diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
index bcc939cee..348e80b07 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginJuce.cpp
@@ -389,12 +389,10 @@ public:
         {
             if (fWindow == nullptr)
             {
-                const EngineOptions& opts(pData->engine->getOptions());
-
                 juce::String uiName(pData->name);
                 uiName += " (GUI)";
 
-                fWindow = new JucePluginWindow(opts.frontendWinId, opts.uiScale);
+                fWindow = new JucePluginWindow(pData->engine->getOptions().frontendWinId);
                 fWindow->setName(uiName);
             }
 
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
index 2fa0c3a66..9a79c28c6 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/CarlaPluginVST2.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #undef VST_FORCE_DEPRECATED
 #define VST_FORCE_DEPRECATED 0
 
+#undef kEffectMagic
+#define kEffectMagic (CCONST( 'V', 's', 't', 'P' ))
+
 using water::ByteOrder;
 
 CARLA_BACKEND_START_NAMESPACE
@@ -527,13 +530,6 @@ public:
                 {
                     fUI.isOpen = true;
 
-                    // pass ui scale to plugin
-                    dispatcher(effVendorSpecific,
-                               CCONST('P', 'r', 'e', 'S'),
-                               CCONST('A', 'e', 'C', 's'),
-                               nullptr,
-                               pData->engine->getOptions().uiScale);
-
                     ERect* vstRect = nullptr;
                     dispatcher(effEditGetRect, 0, 0, &vstRect);
 
diff --git a/source/includes/vestige/vestige.h b/source/includes/vestige/vestige.h
index 07c4698d3..72f1c9c4f 100644
--- a/source/includes/vestige/vestige.h
+++ b/source/includes/vestige/vestige.h
@@ -38,17 +38,10 @@
 # define __cdecl
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-#define CCONST(a, b, c, d) ( ( ( (int) a ) << 0  ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) b ) << 8  ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) c ) << 16 ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) d ) << 24 ) )
-#else
-#define CCONST(a, b, c, d) ( ( ( (int) a ) << 24 ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) b ) << 16 ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) c ) << 8  ) | \
-                             ( ( (int) d ) << 0  ) )
-#endif
+#define CCONST(a, b, c, d)( ( ( (int) a ) << 24 ) |		\
+				( ( (int) b ) << 16 ) |		\
+				( ( (int) c ) << 8 ) |		\
+				( ( (int) d ) << 0 ) )
 
 #define audioMasterAutomate 0
 #define audioMasterVersion 1
diff --git a/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp b/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
index 3a9b520b6..17327e360 100644
--- a/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
+++ b/source/utils/JucePluginWindow.hpp
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ namespace juce {
 class JucePluginWindow : public DialogWindow
 {
 public:
-    JucePluginWindow(const uintptr_t parentId, const float scale)
+    JucePluginWindow(const uintptr_t parentId)
         : DialogWindow("JucePluginWindow", Colour(50, 50, 200), true, false),
           fClosed(false),
-          fTransientId(parentId),
-          fScale(scale)
+          fTransientId(parentId)
     {
         setVisible(false);
         //setAlwaysOnTop(true);
@@ -90,15 +89,9 @@ protected:
         return true;
     }
 
-    float getDesktopScaleFactor() const override
-    {
-        return fScale;
-    }
-
 private:
     volatile bool fClosed;
     const uintptr_t fTransientId;
-    float fScale;
 
     void setTransient()
     {