diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp
index c64f0595dd..d8da4a1f9e 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp	
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExporter.cpp	
@@ -308,10 +308,7 @@ void ProjectExporter::addVST3FolderToPath()
     const String vst3Folder (getVST3PathValue().toString());
 
     if (vst3Folder.isNotEmpty())
-    {
-        addToExtraSearchPaths (RelativePath (vst3Folder, RelativePath::projectFolder).getChildFile ("VST2_SDK"), 0);
-        addToExtraSearchPaths (RelativePath (vst3Folder, RelativePath::projectFolder).getChildFile ("VST3_SDK"), 0);
-    }
+        addToExtraSearchPaths (RelativePath (vst3Folder, RelativePath::projectFolder), 0);
 }
 
 void ProjectExporter::addAAXFoldersToPath()
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_StoredSettings.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_StoredSettings.cpp
index 0900231afc..34dce0cbed 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_StoredSettings.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/jucer_StoredSettings.cpp
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ Value StoredSettings::getGlobalPath (const Identifier& key, DependencyPathOS os)
 String StoredSettings::getFallbackPath (const Identifier& key, DependencyPathOS os)
 {
     if (key == Ids::vst3Path)
-        return os == TargetOS::windows ? "c:\\SDKs\\VST3 SDK"
-                                       : "~/SDKs/VST3 SDK";
+        return os == TargetOS::windows ? "c:\\SDKs\\VST_SDK\\VST3_SDK"
+                                       : "~/SDKs/VST_SDK/VST3_SDK";
 
     if (key == Ids::rtasPath)
     {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ bool StoredSettings::isGlobalPathValid (const File& relativeTo, const Identifier
 
     if (key == Ids::vst3Path)
     {
-        fileToCheckFor = "VST3_SDK/base/source/baseiids.cpp";
+        fileToCheckFor = "base/source/baseiids.cpp";
     }
     else if (key == Ids::rtasPath)
     {
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index 09f44b2edd..a3f964f377 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
  #define JUCE_VST3_CAN_REPLACE_VST2 1
 #endif
 
+#if JUCE_VST3_CAN_REPLACE_VST2
+#include "../../juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTInterface.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifndef JUCE_VST3_EMULATE_MIDI_CC_WITH_PARAMETERS
  #define JUCE_VST3_EMULATE_MIDI_CC_WITH_PARAMETERS 1
 #endif
@@ -65,8 +69,6 @@
   #pragma warning (disable: 4514 4996)
  #endif
 
- #include <pluginterfaces/vst2.x/vstfxstore.h>
-
  #if JUCE_MSVC
   #pragma warning (pop)
  #endif
@@ -1276,19 +1278,19 @@ public:
     void loadVST2VstWBlock (const char* data, int size)
     {
         const int headerLen = static_cast<int> (htonl (*(juce::int32*) (data + 4)));
-        const struct fxBank* bank = (const struct fxBank*) (data + (8 + headerLen));
-        const int version = static_cast<int> (htonl (bank->version)); ignoreUnused (version);
+        const vst2FxBank* bank = (const vst2FxBank*) (data + (8 + headerLen));
+        const int version = static_cast<int> (htonl (bank->version1)); ignoreUnused (version);
 
         jassert ('VstW' == htonl (*(juce::int32*) data));
         jassert (1 == htonl (*(juce::int32*) (data + 8))); // version should be 1 according to Steinberg's docs
-        jassert (cMagic == htonl (bank->chunkMagic));
-        jassert (chunkBankMagic == htonl (bank->fxMagic));
+        jassert ('CcnK' == htonl (bank->magic1));
+        jassert ('FBCh' == htonl (bank->magic2));
         jassert (version == 1 || version == 2);
         jassert (JucePlugin_VSTUniqueID == htonl (bank->fxID));
 
-        setStateInformation (bank->content.data.chunk,
-                             jmin ((int) (size - (bank->content.data.chunk - data)),
-                                   (int) htonl (bank->content.data.size)));
+        setStateInformation (bank->chunk,
+                             jmin ((int) (size - (bank->chunk - data)),
+                                   (int) htonl (bank->chunkSize)));
     }
 
     bool loadVST3PresetFile (const char* data, int size)
@@ -1477,16 +1479,16 @@ public:
             return status;
 
         const int bankBlockSize = 160;
-        struct fxBank bank;
+        vst2FxBank bank;
 
         zerostruct (bank);
-        bank.chunkMagic         = (VstInt32) htonl (cMagic);
-        bank.byteSize           = (VstInt32) htonl (bankBlockSize - 8 + (unsigned int) mem.getSize());
-        bank.fxMagic            = (VstInt32) htonl (chunkBankMagic);
-        bank.version            = (VstInt32) htonl (2);
-        bank.fxID               = (VstInt32) htonl (JucePlugin_VSTUniqueID);
-        bank.fxVersion          = (VstInt32) htonl (JucePlugin_VersionCode);
-        bank.content.data.size  = (VstInt32) htonl ((unsigned int) mem.getSize());
+        bank.magic1         = (int32) htonl ('CcnK');
+        bank.size           = (int32) htonl (bankBlockSize - 8 + (unsigned int) mem.getSize());
+        bank.magic1         = (int32) htonl ('FBCh');
+        bank.version1       = (int32) htonl (2);
+        bank.fxID           = (int32) htonl (JucePlugin_VSTUniqueID);
+        bank.version2       = (int32) htonl (JucePlugin_VersionCode);
+        bank.chunkSize      = (int32) htonl ((unsigned int) mem.getSize());
 
         status = state->write (&bank, bankBlockSize);
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTInterface.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTInterface.h
index fc1010533b..8d6c664719 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTInterface.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VSTInterface.h
@@ -447,6 +447,22 @@ enum VstSpeakerConfigurationType
     vstSpeakerConfigTypeLRCLfeLsRsTflTfcTfrTrlTrrLfe2
 };
 
+//==============================================================================
+struct vst2FxBank
+{
+    int32 magic1;
+    int32 size;
+    int32 magic2;
+    int32 version1;
+    int32 fxID;
+    int32 version2;
+    int32 elements;
+    int32 current;
+    char shouldBeZero[124];
+    int32 chunkSize;
+    char chunk[1];
+};
+
 #if JUCE_MSVC
  #pragma pack(pop)
 #elif JUCE_MAC || JUCE_IOS