diff --git a/src/alpaka/Makefile b/src/alpaka/Makefile
index ad5b91ea1..2cc62e515 100644
--- a/src/alpaka/Makefile
+++ b/src/alpaka/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ EXE_DEP := $(EXE_OBJ:$.o=$.d)
 
 LIBNAMES := $(filter-out plugin-% bin test Makefile% plugins.txt%,$(wildcard *))
 PLUGINNAMES := $(patsubst plugin-%,%,$(filter plugin-%,$(wildcard *)))
-MY_CXXFLAGS := -I$(TARGET_DIR) -DSRC_DIR=$(TARGET_DIR) -DLIB_DIR=$(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME) -DALPAKA_HOST_ONLY -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_SEQ_T_SEQ_PRESENT -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_TBB_T_SEQ_PRESENT
+MY_CXXFLAGS := -I$(TARGET_DIR) -DLIB_DIR=$(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME) -DALPAKA_HOST_ONLY -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_SEQ_T_SEQ_PRESENT -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_TBB_T_SEQ_PRESENT
 ifdef CUDA_BASE
 MY_CXXFLAGS += -DALPAKA_ACC_GPU_CUDA_PRESENT -DALPAKA_ACC_GPU_CUDA_ONLY_MODE
 endif
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ $(foreach test,$(TESTS_ROCM_EXE),$(eval $(call RUNTEST_template,$(test),amdgpu))
 -include $(ALL_DEPENDS)
 
 # Build targets
-$(TARGET): $(EXE_OBJ) $(LIBS) $(PLUGINS) | $(TESTS_EXE)
+$(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME)/plugins.txt: $(PLUGINS)
+	nm -A -C -D -P --defined-only $(PLUGINS) | sed -n -e"s#$(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME)/\(plugin\w\+\.so\): typeinfo for edm::\(PluginFactory\|ESPluginFactory\)::impl::Maker<\([A-Za-z0-9_:]\+\)> V .* .*#\3 \1#p" | sort > $@
+
+$(TARGET): $(EXE_OBJ) $(LIBS) $(PLUGINS) $(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME)/plugins.txt | $(TESTS_EXE)
 	# Link all libraries, also the "portable" ones
 	$(CXX) $(EXE_OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) $(MY_LDFLAGS) -o $@ -L$(LIB_DIR)/$(TARGET_NAME) $(foreach lib,$(LIBNAMES),$($(lib)_LDFLAGS) $($(lib)_SERIAL_LDFLAGS) $($(lib)_TBB_LDFLAGS) $($(lib)_CUDA_LDFLAGS) $($(lib)_ROCM_LDFLAGS)) $(foreach dep,$(EXTERNAL_DEPENDS),$($(dep)_LDFLAGS))
 
diff --git a/src/alpaka/bin/PluginManager.cc b/src/alpaka/bin/PluginManager.cc
index 0fd46bbff..d1fa1d0f7 100644
--- a/src/alpaka/bin/PluginManager.cc
+++ b/src/alpaka/bin/PluginManager.cc
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "PluginManager.h"
 
-#ifndef SRC_DIR
-#error "SRC_DIR undefined"
-#endif
 #ifndef LIB_DIR
 #error "LIB_DIR undefined"
 #endif
@@ -18,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace edmplugin {
   PluginManager::PluginManager() {
-    std::ifstream pluginMap(STR(SRC_DIR) "/plugins.txt");
+    std::ifstream pluginMap(STR(LIB_DIR) "/plugins.txt");
     std::string plugin, library;
     while (pluginMap >> plugin >> library) {
       //std::cout << "plugin " << plugin << " in " << library << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/alpaka/plugins.txt b/src/alpaka/plugins.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 35ed33a40..000000000
--- a/src/alpaka/plugins.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-BeamSpotESProducer pluginBeamSpotProducer.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::BeamSpotToAlpaka pluginBeamSpotProducer_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::BeamSpotToAlpaka pluginBeamSpotProducer_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::BeamSpotToAlpaka pluginBeamSpotProducer_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::BeamSpotToAlpaka pluginBeamSpotProducer_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::CAHitNtupletAlpaka pluginPixelTriplets_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::CAHitNtupletAlpaka pluginPixelTriplets_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::CAHitNtupletAlpaka pluginPixelTriplets_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::CAHitNtupletAlpaka pluginPixelTriplets_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::PixelTrackSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelTrackFitting_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::PixelTrackSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelTrackFitting_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::PixelTrackSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelTrackFitting_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::PixelTrackSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelTrackFitting_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::PixelVertexProducerAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::PixelVertexProducerAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::PixelVertexProducerAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::PixelVertexProducerAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::PixelVertexSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::PixelVertexSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::PixelVertexSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::PixelVertexSoAFromAlpaka pluginPixelVertexFinding_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::SiPixelRawToCluster pluginSiPixelClusterizer_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::SiPixelRawToCluster pluginSiPixelClusterizer_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::SiPixelRawToCluster pluginSiPixelClusterizer_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::SiPixelRawToCluster pluginSiPixelClusterizer_serial.so
-SiPixelFedIdsESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::SiPixelFedCablingMapESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::SiPixelFedCablingMapESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::SiPixelFedCablingMapESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::SiPixelFedCablingMapESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::SiPixelGainCalibrationForHLTESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::SiPixelGainCalibrationForHLTESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::SiPixelGainCalibrationForHLTESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::SiPixelGainCalibrationForHLTESProducer pluginSiPixelClusterizer_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::PixelCPEFastESProducer pluginSiPixelRecHits_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::PixelCPEFastESProducer pluginSiPixelRecHits_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::PixelCPEFastESProducer pluginSiPixelRecHits_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::PixelCPEFastESProducer pluginSiPixelRecHits_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::SiPixelRecHitAlpaka pluginSiPixelRecHits_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::SiPixelRecHitAlpaka pluginSiPixelRecHits_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::SiPixelRecHitAlpaka pluginSiPixelRecHits_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::SiPixelRecHitAlpaka pluginSiPixelRecHits_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::CountValidator pluginValidation_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::CountValidator pluginValidation_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::CountValidator pluginValidation_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::CountValidator pluginValidation_serial.so
-alpaka_cuda_async::HistoValidator pluginValidation_cuda.so
-alpaka_rocm_async::HistoValidator pluginValidation_rocm.so
-alpaka_tbb_async::HistoValidator pluginValidation_tbb.so
-alpaka_serial_sync::HistoValidator pluginValidation_serial.so