diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/about.cc b/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
index d43273f786..7bcd1d35b4 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/about.cc
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ static const char* authors[] = {
 	N_("Per Sigmond"),
 	N_("Doug Mclain"),
 	N_("Petter Sundlöf"),
+	N_("Thörsten Wilms"),
+	N_("Ben Loftis"),
 	0
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/vst_plugin.cc b/libs/ardour/vst_plugin.cc
index 800c5a9856..5d7a303fc6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/vst_plugin.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/vst_plugin.cc
@@ -110,16 +110,6 @@ VSTPlugin::set_block_size (nframes_t nframes)
 	activate ();
 }
 
-void
-VSTPlugin::store_state (PluginState& state)
-{
-}
-
-void
-VSTPlugin::restore_state (PluginState& state)
-{
-}
-
 float
 VSTPlugin::default_value (uint32_t port)
 {