diff --git a/libs/ardour/linux_vst_support.cc b/libs/ardour/linux_vst_support.cc
index 065e8bd755..be16340f2a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/linux_vst_support.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/linux_vst_support.cc
@@ -219,12 +219,10 @@ vstfx_load (const char *path)
 
 	/*Find the main entry point into the plugin*/
 
-	fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) dlsym(fhandle->dll, "main");
+	fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) dlsym(fhandle->dll, "VSTPluginMain");
 
 	if (fhandle->main_entry == 0) {
-		if ((fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) dlsym(fhandle->dll, "VSTPluginMain")) != 0) {
-			PBD::warning << path << _(": is a VST >= 2.4 - this plugin may or may not function correctly with this version of Ardour.") << endmsg;
-		}
+		fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) dlsym(fhandle->dll, "main");
 	}
 
 	if (fhandle->main_entry == 0)
diff --git a/libs/fst/vstwin.c b/libs/fst/vstwin.c
index fcfa836893..ec2f290cce 100644
--- a/libs/fst/vstwin.c
+++ b/libs/fst/vstwin.c
@@ -477,13 +477,10 @@ fst_load (const char *path)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
-		fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) GetProcAddress ((HMODULE)fhandle->dll, "main");
+		fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) GetProcAddress ((HMODULE)fhandle->dll, "VSTPluginMain");
 
 		if (fhandle->main_entry == 0) {
-			if ((fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) GetProcAddress ((HMODULE)fhandle->dll, "VSTPluginMain"))) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "VST >= 2.4 plugin '%s'\n", path);
-				//PBD::warning << path << _(": is a VST >= 2.4 - this plugin may or may not function correctly with this version of Ardour.") << endmsg;
-			}
+			fhandle->main_entry = (main_entry_t) GetProcAddress ((HMODULE)fhandle->dll, "main");
 		}
 
 		if (fhandle->main_entry == 0) {