diff --git a/src/plugin.rs b/src/plugin.rs
index ce90336d..cab10ca8 100644
--- a/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugin.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::midi::MidiConfig;
 use crate::params::Params;
 use crate::wrapper::clap::features::ClapFeature;
 use crate::wrapper::state::PluginState;
+#[cfg(feature = "vst3")]
 pub use crate::wrapper::vst3::subcategories::Vst3SubCategory;
 
 /// A function that can execute a plugin's [`BackgroundTask`][Plugin::BackgroundTask]s. A plugin can
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ pub trait ClapPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 /// Provides auxiliary metadata needed for a VST3 plugin.
+#[cfg(feature = "vst3")]
 pub trait Vst3Plugin: Plugin {
     /// The unique class ID that identifies this particular plugin. You can use the
     /// `*b"fooofooofooofooo"` syntax for this.
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 5d2112bf..ddf26572 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ pub use crate::params::range::{FloatRange, IntRange};
 pub use crate::params::smoothing::{Smoothable, Smoother, SmoothingStyle};
 pub use crate::params::Params;
 pub use crate::params::{BoolParam, FloatParam, IntParam, Param, ParamFlags};
+#[cfg(feature = "vst3")]
+pub use crate::plugin::Vst3Plugin;
 pub use crate::plugin::{
     AuxiliaryBuffers, AuxiliaryIOConfig, BufferConfig, BusConfig, ClapPlugin, Plugin,
-    PolyModulationConfig, PortNames, ProcessMode, ProcessStatus, TaskExecutor, Vst3Plugin,
+    PolyModulationConfig, PortNames, ProcessMode, ProcessStatus, TaskExecutor,
 };
 pub use crate::wrapper::clap::features::ClapFeature;
 pub use crate::wrapper::state::PluginState;
+#[cfg(feature = "vst3")]
 pub use crate::wrapper::vst3::subcategories::Vst3SubCategory;