diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/filecheck.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/filecheck.pm
index 4f4e67489..9992f2c26 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/filecheck.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/filecheck.pm
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ sub getsetup () {
 		plugin => {
 			safe => 1,
 			rebuild => undef,
-			section => "misc",
 		},
 }
 
diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/notifyemail.pm b/IkiWiki/Plugin/notifyemail.pm
index 79771af74..c345e4365 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/notifyemail.pm
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/notifyemail.pm
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ sub getsetup () {
 		plugin => {
 			safe => 1,
 			rebuild => 0,
-			section => "misc",
 		},
 }
 
diff --git a/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example b/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
index 956c52201..f9caef40c 100644
--- a/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
+++ b/IkiWiki/Plugin/skeleton.pm.example
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ sub getsetup () {
 		plugin => {
 			safe => 1,
 			rebuild => undef,
-			section => "misc",
 		},
 		skeleton => {
 			type => "boolean",