diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 1aff24b..62d47d7 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1954,43 +1954,27 @@ hook_insert (struct hook *list, struct hook *item)
 struct input_hook
 {
 	struct hook super;                  ///< Common hook fields
-	struct input_hook_vtable *vtable;   ///< Methods
-};
 
-struct input_hook_vtable
-{
 	/// Takes over the ownership of "input", returns either NULL if input
 	/// was thrown away, or a possibly modified version of it
 	char *(*filter) (struct input_hook *self,
 		struct buffer *buffer, char *input);
 };
 
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-
 struct irc_hook
 {
 	struct hook super;                  ///< Common hook fields
-	struct irc_hook_vtable *vtable;     ///< Methods
-};
 
-struct irc_hook_vtable
-{
 	/// Takes over the ownership of "message", returns either NULL if message
 	/// was thrown away, or a possibly modified version of it
 	char *(*filter) (struct irc_hook *self,
 		struct server *server, char *message);
 };
 
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-
 struct prompt_hook
 {
 	struct hook super;                  ///< Common hook fields
-	struct prompt_hook_vtable *vtable;  ///< Methods
-};
 
-struct prompt_hook_vtable
-{
 	/// Returns what the prompt should look like right now based on other state
 	char *(*make) (struct prompt_hook *self);
 };
@@ -2017,11 +2001,7 @@ struct completion
 struct completion_hook
 {
 	struct hook super;                  ///< Common hook fields
-	struct completion_hook_vtable *vtable;
-};
 
-struct completion_hook_vtable
-{
 	/// Tries to add possible completions of "word" to "output"
 	void (*complete) (struct completion_hook *self,
 		struct completion *data, const char *word, struct str_vector *output);
@@ -5044,7 +5024,7 @@ irc_process_hooks (struct server *s, char *input)
 	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct hook, iter, s->ctx->irc_hooks)
 	{
 		struct irc_hook *hook = (struct irc_hook *) iter;
-		if (!(input = hook->vtable->filter (hook, s, input)))
+		if (!(input = hook->filter (hook, s, input)))
 		{
 			log_server_debug (s, "#a>= #s#r", ATTR_JOIN, "thrown away by hook");
 			return NULL;
@@ -5908,7 +5888,7 @@ make_prompt (struct app_context *ctx, struct str *output)
 	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct hook, iter, ctx->prompt_hooks)
 	{
 		struct prompt_hook *hook = (struct prompt_hook *) iter;
-		char *made = hook->vtable->make (hook);
+		char *made = hook->make (hook);
 		if (made)
 		{
 			str_append (output, made);
@@ -8873,13 +8853,6 @@ lua_input_hook_filter (struct input_hook *self, struct buffer *buffer,
 	return input;
 }
 
-struct input_hook_vtable lua_input_hook_vtable =
-{
-	.filter = lua_input_hook_filter,
-};
-
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-
 static char *
 lua_irc_hook_filter (struct irc_hook *self, struct server *s, char *message)
 {
@@ -8904,13 +8877,6 @@ lua_irc_hook_filter (struct irc_hook *self, struct server *s, char *message)
 	return message;
 }
 
-struct irc_hook_vtable lua_irc_hook_vtable =
-{
-	.filter = lua_irc_hook_filter,
-};
-
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-
 static char *
 lua_prompt_hook_make (struct prompt_hook *self)
 {
@@ -8934,11 +8900,6 @@ lua_prompt_hook_make (struct prompt_hook *self)
 	return prompt;
 }
 
-struct prompt_hook_vtable lua_prompt_hook_vtable =
-{
-	.make = lua_prompt_hook_make,
-};
-
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 static void
@@ -9026,11 +8987,6 @@ lua_completion_hook_complete (struct completion_hook *self,
 		lua_plugin_log_error (plugin, "autocomplete hook", e);
 }
 
-struct completion_hook_vtable lua_completion_hook_vtable =
-{
-	.complete = lua_completion_hook_complete,
-};
-
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 static void
@@ -9081,7 +9037,7 @@ lua_plugin_hook_input (lua_State *L)
 	struct lua_plugin *plugin = lua_touserdata (L, lua_upvalueindex (1));
 	struct lua_hook *hook = lua_plugin_push_hook
 		(plugin, 1, XLUA_HOOK_INPUT, luaL_optinteger (L, 2, 0));
-	hook->data.input_hook.vtable = &lua_input_hook_vtable;
+	hook->data.input_hook.filter = lua_input_hook_filter;
 	plugin->ctx->input_hooks =
 		hook_insert (plugin->ctx->input_hooks, &hook->data.hook);
 	return 1;
@@ -9093,7 +9049,7 @@ lua_plugin_hook_irc (lua_State *L)
 	struct lua_plugin *plugin = lua_touserdata (L, lua_upvalueindex (1));
 	struct lua_hook *hook = lua_plugin_push_hook
 		(plugin, 1, XLUA_HOOK_IRC, luaL_optinteger (L, 2, 0));
-	hook->data.irc_hook.vtable = &lua_irc_hook_vtable;
+	hook->data.irc_hook.filter = lua_irc_hook_filter;
 	plugin->ctx->irc_hooks =
 		hook_insert (plugin->ctx->irc_hooks, &hook->data.hook);
 	return 1;
@@ -9105,7 +9061,7 @@ lua_plugin_hook_prompt (lua_State *L)
 	struct lua_plugin *plugin = lua_touserdata (L, lua_upvalueindex (1));
 	struct lua_hook *hook = lua_plugin_push_hook
 		(plugin, 1, XLUA_HOOK_PROMPT, luaL_optinteger (L, 2, 0));
-	hook->data.prompt_hook.vtable = &lua_prompt_hook_vtable;
+	hook->data.prompt_hook.make = lua_prompt_hook_make;
 	plugin->ctx->prompt_hooks =
 		hook_insert (plugin->ctx->prompt_hooks, &hook->data.hook);
 	refresh_prompt (plugin->ctx);
@@ -9118,7 +9074,7 @@ lua_plugin_hook_completion (lua_State *L)
 	struct lua_plugin *plugin = lua_touserdata (L, lua_upvalueindex (1));
 	struct lua_hook *hook = lua_plugin_push_hook
 		(plugin, 1, XLUA_HOOK_COMPLETION, luaL_optinteger (L, 2, 0));
-	hook->data.c_hook.vtable = &lua_completion_hook_vtable;
+	hook->data.c_hook.complete = lua_completion_hook_complete;
 	plugin->ctx->completion_hooks =
 		hook_insert (plugin->ctx->completion_hooks, &hook->data.hook);
 	return 1;
@@ -11888,7 +11844,7 @@ process_input_hooks (struct app_context *ctx, struct buffer *buffer,
 	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct hook, iter, ctx->input_hooks)
 	{
 		struct input_hook *hook = (struct input_hook *) iter;
-		if (!(input = hook->vtable->filter (hook, buffer, input)))
+		if (!(input = hook->filter (hook, buffer, input)))
 		{
 			log_global_debug (ctx, "Input thrown away by hook");
 			return NULL;
@@ -12186,7 +12142,7 @@ complete_word (struct app_context *ctx, struct completion *data,
 	LIST_FOR_EACH (struct hook, iter, ctx->completion_hooks)
 	{
 		struct completion_hook *hook = (struct completion_hook *) iter;
-		hook->vtable->complete (hook, data, word, &words);
+		hook->complete (hook, data, word, &words);
 	}
 
 	if (words.len == 1)