diff --git a/doc/development/api/plugins.rst b/doc/development/api/plugins.rst
index a9268583e..f64973e2b 100644
--- a/doc/development/api/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/development/api/plugins.rst
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ Plugin metadata
 The plugin metadata lives inside a ``PretixPluginMeta`` class inside your app's
 configuration class. The metadata class must define the following attributes:
 
-``type`` (``pretix.base.plugins.PluginType``):
-    The type of plugin. Currently available: ``RESTRICTION``, ``PAYMENT``,
-    ``ADMINFEATURE``
-
 ``name`` (``str``):
     The human-readable name of your plugin
 
@@ -51,24 +47,20 @@ A working example would be::
     # file: pretix/plugins/timerestriction/__init__.py
     from django.apps import AppConfig
     from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-    from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
-    class TimeRestrictionApp(AppConfig):
-        name = 'pretix.plugins.timerestriction'
-        verbose_name = _("Time restriction")
+    class PaypalApp(AppConfig):
+        name = 'pretix.plugins.paypal'
+        verbose_name = _("Stripe")
 
         class PretixPluginMeta:
-            type = PluginType.RESTRICTION
-            name = _("Restriciton by time")
+            name = _("PayPal")
             author = _("the pretix team")
             version = '1.0.0'
-            description = _("This plugin adds the possibility to restrict the sale " +
-                            "of a given item or variation to a certain timeframe " +
-                            "or change its price during a certain period.")
+            description = _("This plugin allows you to receive payments via PayPal")
 
 
-    default_app_config = 'pretix.plugins.timerestriction.TimeRestrictionApp'
+    default_app_config = 'pretix.plugins.paypal.PaypalApp'
 
 
 The ``AppConfig`` class may implement a property ``compatiblity_errors``, that checks
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/plugins.py b/src/pretix/base/plugins.py
index 29b40e39d..f2a80dfc2 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/plugins.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/plugins.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ from django.apps import apps
 
 
 class PluginType(Enum):
+    """
+    Plugin type classification. THIS IS DEPRECATED, DO NOT USE ANY MORE.
+    This is only not removed yet as external plugins might have references
+    to this enum.
+    """
     RESTRICTION = 1
     PAYMENT = 2
     ADMINFEATURE = 3
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/__init__.py
index abb40d57b..f7be95601 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class BankTransferApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class BankTransferApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Bank transfer")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("Bank transfer")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/__init__.py
index d199fa137..e017d7a98 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/checkinlists/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class CheckinlistsApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class CheckinlistsApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Check-in lists")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("Check-in list exporter")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/__init__.py
index 7baae5252..5c73ac7d8 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class PaypalApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class PaypalApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Stripe")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("PayPal")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/pretixdroid/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/pretixdroid/__init__.py
index 053e46cb3..a1b4bf9f9 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/pretixdroid/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/pretixdroid/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class PretixdroidApp(AppConfig):
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class PretixdroidApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("pretixdroid API")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.ADMINFEATURE
         name = _("pretixdroid API")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/reports/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/reports/__init__.py
index 9c98792dc..ffb4de6c8 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/reports/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/reports/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class ReportsApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class ReportsApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Report exporter")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("Report exporter")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/__init__.py
index fdaa222a1..4ece00263 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class SendMailApp(AppConfig):
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class SendMailApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Send out emails")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.ADMINFEATURE
         name = _("Send out emails")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/statistics/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/statistics/__init__.py
index 902f92253..c0aa49497 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/statistics/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/statistics/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class StatisticsApp(AppConfig):
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ class StatisticsApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Statistics")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.ADMINFEATURE
         name = _("Statistics")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/stripe/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/stripe/__init__.py
index 845831f49..215ac2853 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/stripe/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/stripe/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class StripeApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class StripeApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("Stripe")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("Stripe")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/__init__.py b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/__init__.py
index c72e78435..3a133d918 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/ticketoutputpdf/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from pretix import __version__ as version
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
 
 
 class TicketOutputPdfApp(AppConfig):
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ class TicketOutputPdfApp(AppConfig):
     verbose_name = _("PDF ticket output")
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.PAYMENT
         name = _("PDF ticket output")
         author = _("the pretix team")
         version = version
diff --git a/src/tests/testdummy/__init__.py b/src/tests/testdummy/__init__.py
index 36e1199dd..9af640c51 100644
--- a/src/tests/testdummy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tests/testdummy/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
-from pretix.base.plugins import PluginType
-
 
 class TestDummyApp(AppConfig):
     name = 'tests.testdummy'
     verbose_name = '.testdummy'
 
     class PretixPluginMeta:
-        type = PluginType.RESTRICTION
         name = '.testdummy'
         version = '1.0.0'