diff --git a/docs/CMake API.md b/docs/CMake API.md
index b94e95da16..6586d77832 100644
--- a/docs/CMake API.md	
+++ b/docs/CMake API.md	
@@ -527,17 +527,6 @@ attributes directly to these creation functions, rather than adding them later.
   `Pitch Shift`, `Restoration`, `Reverb`, `Sampler`, `Spatial`, `Stereo`, `Surround`, `Synth`,
   `Tools`, `Up-Downmix`
 
-`VST3_MANIFEST_ENABLED`
-- May be either TRUE or FALSE. Defaults to FALSE. Set this to TRUE if you want a moduleinfo.json
-  file to be generated as part of the VST3 build. This may improve startup/scanning time for hosts
-  that understand the contents of this file. This setting is disabled by default because the
-  moduleinfo.json path can cause problems during code signing on macOS. Bundles containing a
-  moduleinfo.json may be rejected by code signing verification at any point in the future without
-  notice per https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2206. If you enable this
-  setting, be aware that the code signature for the moduleinfo.json will be stored in its extended
-  file attributes. Therefore, you will need to ensure that these attributes are not changed or
-  removed when distributing the VST3.
-
 `AU_MAIN_TYPE`
 - Should be one of: `kAudioUnitType_Effect`, `kAudioUnitType_FormatConverter`,
   `kAudioUnitType_Generator`, `kAudioUnitType_MIDIProcessor`, `kAudioUnitType_Mixer`,
diff --git a/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake b/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
index cec4130bb7..d920e6278a 100644
--- a/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
+++ b/extras/Build/CMake/JUCEUtils.cmake
@@ -1019,23 +1019,21 @@ function(_juce_set_plugin_target_properties shared_code_target kind)
                 LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${output_path}/Contents/${JUCE_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}-linux")
         endif()
 
-        if("${manifest_enabled}")
-            # Add a target for the helper tool
-            _juce_add_vst3_manifest_helper_target()
+        # Add a target for the helper tool
+        _juce_add_vst3_manifest_helper_target()
 
-            get_target_property(target_version_string ${shared_code_target} JUCE_VERSION)
+        get_target_property(target_version_string ${shared_code_target} JUCE_VERSION)
 
-            # Use the helper tool to write out the moduleinfo.json
-            add_custom_command(TARGET ${target_name} POST_BUILD
-                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f "${output_path}/Contents/moduleinfo.json"
-                COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${output_path}/Contents/Resources"
-                COMMAND juce_vst3_helper
-                    -create
-                    -version "${target_version_string}"
-                    -path "${output_path}"
-                    -output "${output_path}/Contents/Resources/moduleinfo.json"
-                VERBATIM)
-        endif()
+        # Use the helper tool to write out the moduleinfo.json
+        add_custom_command(TARGET ${target_name} POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f "${output_path}/Contents/moduleinfo.json"
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${output_path}/Contents/Resources"
+            COMMAND juce_vst3_helper
+                -create
+                -version "${target_version_string}"
+                -path "${output_path}"
+                -output "${output_path}/Contents/Resources/moduleinfo.json"
+            VERBATIM)
 
         _juce_set_copy_properties(${shared_code_target} ${target_name} "${output_path}" JUCE_VST3_COPY_DIR)
     elseif(kind STREQUAL "VST")
@@ -1503,8 +1501,6 @@ function(_juce_set_fallback_properties target)
     _juce_set_property_if_not_set(${target} VST_NUM_MIDI_INS 16)
     _juce_set_property_if_not_set(${target} VST_NUM_MIDI_OUTS 16)
 
-    _juce_set_property_if_not_set(${target} VST3_MANIFEST_ENABLED FALSE)
-
     _juce_set_property_if_not_set(${target} AU_SANDBOX_SAFE FALSE)
 
     _juce_set_property_if_not_set(${target} SUPPRESS_AU_PLIST_RESOURCE_USAGE FALSE)
@@ -1792,7 +1788,6 @@ function(_juce_initialise_target target)
         IS_ARA_EFFECT
         ARA_FACTORY_ID
         ARA_DOCUMENT_ARCHIVE_ID
-        VST3_MANIFEST_ENABLED
 
         VST_COPY_DIR
         VST3_COPY_DIR
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
index 3e39ebf290..50fee7615b 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
@@ -369,8 +369,6 @@ void Project::initialiseAudioPluginValues()
     pluginVSTNumMidiOutputsValue.referTo     (projectRoot, Ids::pluginVSTNumMidiOutputs,    getUndoManager(), 16);
 
     pluginLV2URIValue.referTo                (projectRoot, Ids::lv2Uri,                     getUndoManager(), getDefaultLV2URI());
-
-    vst3ManifestEnabledValue.referTo         (projectRoot, Ids::vst3ManifestEnabled,        getUndoManager(), false);
 }
 
 void Project::updateOldStyleConfigList()
@@ -1265,7 +1263,7 @@ bool Project::shouldBuildTargetType (build_tools::ProjectType::Target::Type targ
         case Target::VST3PlugIn:
             return shouldBuildVST3();
         case Target::VST3Helper:
-            return shouldBuildVST3() && isVst3ManifestEnabled();
+            return shouldBuildVST3();
         case Target::AAXPlugIn:
             return shouldBuildAAX();
         case Target::AudioUnitPlugIn:
@@ -1541,14 +1539,6 @@ void Project::createAudioPluginPropertyEditors (PropertyListBuilder& props)
                    "If neither of these are selected, the appropriate one will be automatically added based on the \"Plugin is a synth\" option.");
     }
 
-    props.add (new ChoicePropertyComponent (vst3ManifestEnabledValue, "Plugin VST3 moduleinfo.json Enabled"),
-               "Check this box if you want a moduleinfo.json file to be generated as part of the VST3 build. "
-               "This may improve startup/scanning time for hosts that understand the contents of this file. "
-               "This setting is disabled by default because the moduleinfo.json path can cause problems during code signing on macOS. "
-               "Bundles containing a moduleinfo.json may be rejected by code signing verification at any point in the future without notice per https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2206."
-               "If you enable this setting, be aware that the code signature for the moduleinfo.json will be stored in its extended file attributes. "
-               "Therefore, you will need to ensure that these attributes are not changed or removed when distributing the VST3.");
-
     props.add (new MultiChoicePropertyComponent (pluginAAXCategoryValue, "Plugin AAX Category", getAllAAXCategoryStrings(), getAllAAXCategoryVars()),
                "AAX category.");
 
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
index 01dbad8476..a3038ec9ec 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ public:
     bool isPluginAAXBypassDisabled() const            { return checkMultiChoiceVar (pluginCharacteristicsValue, Ids::pluginAAXDisableBypass); }
     bool isPluginAAXMultiMonoDisabled() const         { return checkMultiChoiceVar (pluginCharacteristicsValue, Ids::pluginAAXDisableMultiMono); }
 
-    bool isVst3ManifestEnabled() const                { return vst3ManifestEnabledValue.get(); }
-
     void disableStandaloneForARAPlugIn();
 
     static StringArray getAllAUMainTypeStrings() noexcept;
@@ -586,7 +584,7 @@ private:
                                  pluginCodeValue, pluginChannelConfigsValue, pluginCharacteristicsValue, pluginAUExportPrefixValue, pluginAAXIdentifierValue,
                                  pluginAUMainTypeValue, pluginAUSandboxSafeValue, pluginVSTCategoryValue, pluginVST3CategoryValue, pluginAAXCategoryValue,
                                  pluginEnableARA, pluginARAAnalyzableContentValue, pluginARAFactoryIDValue, pluginARAArchiveIDValue, pluginARACompatibleArchiveIDsValue, pluginARATransformFlagsValue,
-                                 pluginVSTNumMidiInputsValue, pluginVSTNumMidiOutputsValue, pluginLV2URIValue, vst3ManifestEnabledValue;
+                                 pluginVSTNumMidiInputsValue, pluginVSTNumMidiOutputsValue, pluginLV2URIValue;
 
     //==============================================================================
     std::unique_ptr<EnabledModulesList> enabledModulesList;
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
index c107e3c388..95dd52fe6c 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_MSVC.h
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ protected:
                             if (target->type == MSVCTargetBase::LV2PlugIn && lv2HelperGuid.isNotEmpty())
                                 out << "\t\t" << lv2HelperGuid << " = " << lv2HelperGuid << newLine;
 
-                            if (target->type == MSVCTargetBase::VST3PlugIn && vst3HelperGuid.isNotEmpty() && project.isVst3ManifestEnabled())
+                            if (target->type == MSVCTargetBase::VST3PlugIn && vst3HelperGuid.isNotEmpty())
                                 out << "\t\t" << vst3HelperGuid << " = " << vst3HelperGuid << newLine;
 
                             out << "\tEndProjectSection" << newLine;
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
index 3c1ea3f674..ed27c875be 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public:
 
             if (type == LV2PlugIn)
                 out << " $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_LV2_MANIFEST_HELPER)";
-            else if (type == VST3PlugIn && owner.project.isVst3ManifestEnabled())
+            else if (type == VST3PlugIn)
                 out << " $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_VST3_MANIFEST_HELPER)";
 
             out << newLine;
@@ -408,18 +408,14 @@ public:
 
             if (type == VST3PlugIn)
             {
-                if (owner.project.isVst3ManifestEnabled())
-                {
-                    out << "\t-$(V_AT)mkdir -p $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/Resources" << newLine
-                        << "\t-$(V_AT)rm -f $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/moduleinfo.json" << newLine
-                        << "\t$(V_AT) $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_VST3_MANIFEST_HELPER) "
-                           "-create "
-                           "-version " << owner.project.getVersionString().quoted() << " "
-                           "-path \"$(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)\" "
-                           "-output \"$(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/Resources/moduleinfo.json\"" << newLine;
-                }
-
-                out << "\t-$(V_AT)[ ! \"$(JUCE_VST3DESTDIR)\" ] || (mkdir -p $(JUCE_VST3DESTDIR) && cp -R $(JUCE_COPYCMD_VST3))" << newLine;
+                out << "\t-$(V_AT)mkdir -p $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/Resources" << newLine
+                    << "\t-$(V_AT)rm -f $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/moduleinfo.json" << newLine
+                    << "\t$(V_AT) $(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_TARGET_VST3_MANIFEST_HELPER) "
+                       "-create "
+                       "-version " << owner.project.getVersionString().quoted() << " "
+                       "-path \"$(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)\" "
+                       "-output \"$(JUCE_OUTDIR)/$(JUCE_VST3DIR)/Contents/Resources/moduleinfo.json\"" << newLine
+                    << "\t-$(V_AT)[ ! \"$(JUCE_VST3DESTDIR)\" ] || (mkdir -p $(JUCE_VST3DESTDIR) && cp -R $(JUCE_COPYCMD_VST3))" << newLine;
             }
             else if (type == VSTPlugIn)
             {
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
index 66f334948a..2296aa3f19 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ProjectSaving/jucer_ProjectExport_Xcode.h
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ public:
                     dependencyIDs.add (helperTarget->addDependencyFor (*this));
             }
 
-            if (type == VST3PlugIn && owner.project.isVst3ManifestEnabled())
+            if (type == VST3PlugIn)
             {
                 if (auto* helperTarget = owner.getTargetOfType (VST3Helper))
                     dependencyIDs.add (helperTarget->addDependencyFor (*this));
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ private:
             if (target->type == XcodeTarget::LV2Helper
                 && project.getEnabledModules().isModuleEnabled ("juce_audio_plugin_client"))
             {
-                const auto path = rebaseFromProjectFolderToBuildTarget (getLV2HelperProgramSource ());
+                const auto path = rebaseFromProjectFolderToBuildTarget (getLV2HelperProgramSource());
                 addFile (FileOptions().withRelativePath ({ expandPath (path.toUnixStyle()), path.getRoot() })
                                       .withSkipPCHEnabled (true)
                                       .withCompilationEnabled (true)
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@ private:
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                else if (target->type == XcodeTarget::VST3PlugIn && project.isVst3ManifestEnabled())
+                else if (target->type == XcodeTarget::VST3PlugIn)
                 {
                     script << "\"$CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR/" << Project::getVST3FileWriterName() << "\" "
                               "-create "