-  assert(to);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_DOC();
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_service, g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id]) {
-  assert(to);
-  assert(from.metadata.program_id);
-  assert(g_program_cache[from.metadata.program_id]);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-
-  boost::for_each(from.functions | boost::adaptors::transformed(convert<t_function>),
-                  std::bind(&::t_service::add_function, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-
-  if (from.__isset.extends_)
-    to->set_extends(resolve_service(from.extends_));
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(t_type) {
-#define T_TYPE_CASE_FW_T(case, type)                                                               \
-  if (from.__isset.case##_val)                                                                     \
-  return convert_forward<type>(from.case##_val)
-#define T_TYPE_CASE_FW(case) T_TYPE_CASE_FW_T(case, t_##case)
-
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(base_type);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(typedef);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(enum);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(struct);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW_T(xception, t_struct);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(list);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(set);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(map);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_FW(service);
-  throw ThriftPluginError("Invalid data: Type union has no value.");
-#undef T_TYPE_CASE_FW_T
-#undef T_TYPE_CASE_FW
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(t_type) {
-#define T_TYPE_CASE_T(case, type)                                                                  \
-  else if (from.__isset.case##_val)                                                                \
-      convert<type, ::type>(from.case##_val, reinterpret_cast< ::type*>(to))
-#define T_TYPE_CASE(case) T_TYPE_CASE_T(case, t_##case)
-
-  if (false) {
-  }
-  T_TYPE_CASE(base_type);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(typedef);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(enum);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(struct);
-  T_TYPE_CASE_T(xception, t_struct);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(list);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(set);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(map);
-  T_TYPE_CASE(service);
-  else {
-    throw ThriftPluginError("Invalid data: Type union has no value.");
-  }
-#undef T_TYPE_CASE_T
-#undef T_TYPE_CASE
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_scope, ) {
-  assert(to);
-#define T_SCOPE_RESOLVE(type, name, a)                                                             \
-  for (std::vector<int64_t>::const_iterator it = from.name##s.begin(); it != from.name##s.end();   \
-       it++) {                                                                                     \
-    ::t_##type* t = resolve_##type a(*it);                                                         \
-    to->add_##name(t->get_name(), t);                                                              \
-  }
-  T_SCOPE_RESOLVE(type, type, < ::t_type>);
-  T_SCOPE_RESOLVE(const, constant, );
-  T_SCOPE_RESOLVE(service, service, );
-#undef T_SCOPE_RESOLVE
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERT_FORWARD(t_program) {
-  ::t_program* to = new ::t_program(from.path, from.name);
-  for (std::vector<t_program>::const_iterator it = from.includes.begin(); it != from.includes.end();
-       it++) {
-    to->add_include(convert_forward(*it));
-  }
-  g_program_cache[from.program_id] = to;
-  return to;
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERT_COMPLETE(t_program) {
-  assert(to);
-  g_program = to;
-  convert<t_scope, ::t_scope>(from.scope, to->scope());
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_DOC();
-
-  to->set_out_path(from.out_path, from.out_path_is_absolute);
-
-  boost::for_each(from.typedefs | boost::adaptors::transformed(&resolve_type< ::t_typedef>),
-                  std::bind(&::t_program::add_typedef, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  boost::for_each(from.enums | boost::adaptors::transformed(&resolve_type< ::t_enum>),
-                  std::bind(&::t_program::add_enum, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  for (std::vector<int64_t>::const_iterator it = from.objects.begin(); it != from.objects.end();
-       it++) {
-    ::t_struct* t2 = resolve_type< ::t_struct>(*it);
-    if (t2->is_xception()) {
-      to->add_xception(t2);
-    } else {
-      to->add_struct(t2);
-    }
-  }
-  boost::for_each(from.consts | boost::adaptors::transformed(&resolve_const),
-                  std::bind(&::t_program::add_const, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  boost::for_each(from.services | boost::adaptors::transformed(&resolve_service),
-                  std::bind(&::t_program::add_service, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-
-  for (std::vector<t_program>::const_iterator it = from.includes.begin(); it != from.includes.end();
-       it++) {
-    convert(*it, g_program_cache[it->program_id]);
-  }
-  std::for_each(from.c_includes.begin(), from.c_includes.end(),
-                std::bind(&::t_program::add_c_include, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  std::for_each(from.cpp_includes.begin(), from.cpp_includes.end(),
-                std::bind(&::t_program::add_cpp_include, to, std::placeholders::_1));
-  for (std::map<std::string, std::string>::const_iterator it = from.namespaces.begin();
-       it != from.namespaces.end(); it++) {
-    to->set_namespace(it->first, it->second);
-  }
-
-  to->set_include_prefix(from.include_prefix);
-  to->set_namespace(from.namespace_);
-}
-
-int GeneratorPlugin::exec(int, char* []) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  _setmode(fileno(stdin), _O_BINARY);
-#endif
-  std::shared_ptr<TFramedTransport> transport(
-      new TFramedTransport(std::make_shared<TFDTransport>(fileno(stdin))));
-  TBinaryProtocol proto(transport);
-  GeneratorInput input;
-  try {
-    input.read(&proto);
-  } catch (std::exception& err) {
-    std::cerr << "Error while receiving plugin data: " << err.what() << std::endl;
-    return -1;
-  }
-  initGlobals();
-  ::t_program* p = g_program = convert_forward(input.program);
-  set_global_cache(input.type_registry);
-  convert(input.program, p);
-
-  int ret = generate(p, input.parsed_options);
-  clearGlobals();
-
-  return ret;
-}
-
-::t_const_value::t_const_value_type const_value_case(const t_const_value& v) {
-  if (v.__isset.map_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_MAP;
-  if (v.__isset.list_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_LIST;
-  if (v.__isset.string_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_STRING;
-  if (v.__isset.integer_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_INTEGER;
-  if (v.__isset.double_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_DOUBLE;
-  if (v.__isset.const_identifier_val)
-    return ::t_const_value::CV_IDENTIFIER;
-  throw ThriftPluginError("Unknown const value type");
-}
-
-bool t_const_value::operator<(const t_const_value& that) const {
-  ::t_const_value::t_const_value_type t1 = const_value_case(*this);
-  ::t_const_value::t_const_value_type t2 = const_value_case(that);
-  if (t1 != t2)
-    return t1 < t2;
-  switch (t1) {
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_INTEGER:
-    return integer_val < that.integer_val;
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_DOUBLE:
-    return double_val < that.double_val;
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_STRING:
-    return string_val < that.string_val;
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_MAP:
-    if (that.map_val.empty())
-      return false;
-    else if (map_val.empty())
-      return true;
-    else
-      return map_val.begin()->first < that.map_val.begin()->first;
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_LIST:
-    if (that.list_val.empty())
-      return false;
-    else if (list_val.empty())
-      return true;
-    else
-      return list_val.front() < that.list_val.front();
-  case ::t_const_value::CV_IDENTIFIER:
-    return integer_val < that.integer_val;
-  }
-  throw ThriftPluginError("Unknown const value type");
-}
-}
-}
-}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 705cd41..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef T_PLUGIN_PLUGIN_H
-#define T_PLUGIN_PLUGIN_H
-
-#include "thrift/Thrift.h"
-
-class t_program;
-
-namespace apache {
-namespace thrift {
-namespace plugin {
-
-struct ThriftPluginError : public apache::thrift::TException {
-  ThriftPluginError(const std::string& msg) : apache::thrift::TException(msg) {}
-};
-
-class GeneratorPlugin {
-public:
-  int exec(int argc, char* argv[]);
-  virtual int generate(::t_program*, const std::map<std::string, std::string>&) = 0;
-};
-}
-}
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d98f99..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin.thrift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,207 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-namespace as3 org.apache.thrift.plugin
-namespace cpp apache.thrift.plugin
-namespace csharp Thrift.Plugin
-namespace d thrift.plugin
-namespace delphi Thrift.Plugin
-namespace erl thrift.plugin
-namespace go thrift
-namespace haxe org.apache.thrift.plugin
-namespace hs Thrift.Plugin
-namespace java org.apache.thrift.plugin
-namespace ocaml Thrift
-namespace perl Thrift.Plugin
-namespace php thrift.plugin
-namespace py thrift.plugin
-namespace rb Thrift
-
-typedef i64 t_program_id
-typedef i64 t_type_id
-typedef i64 t_const_id
-typedef i64 t_service_id
-
-enum t_base {
-    TYPE_VOID
-    TYPE_STRING
-    TYPE_BOOL
-    TYPE_I8
-    TYPE_I16
-    TYPE_I32
-    TYPE_I64
-    TYPE_DOUBLE
-    TYPE_BINARY
-}
-
-struct TypeMetadata {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required t_program_id program_id
-  99: optional map<string, string> annotations
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-
-struct t_base_type {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: required t_base value
-}
-
-struct t_list {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: optional string cpp_name
-  3: required t_type_id elem_type
-}
-
-struct t_set {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: optional string cpp_name
-  3: required t_type_id elem_type
-}
-
-struct t_map {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: optional string cpp_name
-  3: required t_type_id key_type
-  4: required t_type_id val_type
-}
-
-struct t_typedef {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: required t_type_id type
-  3: required string symbolic
-  4: required bool forward
-}
-
-struct t_enum_value {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required i32 value
-  99: optional map<string, string> annotations
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-struct t_enum {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: required list<t_enum_value> constants
-}
-
-enum Requiredness {
-  T_REQUIRED = 0
-  T_OPTIONAL = 1
-  T_OPT_IN_REQ_OUT = 2
-}
-
-struct t_const_identifier_value {
-  1: required string identifier_val
-  2: required t_type_id enum_val
-}
-
-union t_const_value {
-  1: optional map<t_const_value, t_const_value> map_val
-  2: optional list<t_const_value> list_val
-  3: optional string string_val
-  4: optional i64 integer_val
-  5: optional double double_val
-  8: optional t_const_identifier_value const_identifier_val
-}
-
-struct t_const {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required t_type_id type
-  3: required t_const_value value
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-struct t_field {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required t_type_id type
-  3: required i32 key
-  4: required Requiredness req
-  5: optional t_const_value value
-  10: required bool reference
-  99: optional map<string, string> annotations
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-struct t_struct {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: required list<t_field> members
-  3: required bool is_union
-  4: required bool is_xception
-}
-struct t_function {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required t_type_id returntype
-  3: required t_type_id arglist
-  4: required t_type_id xceptions
-  5: required bool is_oneway
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-struct t_service {
-  1: required TypeMetadata metadata
-  2: required list<t_function> functions
-  3: optional t_service_id extends_
-}
-union t_type {
-  1: optional t_base_type base_type_val
-  2: optional t_typedef typedef_val
-  3: optional t_enum enum_val
-  4: optional t_struct struct_val
-  5: optional t_struct xception_val
-  6: optional t_list list_val
-  7: optional t_set set_val
-  8: optional t_map map_val
-  9: optional t_service service_val
-}
-struct t_scope {
-  1: required list<t_type_id> types
-  2: required list<t_const_id> constants
-  3: required list<t_service_id> services
-}
-
-struct TypeRegistry {
-  1: required map<t_type_id, t_type> types
-  2: required map<t_const_id, t_const> constants
-  3: required map<t_service_id, t_service> services
-}
-
-struct t_program {
-  1: required string name
-  2: required t_program_id program_id
-  3: required string path
-  4: required string namespace_
-  5: required string out_path
-  6: required bool out_path_is_absolute
-  8: required list<t_program> includes
-  9: required string include_prefix
-  10: required t_scope scope
-
-  11: required list<t_type_id> typedefs
-  12: required list<t_type_id> enums
-  13: required list<t_const_id> consts
-  14: required list<t_type_id> objects
-  15: required list<t_service_id> services
-
-  16: required map<string, string> namespaces
-  17: required list<string> cpp_includes
-  18: required list<string> c_includes
-  100: optional string doc
-}
-
-struct GeneratorInput {
-  1: required t_program program
-  2: required TypeRegistry type_registry
-  3: required map<string, string> parsed_options
-}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index f8223de..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,455 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <io.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#define THRIFT_POPEN(cmd) _popen(cmd, "wb")
-#define THRIFT_PCLOSE _pclose
-#else
-#define THRIFT_POPEN(cmd) popen(cmd, "w")
-#define THRIFT_PCLOSE pclose
-#endif
-
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h"
-
-#include <boost/range/adaptor/map.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/algorithm/copy.hpp>
-#include <boost/range/algorithm/transform.hpp>
-
-#include "thrift/generate/t_generator.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/type_util.h"
-#include "thrift/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.h"
-#include "thrift/transport/TBufferTransports.h"
-#include "thrift/transport/TFDTransport.h"
-
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin_types.h"
-
-#include <memory>
-
-namespace plugin_output {
-
-template <typename From>
-typename apache::thrift::plugin::ToType<From>::type convert(From* from) {
-  typename apache::thrift::plugin::ToType<From>::type to;
-  convert(from, to);
-  return to;
-}
-
-using apache::thrift::protocol::TBinaryProtocol;
-using std::make_shared;
-using std::shared_ptr;
-using apache::thrift::transport::TFDTransport;
-using apache::thrift::transport::TFramedTransport;
-
-using namespace apache::thrift;
-
-#define THRIFT_CONVERSION_N(from_type, to_type)                                                    \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  void convert<from_type, to_type>(from_type * from, to_type & to)
-#define THRIFT_CONVERSION(type) THRIFT_CONVERSION_N(::type, plugin::type)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(from_name, to_name, prefix)                                                \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from)                                                                                      \
-      to.__set_##to_name(prefix(from->from_name));                                                 \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN(name) THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_##name(), name, )
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_CONVERT(type, from_name, to_name)                                            \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from && from->from_name) {                                                                 \
-      to.__set_##to_name(convert(from->from_name));                                                \
-    }                                                                                              \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(name)                                                                    \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from->has_##name())                                                                        \
-      THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);                                                                         \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(type, from_name, to_name)                                             \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from && !from->from_name.empty()) {                                                        \
-      std::transform(from->from_name.begin(),                                                      \
-                     from->from_name.end(),                                                        \
-                     std::back_inserter(to.to_name),                                               \
-                     convert< ::type>);                                                            \
-    }                                                                                              \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA() convert(reinterpret_cast<t_type*>(from), to.metadata)
-
-// a generator of sequential unique identifiers for addresses -- so
-// that the TypeCache below can use those IDs instead of
-// addresses. This allows GeneratorInput's various
-// t_{program,type,etc}_id types to be dense consecutively-numbered
-// integers, instead of large random-seeming integers.
-//
-// Furthermore, this allows GeneratorInput to be deterministic (no
-// addresses, so no pseudo-randomness) and that means reproducibility
-// of output.
-const int64_t ONE_MILLION = 1000 * 1000;
-class id_generator {
-public:
-  id_generator() : addr2id_(), next_id_(ONE_MILLION) {}
-
-  void clear() {
-    addr2id_.clear() ;
-    next_id_ = ONE_MILLION ;
-  }
-
-  int64_t gensym(const int64_t addr) {
-    if (!addr) return 0L ;
-    std::map<int64_t, int64_t>::iterator it = addr2id_.find(addr);
-    if (it != addr2id_.end()) return it->second ;
-    int64_t id = next_id_++ ;
-    addr2id_.insert(std::make_pair(addr, id)) ;
-    return id ;
-  }
-
-  std::map<int64_t, int64_t> addr2id_ ;
-  int64_t next_id_ ;
-} ;
-
-// To avoid multiple instances of same type, t_type, t_const and t_service are stored in one place
-// and referenced by ID.
-template <typename T>
-struct TypeCache {
-  typedef typename plugin::ToType<T>::type to_type;
-  id_generator idgen ;
-  std::map<int64_t, to_type> cache;
-
-  template <typename T2>
-  int64_t store(T2* t) {
-    intptr_t addr = reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(t);
-    if (!addr) return 0L ;
-
-    int64_t id = idgen.gensym(addr) ;
-    if (cache.end() != cache.find(id)) return id ;
-
-    // HACK: fake resolve for recursive type
-    cache.insert(std::make_pair(id, to_type()));
-    // overwrite with true value
-    cache[id] = convert(t);
-    return id ;
-  }
-
-  void clear() { cache.clear() ; idgen.clear(); }
-};
-
-template <typename T>
-int64_t store_type(T* t);
-
-#define T_STORE(type)                                                                              \
-  TypeCache<t_##type> type##_cache;                                                                \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  plugin::t_##type##_id store_type<t_##type>(t_##type * t) {                                       \
-    return type##_cache.store<t_##type>(t);                                                        \
-  }
-T_STORE(type)
-T_STORE(const)
-T_STORE(service)
-#undef T_STORE
-// this id_generator is for gensymm-ing t_program_id
-id_generator program_cache ;
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID_N(t, from_name, to_name)                                                  \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from && from->from_name)                                                                   \
-      to.__set_##to_name(store_type<t>(from->from_name));                                          \
-  } while (0)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(name) THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID_N(t_type, get_##name(), name)
-
-#define THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t, name)                                                             \
-  do {                                                                                             \
-    if (from && !from->get_##name##s().empty()) {                                                  \
-      std::transform(from->get_##name##s().begin(),                                                \
-                     from->get_##name##s().end(),                                                  \
-                     std::back_inserter(to.name##s),                                               \
-                     &store_type<t>);                                                              \
-    }                                                                                              \
-  } while (0)
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION_N(::t_type, plugin::TypeMetadata) {
-  to.program_id = program_cache.gensym(reinterpret_cast<int64_t>(from->get_program()));
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(annotations_, annotations, );
-  if (from->has_doc()) {
-    to.__set_doc(from->get_doc());
-  }
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_typedef) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(type);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(symbolic);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(is_forward_typedef(), forward, );
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_enum_value) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(doc);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(value);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_enum) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(t_enum_value, get_constants(), constants);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_const_value) {
-  switch (from->get_type()) {
-  case t_const_value::CV_INTEGER:
-    THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_integer(), integer_val, );
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_DOUBLE:
-    THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_double(), double_val, );
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_STRING:
-    THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_string(), string_val, );
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_IDENTIFIER:
-    if (from) {
-      apache::thrift::plugin::t_const_identifier_value cidval ;
-      if (from->enum_)
-	cidval.__set_enum_val(store_type<t_type>(from->enum_));
-      cidval.__set_identifier_val(from->get_identifier());
-      to.__set_const_identifier_val(cidval) ;
-    }
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_MAP:
-    to.__isset.map_val = true;
-    if (from && !from->get_map().empty()) {
-      for (std::map< ::t_const_value*, ::t_const_value*>::const_iterator it
-           = from->get_map().begin();
-           it != from->get_map().end();
-           it++) {
-        to.map_val.insert(std::make_pair(convert(it->first), convert(it->second)));
-      }
-    }
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_LIST:
-    to.__isset.list_val = true;
-    THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(t_const_value, get_list(), list_val);
-    break;
-  default:
-    throw plugin::ThriftPluginError("const value has no value");
-  }
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_const) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(doc);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(type);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_CONVERT(t_const_value, get_value(), value);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_field) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(doc);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(key);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_req(), req, (plugin::Requiredness::type));
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(reference);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(type);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_CONVERT(t_const_value, get_value(), value);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_struct) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(t_field, get_members(), members);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(is_union(), is_union, );
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(is_xception(), is_xception, );
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_function) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(doc);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(returntype);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(is_oneway(), is_oneway, );
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(arglist);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(xceptions);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_list) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(cpp_name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(elem_type);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_set) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(cpp_name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(elem_type);
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_map) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_OPT(cpp_name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(key_type);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID(val_type);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_service) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(t_function, get_functions(), functions);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_ID_N(t_service, get_extends(), extends_);
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_base_type) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_METADATA();
-  if (from->is_binary()) {
-    to.value = plugin::t_base::TYPE_BINARY;
-  } else {
-    switch (from->get_base()) {
-#define T_BASETYPE_CASE(name)                                                                      \
-  case t_base_type::TYPE_##name:                                                                   \
-    to.value = plugin::t_base::TYPE_##name;                                                        \
-    break
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(VOID);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(STRING);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(BOOL);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(I8);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(I16);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(I32);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(I64);
-      T_BASETYPE_CASE(DOUBLE);
-    default:
-      throw plugin::ThriftPluginError("Base type union has no value");
-      break;
-#undef T_BASETYPE_CASE
-    }
-  }
-}
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_type) {
-#define T_CONVERT_UNION_N(name, type)                                                              \
-  else if (from->is_##name()) {                                                                    \
-    to.__isset.name##_val = true;                                                                  \
-    convert(reinterpret_cast< ::type*>(from), to.name##_val);                                      \
-  }
-#define T_CONVERT_UNION(name) T_CONVERT_UNION_N(name, t_##name)
-  if (false) {
-  }
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(base_type)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(typedef)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(enum)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(struct)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION_N(xception, t_struct)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(list)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(set)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(map)
-  T_CONVERT_UNION(service)
-  else {
-    throw plugin::ThriftPluginError("Type union has no value");
-  }
-#undef T_CONVERT_UNION_N
-#undef T_CONVERT_UNION
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_scope) {
-#define T_SCOPE_ASSIGN(name, type)                                                                 \
-  boost::copy(from->name##s_ | boost::adaptors::map_values                                         \
-              | boost::adaptors::transformed(&store_type<type>),                                   \
-              std::back_inserter(to.name##s))
-  T_SCOPE_ASSIGN(type, t_type);
-  T_SCOPE_ASSIGN(constant, t_const);
-  T_SCOPE_ASSIGN(service, t_service);
-#undef T_SCOPE_ASSIGN
-}
-
-void get_global_cache(plugin::TypeRegistry& reg) {
-  reg.types = type_cache.cache;
-  reg.constants = const_cache.cache;
-  reg.services = service_cache.cache;
-}
-
-void clear_global_cache() {
-  type_cache.clear();
-  const_cache.clear();
-  service_cache.clear();
-  program_cache.clear() ;
-}
-
-THRIFT_CONVERSION(t_program) {
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_CONVERT(t_scope, scope(), scope);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(path);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(out_path);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(name);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(include_prefix);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(cpp_includes);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(c_includes);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN(namespaces);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(is_out_path_absolute(), out_path_is_absolute, );
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_N(get_namespace(), namespace_, );
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t_type, typedef);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t_type, enum);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t_type, object);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t_const, const);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_ID(t_service, service);
-  THRIFT_ASSIGN_LIST_N(t_program, get_includes(), includes);
-  to.program_id = program_cache.gensym(reinterpret_cast<plugin::t_program_id>(from));
-}
-
-PluginDelegateResult delegateToPlugin(t_program* program, const std::string& options) {
-  std::string language;
-  std::map<std::string, std::string> parsed_options;
-  t_generator::parse_options(options, language, parsed_options);
-  std::string cmd = "thrift-gen-";
-  if (language.find_first_not_of("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_-0123456789")
-      != std::string::npos) {
-    std::cerr << "Invalid language name" << std::endl;
-    return PLUGIN_FAILURE;
-  }
-  cmd.append(language);
-  FILE* fd = THRIFT_POPEN(cmd.c_str());
-  if (fd) {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-    _setmode(fileno(fd), _O_BINARY);
-#endif
-    shared_ptr<TFramedTransport> transport(
-        new TFramedTransport(make_shared<TFDTransport>(fileno(fd))));
-    TBinaryProtocol proto(transport);
-
-    plugin::GeneratorInput input;
-    input.__set_parsed_options(parsed_options);
-    clear_global_cache();
-    convert(program, input.program);
-    get_global_cache(input.type_registry);
-    try {
-      input.write(&proto);
-      transport->flush();
-    } catch (std::exception& err) {
-      std::cerr << "Error while sending data to plugin: " << err.what() << std::endl;
-      THRIFT_PCLOSE(fd);
-      return PLUGIN_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    // TODO: be prepared for hang or crash of child process
-    int ret = THRIFT_PCLOSE(fd);
-    if (!ret) {
-      return PLUGIN_SUCCEESS;
-    } else {
-      std::cerr << "plugin process returned non zero exit code: " << ret << std::endl;
-      return PLUGIN_FAILURE;
-    }
-  }
-  clear_global_cache();
-  return PLUGIN_NOT_FOUND;
-}
-}
-
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h
deleted file mode 100644
index eab2d1b..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/plugin_output.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef T_PLUGIN_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_H
-#define T_PLUGIN_PLUGIN_OUTPUT_H
-
-#include <string>
-
-class t_program;
-
-namespace plugin_output {
-
-enum PluginDelegateResult {
-  PLUGIN_NOT_FOUND,
-  PLUGIN_FAILURE,
-  PLUGIN_SUCCEESS,
-};
-
-PluginDelegateResult delegateToPlugin(t_program* program, const std::string& options);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h b/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 996b5c6..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/type_util.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#ifndef T_PLUGIN_TYPE_UTIL_H
-#define T_PLUGIN_TYPE_UTIL_H
-
-namespace apache {
-namespace thrift {
-namespace plugin {
-
-template <typename From>
-struct ToType {};
-
-template <typename From>
-typename ToType<From>::type* convert_forward(const From&);
-
-template <typename From, typename To>
-void convert(const From&, To*);
-
-template <typename From>
-typename ToType<From>::type* convert(const From& from);
-
-class TypeRegistry;
-void set_global_cache(const TypeRegistry&);
-void clear_global_cache();
-}
-}
-}
-
-// conversion from raw compiler types to plugin wire type
-namespace plugin_output {
-
-template <typename From, typename To>
-void convert(From* from, To& to);
-
-template <typename From>
-typename apache::thrift::plugin::ToType<From>::type convert(From* from);
-
-void get_global_cache(apache::thrift::plugin::TypeRegistry&);
-void clear_global_cache();
-}
-
-#define THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(TYPE)                                                                  \
-  class TYPE;                                                                                      \
-  namespace apache {                                                                               \
-  namespace thrift {                                                                               \
-  namespace plugin {                                                                               \
-  class TYPE;                                                                                      \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  struct ToType< ::TYPE> {                                                                         \
-    typedef TYPE type;                                                                             \
-  };                                                                                               \
-  template <>                                                                                      \
-  struct ToType<TYPE> {                                                                            \
-    typedef ::TYPE type;                                                                           \
-  };                                                                                               \
-  }                                                                                                \
-  }                                                                                                \
-  }
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_base_type)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_const)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_const_value)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_container)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_doc)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_enum)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_enum_value)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_field)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_function)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_list)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_map)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_program)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_scope)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_service)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_set)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_struct)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_type)
-THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING(t_typedef)
-#undef THRIFT_TYPE_MAPPING
-#endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 373cb78..2bc7e9e 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,50 +23,6 @@
 set(BOOST_COMPONENTS unit_test_framework)
 REQUIRE_BOOST_LIBRARIES(BOOST_COMPONENTS)
 
-if(${WITH_PLUGIN})
-    # Make sure gen-cpp files can be included
-    include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
-
-    set(plugintest_SOURCES
-        plugin/conversion_test.cc
-    )
-    add_executable(plugintest ${plugintest_SOURCES})
-    target_link_libraries(plugintest
-        thriftc
-        ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-    )
-    add_test(NAME PluginUnitTest COMMAND plugintest)
-
-    set(thrift-gen-mycpp_SOURCES
-        ../src/thrift/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
-        plugin/cpp_plugin.cc
-    )
-    add_executable(thrift-gen-mycpp ${thrift-gen-mycpp_SOURCES})
-    target_link_libraries(thrift-gen-mycpp thriftc)
-
-    if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-        set(BUILDTYPE "Debug")
-    else()
-        # RelWithDebInfo generates binaries in "Release" directory too
-        set(BUILDTYPE "Release")
-    endif()
-
-    set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES
-        ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES gen-cpp
-        ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES gen-mycpp)
-
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen-cpp)
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gen-mycpp)
-    add_test(NAME PluginIntegrationTest
-             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-                 -DTHRIFT_COMPILER=${THRIFT_COMPILER}
-                 -DBINDIR=${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}
-                 -DBUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
-                 -DCURDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-                 -DSRCDIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-                 -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cpp_plugin_test.cmake)
-endif()
-
 file(GLOB KEYWORD_SAMPLES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/keyword-samples/*.thrift")
 foreach(LANG ${thrift_compiler_LANGS})
     foreach(SAMPLE ${KEYWORD_SAMPLES})
@@ -84,4 +40,4 @@
   add_test(NAME StalenessCheckTest COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compiler/staleness_check.py ${THRIFT_COMPILER})
 else()
   message(WARNING "Skipping StalenessCheckTest as there is no python interpreter available.")
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
index b7fc91d..9625834 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/test/Makefile.am
@@ -26,35 +26,3 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/src
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
-
-if WITH_PLUGIN
-check_PROGRAMS = plugintest
-
-noinst_PROGRAMS = thrift-gen-mycpp
-
-all-local: thrift-gen-bincat
-
-AM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/cpp/src -I$(top_builddir)/lib/cpp/src
-
-plugintest_SOURCES = plugin/conversion_test.cc
-plugintest_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/libthriftc.la
-
-thrift_gen_mycpp_SOURCES = plugin/cpp_plugin.cc \
-                           plugin/t_cpp_generator.cc
-thrift_gen_mycpp_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp -I$(top_srcdir)/compiler/cpp/src/generate
-thrift_gen_mycpp_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/libthriftc.la
-
-cpp_plugin_test.sh: thrift-gen-mycpp
-
-thrift-gen-bincat:
-	cp bincat.sh $@
-	chmod 755 $@
-
-plugin_stability_test.sh: thrift-gen-bincat
-
-TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) cpp_plugin_test.sh plugin_stability_test.sh
-
-clean-local:
-	$(RM) -rf gen-cpp gen-mycpp gen-bincat thrift-gen-bincat
-
-endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.cmake b/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index fd18281..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
-# distributed with this work for additional information
-# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
-# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURDIR}/gen-cpp)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${THRIFT_COMPILER} -r -out ${CURDIR}/gen-cpp -gen cpp ${SRCDIR}/../../../test/Include.thrift)
-if(EXITCODE)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "FAILED: \"${ARGV}\": \"${EXITCODE}\"")
-endif()
-if(WIN32)
-    set(ENV{PATH} "${BINDIR}/${BUILDTYPE};${BINDIR};$ENV{PATH}")
-else()
-    set(ENV{PATH} "${BINDIR}:$ENV{PATH}")
-endif()
-
-file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CURDIR}/gen-mycpp)
-execute_process(COMMAND ${THRIFT_COMPILER} -r -out ${CURDIR}/gen-mycpp -gen mycpp ${SRCDIR}/../../../test/Include.thrift RESULT_VARIABLE EXITCODE)
-if(EXITCODE)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "FAILED: \"${EXITCODE}\"")
-endif()
-
-find_program(DIFF diff)
-if(DIFF)
-  execute_process(COMMAND ${DIFF} -urN gen-cpp gen-mycpp RESULT_VARIABLE EXITCODE)
-  if(EXITCODE)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "FAILED: \"${EXITCODE}\"")
-  endif()
-else()
-    message(WARNING "diff executable is not available. Not validating plugin-generated code.")
-endif()
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.sh b/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ddb2e0a..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/cpp_plugin_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-#
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
-# distributed with this work for additional information
-# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
-# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-
-# this file is intended to be invoked by make.
-set -e
-mkdir -p gen-cpp gen-mycpp
-PATH=.:"$PATH" ../thrift -r -out gen-cpp -gen cpp ../../../test/Include.thrift
-PATH=.:"$PATH" ../thrift -r -out gen-mycpp -gen mycpp ../../../test/Include.thrift
-diff -urN gen-cpp gen-mycpp
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/conversion_test.cc b/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/conversion_test.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c8d812..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/conversion_test.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,498 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#include "thrift/parse/t_program.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/type_util.h"
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin_types.h"
-
-#include <map>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
-#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
-#include <boost/test/parameterized_test.hpp>
-
-using namespace apache::thrift;
-using namespace boost::unit_test;
-
-namespace test_data {
-#define T_TEST_TYPES                                                                               \
-  BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(14,                                                                       \
-                         (program,                                                                 \
-                          base_type,                                                               \
-                          enum_value,                                                              \
-                          enum,                                                                    \
-                          const_value,                                                             \
-                          const,                                                                   \
-                          list,                                                                    \
-                          set,                                                                     \
-                          map,                                                                     \
-                          field,                                                                   \
-                          struct,                                                                  \
-                          typedef,                                                                 \
-                          function,                                                                \
-                          service))
-#define T_DELETE_TESTDATA(r, d, elem)                                                              \
-  for (std::vector<t_##elem*>::reverse_iterator it = elem##s.rbegin(); it != elem##s.rend(); it++) \
-    delete *it;
-#define T_DECL_TESTDATA(r, d, elem) static std::vector< ::t_##elem*> elem##s;
-BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(T_DECL_TESTDATA, _, T_TEST_TYPES)
-#undef T_DECL_TESTDATA
-
-bool has_data = false;
-void cleanup() {
-  if (has_data) {
-    has_data = false;
-    BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(T_DELETE_TESTDATA, _, T_TEST_TYPES)
-  }
-}
-
-void init_programs() {
-  programs.push_back(new t_program("prog path", "prog_name"));
-}
-
-void init_base_types() {
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name0", ::t_base_type::TYPE_VOID));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name1", ::t_base_type::TYPE_STRING));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name2", ::t_base_type::TYPE_BOOL));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name3", ::t_base_type::TYPE_I8));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name4", ::t_base_type::TYPE_I16));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name5", ::t_base_type::TYPE_I32));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name6", ::t_base_type::TYPE_I64));
-  base_types.push_back(new ::t_base_type("name7", ::t_base_type::TYPE_DOUBLE));
-}
-
-void init_const_values() {
-  const_values.push_back(new t_const_value(42));
-  const_values.push_back(new t_const_value("foo"));
-  {
-    t_const_value* x = new t_const_value;
-    x->set_double(3.1415);
-    const_values.push_back(x);
-  }
-  {
-    t_const_value* x = new t_const_value;
-    x->set_identifier("bar");
-    x->set_enum(enums[0]);
-    const_values.push_back(x);
-  }
-  {
-    t_const_value* x = new t_const_value;
-    x->set_map();
-    x->add_map(const_values[0], const_values[1]);
-    x->add_map(const_values[1], const_values[0]);
-    const_values.push_back(x);
-  }
-  {
-    t_const_value* x = new t_const_value;
-    x->set_list();
-    x->add_list(const_values[0]);
-    x->add_list(const_values[1]);
-    const_values.push_back(x);
-  }
-}
-
-void init_consts() {
-  // base_type/enum indexes for this and other tests are arbitrary
-  consts.push_back(new t_const(base_types[2], "aaa", const_values[0]));
-  consts.back()->set_doc("soem doc");
-  consts.push_back(new t_const(base_types[3], "bbb", const_values[1]));
-}
-
-void init_enum_values() {
-  enum_values.push_back(new t_enum_value("VAL1", 11));
-  enum_values.back()->set_doc("enum doc 1");
-  enum_values.back()->annotations_.insert(std::make_pair("anno1", "val1"));
-
-  enum_values.push_back(new t_enum_value("VAL2", 22));
-}
-
-void init_enums() {
-  enums.push_back(new t_enum(programs[0]));
-  enums.back()->set_doc("enum doc 1");
-  enums.back()->annotations_.insert(std::make_pair("anno1", "val1"));
-  enums.back()->set_name("fooo");
-  enums.back()->append(enum_values[0]);
-  enums.back()->append(enum_values[1]);
-}
-
-void init_lists() {
-  lists.push_back(new t_list(enums[0]));
-  lists.push_back(new t_list(base_types[5]));
-  lists.back()->set_cpp_name("list_cpp_name_1");
-}
-void init_sets() {
-  sets.push_back(new t_set(base_types[4]));
-  sets.push_back(new t_set(enums[0]));
-  sets.back()->set_cpp_name("set_cpp_name_1");
-}
-void init_maps() {
-  maps.push_back(new t_map(base_types[4], base_types[1]));
-  maps.push_back(new t_map(base_types[5], enums[0]));
-  maps.back()->set_cpp_name("map_cpp_name_1");
-}
-
-void init_typedefs() {
-  typedefs.push_back(new t_typedef(programs[0], base_types[3], "VAL1"));
-}
-void init_fields() {
-  fields.push_back(new t_field(base_types[1], "f1"));
-  fields.back()->set_reference(false);
-  fields.back()->set_req(t_field::T_OPTIONAL);
-  fields.push_back(new t_field(base_types[2], "f2", 9));
-  fields.back()->set_reference(true);
-  fields.push_back(new t_field(base_types[3], "f3", 11));
-  fields.back()->set_req(t_field::T_REQUIRED);
-  fields.back()->set_value(const_values[0]);
-}
-void init_structs() {
-  structs.push_back(new t_struct(programs[0], "struct1"));
-  structs.back()->append(fields[0]);
-  structs.back()->append(fields[1]);
-  structs.push_back(new t_struct(programs[0], "union1"));
-  structs.back()->append(fields[0]);
-  structs.back()->append(fields[1]);
-  structs.back()->set_union(true);
-  structs.push_back(new t_struct(programs[0], "xcept1"));
-  structs.back()->set_xception(true);
-}
-void init_functions() {
-  structs.push_back(new t_struct(programs[0], "errs1"));
-  t_struct* errors = structs.back();
-  structs.push_back(new t_struct(programs[0], "args1"));
-  t_struct* arglist = structs.back();
-  functions.push_back(new t_function(base_types[0], "func1", errors, arglist, false));
-  functions.push_back(new t_function(base_types[0], "func2", errors, arglist, true));
-}
-void init_services() {
-  services.push_back(new t_service(programs[0]));
-  services.back()->set_doc("srv1 doc");
-  services.back()->set_name("srv1");
-  services.back()->add_function(functions[0]);
-  services.back()->add_function(functions[1]);
-
-  services.push_back(new t_service(programs[0]));
-  services.back()->set_name("srv2");
-  services.back()->set_extends(services[0]);
-}
-
-std::vector<t_type*> types;
-void init_types() {
-#define T_COPY_TYPES(type) std::copy(type##s.begin(), type##s.end(), std::back_inserter(types))
-  T_COPY_TYPES(base_type);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(enum);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(typedef);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(struct);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(list);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(set);
-  T_COPY_TYPES(map);
-// T_COPY_TYPES(service);
-#undef T_COPY_TYPES
-}
-
-void init() {
-  if (!has_data) {
-    has_data = true;
-#define T_INIT_TESTDATA(r, d, elem) init_##elem##s();
-    BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(T_INIT_TESTDATA, _, T_TEST_TYPES)
-    init_types();
-#undef T_INIT_TESTDATA
-  }
-}
-}
-struct GlobalFixture {
-  ~GlobalFixture() { test_data::cleanup(); }
-};
-#if (BOOST_VERSION >= 105900)
-BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(GlobalFixture);
-#else
-BOOST_GLOBAL_FIXTURE(GlobalFixture)
-#endif
-
-void migrate_global_cache() {
-  plugin::TypeRegistry reg;
-  plugin_output::get_global_cache(reg);
-  plugin::set_global_cache(reg);
-  plugin_output::clear_global_cache();
-}
-template <typename T>
-T* round_trip(T* t) {
-  typename plugin::ToType<T>::type p;
-  plugin::clear_global_cache();
-  plugin_output::clear_global_cache();
-  plugin_output::convert(t, p);
-  migrate_global_cache();
-  return plugin::convert(p);
-}
-
-void test_base_type(::t_base_type* sut) {
-  plugin::t_base_type p;
-  plugin_output::convert(sut, p);
-  boost::scoped_ptr< ::t_base_type> sut2(plugin::convert(p));
-
-#define THRIFT_CHECK(r, data, elem) BOOST_PP_EXPAND(BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(data elem, sut2->elem));
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(7,
-                                                (is_void(),
-                                                 is_string(),
-                                                 is_bool(),
-                                                 is_string_list(),
-                                                 is_binary(),
-                                                 is_string_enum(),
-                                                 is_base_type())))
-}
-
-void test_const_value(t_const_value* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_const_value> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_type(), sut2->get_type());
-  switch (sut->get_type()) {
-#define T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(type, name)                                                             \
-  case t_const_value::type:                                                                        \
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_##name(), sut2->get_##name());                                      \
-    break
-    T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(CV_INTEGER, integer);
-    T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(CV_DOUBLE, double);
-    T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(CV_STRING, string);
-    T_CONST_VALUE_CASE(CV_IDENTIFIER, identifier);
-#undef T_CONST_VALUE_CASE
-  case t_const_value::CV_MAP:
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_map().size(), sut2->get_map().size());
-    {
-      std::map<t_const_value::t_const_value_type, t_const_value::t_const_value_type> sut_values;
-      for (std::map<t_const_value*, t_const_value*, t_const_value::value_compare>::const_iterator it = sut->get_map().begin();
-           it != sut->get_map().end(); it++) {
-        sut_values[it->first->get_type()] = it->second->get_type();
-      }
-      std::map<t_const_value::t_const_value_type, t_const_value::t_const_value_type> sut2_values;
-      for (std::map<t_const_value*, t_const_value*, t_const_value::value_compare>::const_iterator it = sut2->get_map().begin();
-           it != sut2->get_map().end(); it++) {
-        sut2_values[it->first->get_type()] = it->second->get_type();
-      }
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut_values.begin()->first, sut2_values.begin()->first);
-      BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut_values.begin()->second, sut2_values.begin()->second);
-    }
-    break;
-  case t_const_value::CV_LIST:
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_list().size(), sut2->get_list().size());
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_list().front()->get_type(), sut2->get_list().front()->get_type());
-    break;
-  default:
-    BOOST_ASSERT(false);
-    break;
-  }
-}
-
-void test_const(t_const* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr< ::t_const> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(4,
-                                                (get_type()->get_name(),
-                                                 get_name(),
-                                                 get_value()->get_type(),
-                                                 get_doc())))
-}
-
-void test_enum_value(t_enum_value* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_enum_value> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(3, (get_name(), get_value(), get_doc())))
-}
-
-void test_enum(t_enum* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr< ::t_enum> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(6,
-                                                (get_name(),
-                                                 get_min_value()->get_value(),
-                                                 get_max_value()->get_value(),
-                                                 get_constant_by_value(11)->get_value(),
-                                                 get_constant_by_name("VAL1")->get_value(),
-                                                 get_doc())))
-}
-
-void test_list(t_list* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_list> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(4,
-                                                (get_elem_type()->get_name(),
-                                                 has_cpp_name(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-  if (sut->has_cpp_name())
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_cpp_name(), sut2->get_cpp_name());
-}
-void test_set(t_set* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_set> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(4,
-                                                (get_elem_type()->get_name(),
-                                                 has_cpp_name(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-  if (sut->has_cpp_name())
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_cpp_name(), sut2->get_cpp_name());
-}
-void test_map(t_map* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_map> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(5,
-                                                (get_key_type()->get_name(),
-                                                 get_val_type()->get_name(),
-                                                 has_cpp_name(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-  if (sut->has_cpp_name())
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sut->get_cpp_name(), sut2->get_cpp_name());
-}
-
-void test_typedef(t_typedef* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_typedef> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(4,
-                                                (get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name(),
-                                                 get_symbolic(),
-                                                 is_forward_typedef())))
-}
-
-void test_type(t_type* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_type> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(15,
-                                                (is_void(),
-                                                 is_base_type(),
-                                                 is_string(),
-                                                 is_bool(),
-                                                 is_typedef(),
-                                                 is_enum(),
-                                                 is_struct(),
-                                                 is_xception(),
-                                                 is_container(),
-                                                 is_list(),
-                                                 is_set(),
-                                                 is_map(),
-                                                 is_service(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-}
-
-void test_field(t_field* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_field> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(5,
-                                                (get_req(),
-                                                 get_reference(),
-                                                 get_key(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-  if (sut->get_value()) {
-    THRIFT_CHECK(, sut->, get_value()->get_type());
-  } else {
-    BOOST_CHECK(!sut2->get_value());
-  }
-  if (sut->get_type()) {
-    THRIFT_CHECK(, sut->, get_type()->get_name());
-  } else {
-    BOOST_CHECK(!sut2->get_type());
-  }
-}
-void test_struct(t_struct* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_struct> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(5,
-                                                (is_union(),
-                                                 is_xception(),
-                                                 is_struct(),
-                                                 get_doc(),
-                                                 get_name())))
-}
-
-void test_function(t_function* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_function> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(
-      THRIFT_CHECK,
-      sut->,
-      BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(4, (get_doc(), get_name(), get_returntype()->get_name(), is_oneway())))
-}
-void test_service(t_service* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_service> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK,
-                         sut->,
-                         BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(3, (get_doc(), get_name(), get_functions().size())))
-  if (sut->get_extends()) {
-    THRIFT_CHECK(, sut->, get_extends()->get_name());
-  } else {
-    BOOST_CHECK(!sut2->get_extends());
-  }
-}
-
-void test_program(t_program* sut) {
-  boost::scoped_ptr<t_program> sut2(round_trip(sut));
-
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(THRIFT_CHECK, sut->, BOOST_PP_TUPLE_TO_LIST(2, (get_doc(), get_name())))
-}
-boost::unit_test::test_suite* do_init_unit_test_suite() {
-  test_data::init();
-  test_suite* ts = BOOST_TEST_SUITE("PluginConversionTest");
-
-#define T_TEST_CASE(r, d, type)                                                                    \
-  ts->add(BOOST_PARAM_TEST_CASE(test_##type, test_data::type##s.begin(), test_data::type##s.end()));
-  BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH(T_TEST_CASE, _, T_TEST_TYPES)
-  T_TEST_CASE(_, _, type)
-#undef T_TEST_CASE
-  return ts;
-}
-
-#ifdef BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK
-bool init_unit_test_suite() {
-  framework::master_test_suite().add(do_init_unit_test_suite());
-  return true;
-}
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  return ::boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(&init_unit_test_suite, argc, argv);
-}
-#else
-boost::unit_test::test_suite* init_unit_test_suite(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  return do_init_unit_test_suite();
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/cpp_plugin.cc b/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/cpp_plugin.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cc19f2..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin/cpp_plugin.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-#include "thrift/plugin/plugin.h"
-#include "thrift/generate/t_generator.h"
-
-namespace apache {
-namespace thrift {
-namespace plugin {
-
-class MyCppGenerator : public GeneratorPlugin {
-  virtual int generate(::t_program* program,
-                       const std::map<std::string, std::string>& parsed_options) {
-    t_generator* gen = t_generator_registry::get_generator(program, "cpp", parsed_options, "");
-    gen->generate_program();
-    delete gen;
-    return 0;
-  }
-};
-}
-}
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-  apache::thrift::plugin::MyCppGenerator p;
-  return p.exec(argc, argv);
-}
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin_stability_test.sh b/compiler/cpp/test/plugin_stability_test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eb7c93d..0000000
--- a/compiler/cpp/test/plugin_stability_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-#
-# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
-# distributed with this work for additional information
-# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
-# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-# with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-# KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-#
-
-# this file is intended to be invoked by make.
-#
-# This file runs the compiler twice, using a plugin that just invokes
-# /bin/cat, and compares the output.  If GeneratorInput is
-# nondeterminsitic, you'd expect the output to differ from run-to-run.
-# So this tests that in fact, the output is stable from run-to-run.
-set -e
-mkdir -p gen-bincat
-PATH=.:"$PATH" ../thrift -r -gen bincat ../../../test/Include.thrift > gen-bincat/1.ser
-PATH=.:"$PATH" ../thrift -r -gen bincat ../../../test/Include.thrift > gen-bincat/2.ser
-diff --binary gen-bincat/1.ser gen-bincat/2.ser
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0f6c6da..7da52a0 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -607,20 +607,6 @@
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_TESTS, [test "$have_tests" = "yes"])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([plugin],
-  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-plugin], [build compiler plugin support [default=no]]),
-  [], enable_plugin=no
-)
-have_plugin=yes
-if test "$have_cpp" = "no" ; then
-  have_plugin="no"
-fi
-if test "$enable_plugin" = "no"; then
-  have_plugin="no"
-fi
-AC_CONFIG_LINKS([compiler/cpp/test/plugin/t_cpp_generator.cc:compiler/cpp/src/thrift/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_PLUGIN, [test "$have_plugin" = "yes"])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([tutorial],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-tutorial], [build tutorial [default=yes]]),
   [], enable_tutorial=yes
@@ -803,7 +789,6 @@
   Makefile
   compiler/cpp/Makefile
   compiler/cpp/src/Makefile
-  compiler/cpp/src/thrift/plugin/Makefile
   compiler/cpp/test/Makefile
   compiler/cpp/src/thrift/version.h
   lib/Makefile
@@ -957,7 +942,6 @@
 echo "Building NodeJS Library ...... : $have_nodejs"
 echo "Building Perl Library ........ : $have_perl"
 echo "Building PHP Library ......... : $have_php"
-echo "Building Plugin Support ...... : $have_plugin"
 echo "Building Python Library ...... : $have_python"
 echo "Building Py3 Library ......... : $have_py3"
 echo "Building Ruby Library ........ : $have_ruby"
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 901c3ef..f6060c4 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@
 endif
 
 if WITH_CPP
-# cpp dir is picked directly by plugin build
-if !WITH_PLUGIN
 SUBDIRS += cpp
 endif
-endif
 
 if WITH_C_GLIB
 SUBDIRS += c_glib
diff --git a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
index db9d751..616effd 100755
--- a/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@
 SUBDIRS = .
 
 if WITH_TESTS
-# This file is needed by compiler with plugin, while test/Makefile.am needs compiler
-# So test directory is directly picked by top level Makefile.am for plugin build
-if !WITH_PLUGIN
 SUBDIRS += test
 endif
-endif
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig