diff --git a/game/build.gradle b/game/build.gradle
index f6581a2e..be38e260 100644
--- a/game/build.gradle
+++ b/game/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ ext.pluginsDir = "$projectDir/src/plugins"
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 apply from: 'plugins.gradle'
 
+sourceSets {
+    main {
+        kotlin {
+            exclude 'stub.kt'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compile project(':cache')
     compile project(':net')
diff --git a/game/plugins.gradle b/game/plugins.gradle
index a6f73768..41904c9c 100644
--- a/game/plugins.gradle
+++ b/game/plugins.gradle
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
-sourceSets {
-    pluginStub {
-        kotlin {
-            srcDir "$pluginsDir/stub"
-            exclude 'stub.kt'
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    pluginStubCompile(project(":game"))
-}
-
 task pluginTests {
     group = "plugin-verification"
 
@@ -73,7 +60,6 @@ def configurePluginDependencies(SourceSet mainSources, SourceSet testSources,
 
     dependencies.add(mainConfiguration, configurations.compile)
     dependencies.add(mainConfiguration, sourceSets.main.output)
-    dependencies.add(mainConfiguration, sourceSets.pluginStub.output)
 
     dependencies.add(testConfiguration, mainSources.output)
     dependencies.add(testConfiguration, configurations.testCompile)
diff --git a/game/src/main/kotlin/stub.kt b/game/src/main/kotlin/stub.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c583704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/src/main/kotlin/stub.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * NOTE: This file is a stub, intended only for use within an IDE.  It should be updated
+ * each time [org.apollo.game.plugin.kotlin.KotlinPluginScript] has a new method added to it.
+ *
+ * Until IntelliJ IDEA starts to support ScriptTemplateDefinitions this is
+ * required to resolve references within plugin code.
+ */
+
+import org.apollo.game.model.World
+import org.apollo.game.plugin.PluginContext
+import org.apollo.game.plugin.kotlin.*
+import org.apollo.net.message.Message
+import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+
+fun <T : Message> on(type: () -> KClass<T>): KotlinMessageHandler<T> {
+    null!!
+}
+
+fun start(callback: (World) -> Unit) {
+
+}
+
+fun stop(callback: (World) -> Unit) {
+
+}