diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46fde7c..6ab6996 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ _Blackout_ uses a few other libraries for its magic:
 
 It provides, including but not limited to:
 
-* commands
-  * `RunIfExists` extension for only running a given command if its entity exists
 * core
   * `PointLike` trait for distance and other calculations between `Coordinates` and `Coordinates`-like things (I.e. `(f32, f32)`, `(i32, i32)`, ...)
   * `Angle` type for handling angles in degrees/radians
@@ -49,4 +47,4 @@ It provides, including but not limited to:
 * utils
   * Poorly-named `target_and_other` function for taking 2 entities, a predecate, and returning `Some((match, other))` if one matches or `None` if neither do. Good for, say, taking in a collision pair and returning a bullet entity first
 * error
-  * Logger for logging errors in systems
+  * Logger for logging piped errors in systems
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 129f4c6..0000000
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-use bevy::{
-    ecs::{system::Command, world::EntityMut},
-    prelude::*,
-};
-
-struct RunIfExistsCommand<F>(Entity, F);
-
-impl<F: FnOnce(EntityMut) + Send + Sync + 'static> Command for RunIfExistsCommand<F> {
-    fn write(self, world: &mut World) {
-        world.get_entity_mut(self.0).map(self.1);
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait RunIfExistsExt {
-    fn run_if_exists(&mut self, entity: Entity, f: impl FnOnce(EntityMut) + Send + Sync + 'static);
-}
-
-impl RunIfExistsExt for Commands<'_, '_> {
-    fn run_if_exists(&mut self, entity: Entity, f: impl FnOnce(EntityMut) + Send + Sync + 'static) {
-        self.add(RunIfExistsCommand(entity, f));
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 60271ca..b84203a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ pub use bevy;
 pub use bevy_rapier2d;
 pub use bevy_synthizer;
 pub use bevy_tts;
-pub mod commands;
 pub use coord_2d;
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod core;
diff --git a/src/navigation.rs b/src/navigation.rs
index 293f9dd..10f349e 100644
--- a/src/navigation.rs
+++ b/src/navigation.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use bevy_tts::Tts;
 use leafwing_input_manager::{axislike::DualAxisData, prelude::*};
 
 use crate::{
-    commands::RunIfExistsExt,
     core::{Angle, Area, CardinalDirection, GlobalTransformExt, Player},
     error::error_handler,
     exploration::{ExplorationFocused, Exploring},
@@ -309,9 +308,7 @@ fn remove_direction(
 ) {
     for entity in &mut removed {
         if directions.contains(entity) {
-            commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-                entity.remove::<CardinalDirection>();
-            });
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<CardinalDirection>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pathfinding.rs b/src/pathfinding.rs
index f324451..3b666db 100644
--- a/src/pathfinding.rs
+++ b/src/pathfinding.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use leafwing_input_manager::{axislike::DualAxisData, plugin::InputManagerSystem,
 use pathfinding::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::{
-    commands::RunIfExistsExt,
     core::{PointLike, TransformExt},
     map::{Map, MapObstruction},
     navigation::{NavigationAction, RotationSpeed},
@@ -235,11 +234,11 @@ fn calculate_path(
                 shape_clone,
             )
         });
-        commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-            entity.insert(Calculating(task));
-            entity.remove::<Path>();
-            entity.remove::<NoPath>();
-        });
+        commands
+            .entity(entity)
+            .insert(Calculating(task))
+            .remove::<Path>()
+            .remove::<NoPath>();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sound/footstep.rs b/src/sound/footstep.rs
index b105ac6..605eea6 100644
--- a/src/sound/footstep.rs
+++ b/src/sound/footstep.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use bevy::{prelude::*, transform::TransformSystem};
 use bevy_synthizer::{Buffer, Sound};
 use rand::random;
 
-use crate::{commands::RunIfExistsExt, core::PointLike};
+use crate::core::PointLike;
 
 #[derive(Component, Clone, Debug, Reflect)]
 #[reflect(Component)]
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ impl Default for Footstep {
 fn added(mut commands: Commands, footsteps: Query<(Entity, &Footstep), Added<Footstep>>) {
     for (entity, footstep) in &footsteps {
         let buffer = footstep.buffer.clone();
-        commands.run_if_exists(entity, move |mut entity| {
-            entity.insert(Sound {
-                audio: buffer.into(),
-                paused: true,
-                ..default()
-            });
+        commands.entity(entity).insert(Sound {
+            audio: buffer.into(),
+            paused: true,
+            ..default()
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sound/icon.rs b/src/sound/icon.rs
index 88fdcde..96355d7 100644
--- a/src/sound/icon.rs
+++ b/src/sound/icon.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use bevy_synthizer::{Audio, Buffer, Sound};
 use rand::random;
 
 use crate::{
-    commands::RunIfExistsExt,
     core::Player,
     exploration::ExplorationFocused,
     visibility::{VisibilityChanged, Visible, VisibleEntities},
@@ -44,15 +43,13 @@ fn added(mut commands: Commands, icons: Query<(Entity, &SoundIcon), Added<SoundI
         let gain = icon.gain;
         let pitch = icon.pitch;
         let looping = icon.interval.is_none();
-        commands.run_if_exists(entity, move |mut entity| {
-            entity.insert(Sound {
-                audio: buffer.into(),
-                gain,
-                pitch,
-                looping,
-                paused: true,
-                ..default()
-            });
+        commands.entity(entity).insert(Sound {
+            audio: buffer.into(),
+            gain,
+            pitch,
+            looping,
+            paused: true,
+            ..default()
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sound/pitch_shift.rs b/src/sound/pitch_shift.rs
index 656bec4..04ca115 100644
--- a/src/sound/pitch_shift.rs
+++ b/src/sound/pitch_shift.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use bevy::prelude::*;
 
 use crate::{
     bevy_synthizer::{Listener, Sound},
-    commands::RunIfExistsExt,
     sound::SoundIcon,
 };
 
@@ -30,21 +29,15 @@ fn tag_behind(
                 let dot = v.dot(listener_forward);
                 let is_behind = dot <= 0.;
                 if is_behind {
-                    commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-                        entity.insert(Behind);
-                    });
+                    commands.entity(entity).insert(Behind);
                 } else if !is_behind {
-                    commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-                        entity.remove::<Behind>();
-                    });
+                    commands.entity(entity).remove::<Behind>();
                 }
             }
         }
     } else {
         for entity in &behind {
-            commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-                entity.remove::<Behind>();
-            });
+            commands.entity(entity).remove::<Behind>();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sound/volumetric.rs b/src/sound/volumetric.rs
index 35361d5..b979cbe 100644
--- a/src/sound/volumetric.rs
+++ b/src/sound/volumetric.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use bevy::{prelude::*, transform::TransformSystem};
 use bevy_rapier2d::{parry::query::ClosestPoints, prelude::*};
 use bevy_synthizer::{Listener, Sound};
 
-use crate::{commands::RunIfExistsExt, core::GlobalTransformExt};
+use crate::core::GlobalTransformExt;
 
 #[derive(Component, Default, Reflect, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 #[reflect(Component)]
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ fn update(
 
 fn removed(mut commands: Commands, mut removed: RemovedComponents<Volumetric>) {
     for entity in &mut removed {
-        commands.run_if_exists(entity, |mut entity| {
-            entity.insert(TransformBundle::default());
-        });
+        commands.entity(entity).insert(TransformBundle::default());
     }
 }