diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index c4e5964739..459300bf66 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ const (
 	version   = "0.1"
 	maxTxSize = 10240
 
-	PluginTypeByteBase = 0x01
-	PluginTypeByteEyes = 0x02
-	PluginTypeByteVote = 0x03
-
 	PluginNameBase = "base"
-	PluginNameEyes = "eyes"
-	PluginNameVote = "vote"
 )
 
 type Basecoin struct {
@@ -47,8 +41,8 @@ func (app *Basecoin) Info() string {
 	return Fmt("Basecoin v%v", version)
 }
 
-func (app *Basecoin) RegisterPlugin(typeByte byte, name string, plugin types.Plugin) {
-	app.plugins.RegisterPlugin(typeByte, name, plugin)
+func (app *Basecoin) RegisterPlugin(name string, plugin types.Plugin) {
+	app.plugins.RegisterPlugin(name, plugin)
 }
 
 // TMSP::SetOption
diff --git a/plugins/vote/vote_test.go b/plugins/vote/vote_test.go
index c2cce6f3a0..a210999ffd 100644
--- a/plugins/vote/vote_test.go
+++ b/plugins/vote/vote_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	eyescli "github.com/tendermint/merkleeyes/client"
 )
 
+const PluginNameVote = "vote"
+
 func TestVote(t *testing.T) {
 	//base initialization
 	eyesCli := eyescli.NewLocalClient()
@@ -30,10 +32,8 @@ func TestVote(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//vote initialization
 	votePlugin := NewVoteInstance("humanRights")
-	var typeByte byte = app.PluginTypeByteVote
 	bcApp.RegisterPlugin(
-		typeByte,
-		app.PluginNameVote,
+		PluginNameVote,
 		votePlugin,
 	)
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestVote(t *testing.T) {
 		tx := &types.AppTx{
 			Fee:   fees,
 			Gas:   0,
-			Type:  typeByte,
+			Name:  PluginNameVote,
 			Input: cmn.MakeInput(test1Acc.PubKey, types.Coins{{"", sendCoins}}, seqNum),
 			Data:  wire.BinaryBytes(struct{ Tx }{Tx{voteYes: true}}), //a vote for human rights
 		}
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index a00263ec31..c0e7e51024 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ func ExecTx(state *State, pgz *types.Plugins, tx types.Tx, isCheckTx bool, evc e
 		}
 
 		// Validate call address
-		plugin := pgz.GetByByte(tx.Type)
+		plugin := pgz.GetByName(tx.Name)
 		if plugin == nil {
 			return tmsp.ErrBaseUnknownAddress.AppendLog(
-				Fmt("Unrecognized type byte %v", tx.Type))
+				Fmt("Unrecognized plugin name%v", tx.Name))
 		}
 
 		// Good!
diff --git a/types/plugin.go b/types/plugin.go
index 51ac122a11..78fa261da0 100644
--- a/types/plugin.go
+++ b/types/plugin.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ type Plugin interface {
 }
 
 type NamedPlugin struct {
-	Byte byte
 	Name string
 	Plugin
 }
@@ -35,32 +34,24 @@ func NewCallContext(caller []byte, coins Coins) CallContext {
 //----------------------------------------
 
 type Plugins struct {
-	byByte map[byte]Plugin
 	byName map[string]Plugin
 	plist  []NamedPlugin
 }
 
 func NewPlugins() *Plugins {
 	return &Plugins{
-		byByte: make(map[byte]Plugin),
 		byName: make(map[string]Plugin),
 	}
 }
 
-func (pgz *Plugins) RegisterPlugin(typeByte byte, name string, plugin Plugin) {
-	pgz.byByte[typeByte] = plugin
+func (pgz *Plugins) RegisterPlugin(name string, plugin Plugin) {
 	pgz.byName[name] = plugin
 	pgz.plist = append(pgz.plist, NamedPlugin{
-		Byte:   typeByte,
 		Name:   name,
 		Plugin: plugin,
 	})
 }
 
-func (pgz *Plugins) GetByByte(typeByte byte) Plugin {
-	return pgz.byByte[typeByte]
-}
-
 func (pgz *Plugins) GetByName(name string) Plugin {
 	return pgz.byName[name]
 }
diff --git a/types/tx.go b/types/tx.go
index e94271b086..c7fa15cee8 100644
--- a/types/tx.go
+++ b/types/tx.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (tx *SendTx) String() string {
 type AppTx struct {
 	Fee   int64   `json:"fee"`   // Fee
 	Gas   int64   `json:"gas"`   // Gas
-	Type  byte    `json:"type"`  // Which app
+	Name  string  `json:"type"`  // Which plugin
 	Input TxInput `json:"input"` // Hmmm do we want coins?
 	Data  []byte  `json:"data"`
 }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (tx *AppTx) SetSignature(sig crypto.Signature) bool {
 }
 
 func (tx *AppTx) String() string {
-	return Fmt("AppTx{%v/%v %v %v %X}", tx.Fee, tx.Gas, tx.Type, tx.Input, tx.Data)
+	return Fmt("AppTx{%v/%v %v %v %X}", tx.Fee, tx.Gas, tx.Name, tx.Input, tx.Data)
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/types/tx_test.go b/types/tx_test.go
index 92d54883c2..3a35b7ec7e 100644
--- a/types/tx_test.go
+++ b/types/tx_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAppTxSignable(t *testing.T) {
 	callTx := &AppTx{
 		Fee:  111,
 		Gas:  222,
-		Type: 0x01,
+		Name: "X",
 		Input: TxInput{
 			Address:  []byte("input1"),
 			Coins:    Coins{{"", 12345}},
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestAppTxSignable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	signBytes := callTx.SignBytes(chainID)
 	signBytesHex := Fmt("%X", signBytes)
-	expected := "010A746573745F636861696E01000000000000006F00000000000000DE010106696E70757431010100000000000000303903010932000001056461746131"
+	expected := "010A746573745F636861696E01000000000000006F00000000000000DE0101580106696E70757431010100000000000000303903010932000001056461746131"
 	if signBytesHex != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Got unexpected sign string for AppTx. Expected:\n%v\nGot:\n%v", expected, signBytesHex)
 	}