diff --git a/plugins/gain/src/lib.rs b/plugins/gain/src/lib.rs
index 2ac82770..5105c7ad 100644
--- a/plugins/gain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/gain/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ extern crate nih_plug;
 
 use nih_plug::{
     params::{FloatParam, Params, Range},
-    plugin::{BufferConfig, BusConfig, Plugin, ProcessStatus},
+    plugin::{BufferConfig, BusConfig, Plugin, ProcessStatus, Vst3Plugin},
     util,
 };
 use std::pin::Pin;
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
     const EMAIL: &'static str = "info@example.com";
 
     const VERSION: &'static str = "0.0.1";
-    const VST3_CATEGORIES: &'static str = "Fx|Dynamics";
 
     const DEFAULT_NUM_INPUTS: u32 = 2;
     const DEFAULT_NUM_OUTPUTS: u32 = 2;
@@ -121,4 +120,9 @@ impl Plugin for Gain {
     }
 }
 
-nih_export_vst3!(Gain, *b"GainMoistestPlug");
+impl Vst3Plugin for Gain {
+    const VST3_CLASS_ID: [u8; 16] = *b"GainMoistestPlug";
+    const VST3_CATEGORIES: &'static str = "Fx|Dynamics";
+}
+
+nih_export_vst3!(Gain);
diff --git a/src/plugin.rs b/src/plugin.rs
index ed2f7e2f..d2b50c7d 100644
--- a/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugin.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ pub trait Plugin: Default + Sync {
     /// Semver compatible version string (e.g. `0.0.1`). Hosts likely won't do anything with this,
     /// but just in case they do this should only contain decimals values and dots.
     const VERSION: &'static str;
-    /// One or more categories, separated by pipe characters (`|`), up to 127 characters. Anything
-    /// logner than that will be truncated. See the VST3 SDK for examples of common categories:
-    /// https://github.com/steinbergmedia/vst3_pluginterfaces/blob/2ad397ade5b51007860bedb3b01b8afd2c5f6fba/vst/ivstaudioprocessor.h#L49-L90
-    const VST3_CATEGORIES: &'static str;
 
     /// The default number of inputs. Some hosts like, like Bitwig and Ardour, use the defaults
     /// instead of setting up the busses properly.
@@ -92,6 +88,17 @@ pub trait Plugin: Default + Sync {
     fn process(&mut self, samples: &mut [&mut [f32]]) -> ProcessStatus;
 }
 
+/// Provides auxiliary metadata needed for a VST3 plugin.
+pub trait Vst3Plugin: Plugin {
+    /// The unique class ID that identifies this particular plugin. You can use the
+    /// `*b"fooofooofooofooo"` syntax for this.
+    const VST3_CLASS_ID: [u8; 16];
+    /// One or more categories, separated by pipe characters (`|`), up to 127 characters. Anything
+    /// logner than that will be truncated. See the VST3 SDK for examples of common categories:
+    /// https://github.com/steinbergmedia/vst3_pluginterfaces/blob/2ad397ade5b51007860bedb3b01b8afd2c5f6fba/vst/ivstaudioprocessor.h#L49-L90
+    const VST3_CATEGORIES: &'static str;
+}
+
 /// We only support a single main input and output bus at the moment.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct BusConfig {
diff --git a/src/wrapper/vst3.rs b/src/wrapper/vst3.rs
index 1047f0c0..5c38abe4 100644
--- a/src/wrapper/vst3.rs
+++ b/src/wrapper/vst3.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use vst3_sys::VST3;
 use widestring::U16CStr;
 
 use crate::params::ParamPtr;
-use crate::plugin::{BusConfig, Plugin};
+use crate::plugin::{BusConfig, Plugin, Vst3Plugin};
 use crate::wrapper::util::{hash_param_id, strlcpy, u16strlcpy};
 
 // Alias needed for the VST3 attribute macro
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin> IEditController for Wrapper<P> {
 }
 
 #[VST3(implements(IPluginFactory, IPluginFactory2, IPluginFactory3))]
-pub struct Factory<P: Plugin> {
+pub struct Factory<P: Vst3Plugin> {
     /// The exposed plugin's GUID. Instead of generating this, we'll just let the programmer decide
     /// on their own.
     cid: GUID,
@@ -445,13 +445,18 @@ pub struct Factory<P: Plugin> {
     _phantom: PhantomData<P>,
 }
 
-impl<P: Plugin> Factory<P> {
-    pub fn new(guid: GUID) -> Box<Self> {
-        Self::allocate(guid, PhantomData::default())
+impl<P: Vst3Plugin> Factory<P> {
+    pub fn new() -> Box<Self> {
+        Self::allocate(
+            GUID {
+                data: P::VST3_CLASS_ID,
+            },
+            PhantomData::default(),
+        )
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory for Factory<P> {
+impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPluginFactory for Factory<P> {
     unsafe fn get_factory_info(&self, info: *mut vst3_sys::base::PFactoryInfo) -> tresult {
         *info = mem::zeroed();
 
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory for Factory<P> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory2 for Factory<P> {
+impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPluginFactory2 for Factory<P> {
     unsafe fn get_class_info2(
         &self,
         index: i32,
@@ -530,7 +535,7 @@ impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory2 for Factory<P> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory3 for Factory<P> {
+impl<P: Vst3Plugin> IPluginFactory3 for Factory<P> {
     unsafe fn get_class_info_unicode(
         &self,
         index: i32,
@@ -562,19 +567,16 @@ impl<P: Plugin> IPluginFactory3 for Factory<P> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Export a VST3 plugin from this library using the provided plugin type and a 4x4 character class
-/// ID. This CID should be a `[u8; 16]`. You can use the `*b"fooofooofooofooo"` syntax for this.
+/// Export a VST3 plugin from this library using the provided plugin type.
 ///
 /// TODO: Come up with some way to hae Cargo spit out a VST3 module. Is that possible without a
 ///       custom per-plugin build script?
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! nih_export_vst3 {
-    ($plugin_ty:ty, $cid:expr) => {
+    ($plugin_ty:ty) => {
         #[no_mangle]
         pub extern "system" fn GetPluginFactory() -> *mut ::std::ffi::c_void {
-            let factory = ::nih_plug::wrapper::vst3::Factory::<$plugin_ty>::new(
-                ::nih_plug::wrapper::vst3::GUID { data: $cid },
-            );
+            let factory = ::nih_plug::wrapper::vst3::Factory::<$plugin_ty>::new();
 
             Box::into_raw(factory) as *mut ::std::ffi::c_void
         }