diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2ff9569d25..019194c694 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -520,14 +520,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "calyx-stdlib"
 version = "0.7.1"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "calyx-tb-plugin"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "tb",
- "toml",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "calyx-utils"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -720,14 +712,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cocotb-tb-plugin"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "makemake",
- "tb",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -2910,9 +2894,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "fs_extra",
  "libloading",
  "log",
+ "makemake",
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "tempdir",
+ "toml",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3370,13 +3356,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pretty",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "verilator-tb-plugin"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "tb",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.1.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 313502235d..b4cdf32cb4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ members = [
     "tools/yxi",
     "tools/calyx-writer",
     "tools/tb",
-    "tools/tb/plugins/cocotb",
-    "tools/tb/plugins/verilator",
-    "tools/tb/plugins/calyx",
     "tools/calyx-ffi-macro",
     "tools/calyx-ffi",
     "tools/tb/examples/calyx",
diff --git a/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/lib.rs b/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/lib.rs
index 6d0d9bd15b..2efac22f9b 100644
--- a/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ pub fn calyx_ffi(attrs: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct CalyxFFITestModuleVisitor {
+    pub wrappers: Vec<syn::ItemFn>,
     pub tests: Vec<syn::ItemFn>,
 }
 
@@ -122,20 +123,27 @@ impl syn::visit::Visit<'_> for CalyxFFITestModuleVisitor {
             .any(|attr| attr.path().is_ident("calyx_ffi_test"));
         if has_calyx_ffi_test {
             let fn_name = &i.sig.ident;
-            let gen_fn_name =
-                format_ident!("calyx_ffi_generated_wrapper_for_{}", fn_name);
             let dut_type = get_ffi_test_dut_type(i)
                 .expect("calyx_ffi_test should enforce this invariant");
 
-            self.tests.push(syn::parse_quote! {
-                unsafe fn #gen_fn_name(ffi: &mut CalyxFFI) {
-                    let dut = ffi.comp::<#dut_type>();
+            self.wrappers.push(syn::parse_quote! {
+                pub(crate) unsafe fn #fn_name(ffi: &mut CalyxFFI) {
+                    let dut = ffi.new_comp::<#dut_type>();
                     let dut_ref = &mut *dut.borrow_mut();
                     let dut_pointer = dut_ref as *mut dyn CalyxFFIComponent as *mut _ as *mut #dut_type;
                     let dut_concrete: &mut #dut_type = &mut *dut_pointer;
-                    #fn_name(dut_concrete);
+                    super::#fn_name(dut_concrete);
+                }
+            });
+            self.tests.push(syn::parse_quote! {
+                #[test]
+                pub(crate) fn #fn_name() {
+                    let mut ffi = CalyxFFI::new();
+                    unsafe {
+                        super::calyx_ffi_generated_wrappers::#fn_name(&mut ffi);
+                    }
                 }
-            })
+            });
         }
     }
 }
@@ -154,18 +162,34 @@ pub fn calyx_ffi_tests(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
     let mut visitor = CalyxFFITestModuleVisitor::default();
     syn::visit::visit_item_mod(&mut visitor, &module);
+    let wrappers = visitor.wrappers;
+    let tests = visitor.tests;
+
+    let test_names = wrappers.iter().map(|test| test.sig.ident.clone());
+    let generated_wrappers = quote! {
+        pub(crate) mod calyx_ffi_generated_wrappers {
+            use super::*;
+
+            pub(crate) const CALYX_FFI_TESTS: &'static [unsafe fn(&mut CalyxFFI) -> ()] = &[
+                #(#test_names),*
+            ];
 
-    let test_names = visitor.tests.iter().map(|test| test.sig.ident.clone());
-    let test_array = quote! {
-        pub const CALYX_FFI_TESTS: &'static [unsafe fn(&mut CalyxFFI) -> ()] = &[
-            #(#test_names),*
-        ];
+            #(#wrappers)*
+        }
     };
-    let test_array_item: syn::Item = syn::parse2(test_array).unwrap();
+    let generated_wrappers_item: syn::Item =
+        syn::parse2(generated_wrappers).unwrap();
+
+    let generated_tests = quote! {
+        pub(crate) mod calyx_ffi_generated_tests {
+            use super::*;
 
-    let mut items_to_add = vec![test_array_item];
-    items_to_add.extend(visitor.tests.iter().cloned().map(syn::Item::Fn));
+            #(#tests)*
+        }
+    };
+    let generated_tests_item: syn::Item = syn::parse2(generated_tests).unwrap();
 
+    let items_to_add = vec![generated_wrappers_item, generated_tests_item];
     if let Some((_, ref mut items)) = module.content {
         items.extend(items_to_add);
     } else {
@@ -175,9 +199,13 @@ pub fn calyx_ffi_tests(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     quote! {
         #module
 
-        pub unsafe fn calyx_ffi_test(ffi: &mut CalyxFFI) {
-            for test in #module_name::CALYX_FFI_TESTS {
-                test(ffi);
+        pub mod calyx_ffi_generated_top {
+            use super::*;
+
+            pub unsafe fn run_tests(ffi: &mut CalyxFFI) {
+                for test in #module_name::calyx_ffi_generated_wrappers::CALYX_FFI_TESTS {
+                    test(ffi);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/parse.rs b/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/parse.rs
index 5796d085ba..91dfa4bb38 100644
--- a/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/parse.rs
+++ b/tools/calyx-ffi-macro/src/parse.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Parse for CalyxFFIMacroArgs {
         if !input.is_empty() {
             return Err(syn::Error::new_spanned(
                 input.parse::<TokenTree>()?,
-                "Invalid `calyx_ffi` argument syntax: expected 'src = \"...\", comp = \"...\", backend = ...",
+                "Invalid `calyx_ffi` argument syntax: expected 'src = \"...\", comp = \"...\", extern = ...",
             ));
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/calyx-ffi/src/backend.rs b/tools/calyx-ffi/src/backend.rs
index 7134483db4..414a632881 100644
--- a/tools/calyx-ffi/src/backend.rs
+++ b/tools/calyx-ffi/src/backend.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/// Example FFI backend.
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! useless_ffi_backend {
     (init $dut:ident; $($port:ident),*) => {
diff --git a/tools/calyx-ffi/src/lib.rs b/tools/calyx-ffi/src/lib.rs
index e791d1673b..7c38bbf81e 100644
--- a/tools/calyx-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/calyx-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ pub type CalyxFFIComponentRef = Rc<RefCell<dyn CalyxFFIComponent>>;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CalyxFFI {
-    comps: HashMap<&'static str, CalyxFFIComponentRef>,
+    reuse: HashMap<&'static str, usize>,
+    comps: Vec<CalyxFFIComponentRef>,
 }
 
 impl CalyxFFI {
@@ -36,22 +37,34 @@ impl CalyxFFI {
         Self::default()
     }
 
+    /// Any component `T`.
     pub fn comp<T: CalyxFFIComponent + Default>(
         &mut self,
     ) -> CalyxFFIComponentRef {
         let name = T::default().name();
-        if !self.comps.contains_key(name) {
-            let comp_ref = Rc::new(RefCell::new(T::default()));
-            comp_ref.borrow_mut().init();
-            self.comps.insert(name, comp_ref);
+        if let Some(index) = self.reuse.get(name) {
+            self.comps[*index].clone()
+        } else {
+            self.new_comp::<T>()
         }
-        self.comps.get(name).unwrap().clone()
+    }
+
+    /// A new component `T`.
+    pub fn new_comp<T: CalyxFFIComponent + Default>(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> CalyxFFIComponentRef {
+        let comp = Rc::new(RefCell::new(T::default()));
+        comp.borrow_mut().init();
+        self.comps.push(comp.clone());
+        self.reuse
+            .insert(comp.borrow().name(), self.comps.len() - 1);
+        comp
     }
 }
 
 impl Drop for CalyxFFI {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        for (_, comp) in &self.comps {
+        for comp in &self.comps {
             comp.borrow_mut().deinit();
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/tb/Cargo.toml b/tools/tb/Cargo.toml
index cd30286042..fea9e34fc5 100644
--- a/tools/tb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/tb/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ libloading = "0.8.4"
 log.workspace = true
 env_logger.workspace = true
 fs_extra = "1.3.0"
+makemake = "0.1.3"
+toml = "0.8.14"
diff --git a/tools/tb/examples/calyx/test.rs b/tools/tb/examples/calyx/test.rs
index b31352a55a..f869ca9ce8 100644
--- a/tools/tb/examples/calyx/test.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/examples/calyx/test.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use calyx_ffi::prelude::*;
 )]
 struct Adder;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 #[calyx_ffi_tests]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/.gitkeep b/tools/tb/plugins/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/Cargo.toml b/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83032095ed..0000000000
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "calyx-tb-plugin"
-edition.workspace = true
-rust-version.workspace = true
-
-[lib]
-path = "lib.rs"
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
-
-[dependencies]
-tb = { path = "../..", version = "0.0.0" }
-toml = "0.8.14"
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/Cargo.toml b/tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed8cb24e7..0000000000
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "cocotb-tb-plugin"
-edition.workspace = true
-rust-version.workspace = true
-
-[lib]
-path = "lib.rs"
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
-
-[dependencies]
-tb = { path = "../..", version = "0.0.0" }
-makemake = "0.1.3"
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/verilator/Cargo.toml b/tools/tb/plugins/verilator/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 49af4d6f12..0000000000
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/verilator/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "verilator-tb-plugin"
-edition.workspace = true
-rust-version.workspace = true
-
-[lib]
-path = "lib.rs"
-crate-type = ["cdylib"]
-
-[dependencies]
-tb = { path = "../..", version = "0.0.0" }
diff --git a/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins.rs b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3eb32c3d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod calyx;
+pub mod cocotb;
+pub mod verilator;
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/lib.rs b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/calyx.rs
similarity index 87%
rename from tools/tb/plugins/calyx/lib.rs
rename to tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/calyx.rs
index 2f001fae6a..a4bff0e64b 100644
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/calyx.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+use std::fs;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
-use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
-use tb::declare_plugin;
-use tb::{config::Config, error::LocalResult, plugin::Plugin, semver, tempdir};
+use crate::{
+    config::Config, error::LocalResult, plugin::Plugin, semver, tempdir,
+};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CalyxTB;
 
 mod config_keys {}
 
-const DRIVER_CODE: &str = include_str!("driver.rs");
+const DRIVER_CODE: &str = include_str!("resources/driver.rs");
 
 impl Plugin for CalyxTB {
     fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ impl Plugin for CalyxTB {
         semver::Version::new(0, 0, 0)
     }
 
-    fn setup(&self, config: &mut Config) -> LocalResult<()> {
+    fn setup(&self, _config: &mut Config) -> LocalResult<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -31,8 +32,11 @@ impl Plugin for CalyxTB {
         input: String,
         tests: &[String],
         work_dir: tempdir::TempDir,
-        config: &Config,
+        _config: &Config,
     ) -> LocalResult<()> {
+        println!(
+            "recommendation: Run the #[calyx_ffi_tests] as Rust tests directly"
+        );
         let mut calyx_ffi_path = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
         calyx_ffi_path.push("../../../calyx-ffi");
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ impl Plugin for CalyxTB {
         manifest_path.push("Cargo.toml");
 
         let mut lib_path = PathBuf::from(work_dir.path());
-        lib_path.push("lib.rs");
+        lib_path.push(input);
 
         for test in tests {
             let mut test_path = PathBuf::from(work_dir.path());
@@ -99,5 +103,3 @@ impl Plugin for CalyxTB {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-declare_plugin!(CalyxTB, CalyxTB::default);
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/lib.rs b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/cocotb.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/lib.rs
rename to tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/cocotb.rs
index 2e1780e124..2cbd27181e 100644
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/cocotb/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/cocotb.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
-use makemake::{emitter::Emitter, makefile::Makefile};
-use tb::declare_plugin;
-use tb::error::LocalError;
-use tb::{
+use crate::{
     config::{Config, ConfigVarValidator},
-    error::LocalResult,
+    error::{LocalError, LocalResult},
     plugin::Plugin,
     semver, tempdir,
 };
+use makemake::{emitter::Emitter, makefile::Makefile};
 
 /// v1.8.1 cocotb
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -145,5 +143,3 @@ impl Plugin for CocoTB {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-declare_plugin!(CocoTB, CocoTB::default);
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/driver.rs b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/resources/driver.rs
similarity index 55%
rename from tools/tb/plugins/calyx/driver.rs
rename to tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/resources/driver.rs
index d30944f9b7..bce3015661 100644
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/calyx/driver.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/resources/driver.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use calyx_ffi::prelude::*;
-use test_crate::calyx_ffi_test;
+use test_crate::calyx_ffi_generated_top::run_tests;
 
 fn main() {
     let mut ffi = CalyxFFI::default();
     unsafe {
-        calyx_ffi_test(&mut ffi);
+        run_tests(&mut ffi);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tools/tb/plugins/verilator/lib.rs b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/verilator.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from tools/tb/plugins/verilator/lib.rs
rename to tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/verilator.rs
index f175c33bc6..8f1a3a3457 100644
--- a/tools/tb/plugins/verilator/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/builtin_plugins/verilator.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ use std::{
     process::Command,
 };
 
-use tb::{
+use crate::{
     config::{Config, ConfigVarValidator},
-    declare_plugin,
     error::{LocalError, LocalResult},
     plugin::Plugin,
     semver, tempdir,
@@ -135,5 +134,3 @@ impl Plugin for Verilator {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
-
-declare_plugin!(Verilator, Verilator::default);
diff --git a/tools/tb/src/driver.rs b/tools/tb/src/driver.rs
index a2a34126f2..4e72be9a0b 100644
--- a/tools/tb/src/driver.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/driver.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    builtin_plugins::{calyx::CalyxTB, cocotb::CocoTB, verilator::Verilator},
     cli::ConfigSet,
     config::Config,
     error::{LocalError, LocalResult},
-    plugin::{PluginCreate, PluginRef},
+    plugin::{Plugin, PluginCreate, PluginRef},
 };
 use libloading::{Library, Symbol};
 use semver::VersionReq;
@@ -23,6 +24,14 @@ pub struct Driver {
 impl Driver {
     pub fn load(plugin_dirs: &[PathBuf]) -> LocalResult<Self> {
         let mut new_self = Self::default();
+
+        let cocotb = Box::new(CocoTB);
+        let verilator = Box::new(Verilator);
+        let calyx = Box::new(CalyxTB);
+        new_self.register(cocotb.name(), cocotb);
+        new_self.register(verilator.name(), verilator);
+        new_self.register(calyx.name(), calyx);
+
         for plugin_dir in plugin_dirs {
             match plugin_dir.read_dir().map_err(LocalError::from) {
                 Ok(library_paths) => {
diff --git a/tools/tb/src/lib.rs b/tools/tb/src/lib.rs
index e3b226d86f..e943f2b7bd 100644
--- a/tools/tb/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tools/tb/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 //! Author: Ethan Uppal
 
+pub mod builtin_plugins;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod driver;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod plugin;
+
 pub use semver;
 pub use tempdir;