diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/__init__.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/__init__.py
rename to openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/__init__.py
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/autofocus.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/autofocus.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/autofocus.py
rename to openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/autofocus.py
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/scan.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/scan.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openflexure_microscope/plugins/v2/scan.py
rename to openflexure_microscope/api/default_plugins/scan.py
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/utilities.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/utilities.py
index 2045ba0f..d70b5130 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/utilities.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/utilities.py
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ def init_default_plugins(plugin_path):
             outfile.write(_DEFAULT_PLUGIN_INIT)
 
 
-_DEFAULT_PLUGIN_INIT = """from openflexure_microscope.plugins.v2.autofocus import autofocus_plugin_v2
-from openflexure_microscope.plugins.v2.scan import scan_plugin_v2
+_DEFAULT_PLUGIN_INIT = """
+from openflexure_microscope.api.default_plugins.autofocus import autofocus_plugin_v2
+from openflexure_microscope.api.default_plugins.scan import scan_plugin_v2
 
-__plugins__ = [autofocus_plugin_v2, scan_plugin_v2]"""
+__plugins__ = [autofocus_plugin_v2, scan_plugin_v2]
+"""