diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.c b/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.c
index 6a739866f30..c80047dfca6 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.c
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.c
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ static guint gnc_plugin_n_actions = G_N_ELEMENTS(gnc_plugin_actions);
  *                   Object Implementation                  *
  ************************************************************/
 
-G_DEFINE_TYPE(GncPluginexample, gnc_plugin_example, GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN)
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(GncPluginExample, gnc_plugin_example, GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN)
 
 GncPlugin *
 gnc_plugin_example_new (void)
 {
-    return GNC_PLUGIN (g_object_new (GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example, (gchar*) NULL));
+    return GNC_PLUGIN (g_object_new (GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE, (gchar*) NULL));
 }
 
 static void
-gnc_plugin_example_class_init (GncPluginexampleClass *klass)
+gnc_plugin_example_class_init (GncPluginExampleClass *klass)
 {
     GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
     GncPluginClass *plugin_class = GNC_PLUGIN_CLASS(klass);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ gnc_plugin_example_class_init (GncPluginexampleClass *klass)
 }
 
 static void
-gnc_plugin_example_init (GncPluginexample *plugin)
+gnc_plugin_example_init (GncPluginExample *plugin)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.h b/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.h
index f3c8400a188..5b8d6072313 100644
--- a/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.h
+++ b/libgnucash/gnc-module/example/gnc-plugin.example.h
@@ -38,28 +38,17 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /* type macros */
 #define GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example            (gnc_plugin_example_get_type())
-#define GNC_PLUGIN_example(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj), GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example, GncPluginexample))
-#define GNC_PLUGIN_example_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),  GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example, GncPluginexampleClass))
-#define GNC_IS_PLUGIN_example(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj), GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example))
-#define GNC_IS_PLUGIN_example_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),  GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example))
-#define GNC_PLUGIN_example_GET_CLASS(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS((obj),  GNC_TYPE_PLUGIN_example, GncPluginexampleClass))
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GncPluginExample, gnc_plugin_example, GNC, PLUGIN_EXAMPLE)
 
-#define GNC_PLUGIN_example_NAME "gnc-plugin-example"
+#define GNC_PLUGIN_EXAMPLE_NAME "gnc-plugin-example"
 
 /* typedefs & structures */
-typedef struct {
+struct _GncPluginExample
+{
     GncPlugin gnc_plugin;
-} GncPluginexample;
-
-typedef struct {
-    GncPluginClass gnc_plugin;
-} GncPluginexampleClass;
+};
 
 /* function prototypes */
-/**
- * @return The glib runtime type of an example plugin page
- **/
-GType gnc_plugin_example_get_type (void);
 
 /**
  * @return A new GncPluginexample object