diff --git a/src/backend/module.cc b/src/backend/module.cc
index 0577bef..049fa54 100644
--- a/src/backend/module.cc
+++ b/src/backend/module.cc
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <sgpemv2/module.hh>
 
-// FIXME: remove this header
-#include <iostream>
-
 using namespace sgpem;
 
 Module::Module(const Glib::ustring& identifier) throw(InvalidPluginException) :
diff --git a/src/backend/sgpemv2/module.hh b/src/backend/sgpemv2/module.hh
index 77c509e..51de7b1 100644
--- a/src/backend/sgpemv2/module.hh
+++ b/src/backend/sgpemv2/module.hh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace sgpem
 
   private:
     typedef void (*f_void)(void);
-    typedef Glib::ustring (*f_ustring)(void);
+    typedef const char* (*f_ustring)(void);
     typedef float (*f_float)(void);
 
     bool _enabled;
diff --git a/src/graphical_preferences_editor.cc b/src/graphical_preferences_editor.cc
index 7919197..c6ad78f 100644
--- a/src/graphical_preferences_editor.cc
+++ b/src/graphical_preferences_editor.cc
@@ -277,19 +277,9 @@ void PreferencesEditor::update_plugins()
     Gtk::TreeModel::iterator new_row = plugins_model->append();
     // featuring its name, its description, and its author
 
-//    FIXME: the plugins do not behave correctly
-//    new_row->set_value(0, (**i_p).get_name());
-//    new_row->set_value(1, (**i_p).describe());
-//    new_row->set_value(2, (**i_p).get_author());
-//    std::cout << (**i_p).get_name() << std::endl;
-//    std::cout << (**i_p).describe() << std::endl;
-//    std::cout << (**i_p).get_author().c_str() << std::endl;
-    Glib::ustring name("name!");
-    Glib::ustring author("author!");
-    Glib::ustring desc("description!");
-    new_row->set_value(0, name);
-    new_row->set_value(1, desc);
-		new_row->set_value(2, author);
+    new_row->set_value(0, (**i_p).get_name());
+    new_row->set_value(1, (**i_p).describe());
+    new_row->set_value(2, (**i_p).get_author());
   }
   // when the model gets updated, the associated TreeView
   // widget is automatically updated