diff --git a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
index 15f4a03bf..323824c92 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Creature/State.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import Dodge.Data.Damage.Type
 import Dodge.Data.World
 import Dodge.DoubleTree
 import Dodge.Euse
-import Dodge.HeldUse
 import Dodge.Inventory.SelectionList
 import Dodge.Item.BackgroundEffect
 import Dodge.Item.Grammar
@@ -218,9 +217,8 @@ doAnyEquipmentEffect loc cr = case itm ^? itLocation . ilEquipSite . _Just of
 tryUseParent :: LocationLDT ItemLink OItem -> World -> World
 tryUseParent loc w = fromMaybe w $ do
     t <- locUp loc
-    let t' = t ^. locLDT
     cr <- w ^? cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix 0
-    return $ heldEffect InitialPress t' cr w
+    return $ gadgetEffect InitialPress t cr w
 
 trySynthBullet :: LocationLDT ItemLink OItem -> World -> World
 trySynthBullet loc w = fromMaybe w $ do
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data.hs b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
index 460373325..352cfce5a 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Data.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Data.hs
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ module Dodge.Data (
     module Dodge.Data.MountedObject,
     module Dodge.Data.AimStance,
     module Dodge.Data.TriggerType,
-    module Dodge.Data.UseDelay,
 ) where
 
-import Dodge.Data.UseDelay
 import Dodge.Data.TriggerType
 import Dodge.Data.AimStance
 import Dodge.Data.Config
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Data/UseDelay.hs b/src/Dodge/Data/UseDelay.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index f6a3ce72f..000000000
--- a/src/Dodge/Data/UseDelay.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE StrictData #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
-
-module Dodge.Data.UseDelay where
-
-import Control.Lens
-
-data ItemUseDelay -- should just be Delay
-    = NoDelay
-    | FixedRate
-        { _rateMax :: Int
-        }
-    deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read) --Generic, Flat)
-
-makeLenses ''ItemUseDelay
diff --git a/src/Dodge/HeldUse.hs b/src/Dodge/HeldUse.hs
index 250007d59..8c311a05b 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/HeldUse.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/HeldUse.hs
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@
 
 module Dodge.HeldUse (
     gadgetEffect,
-    heldEffect,
+    --    heldEffect,
     mcUseHeld,
     heldEffectMuzzles,
 ) where
 
-import qualified Quaternion as Q
 import Color
 import Control.Applicative
 import Control.Monad
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import LensHelp
 import ListHelp
 import NewInt
 import Picture.Base
+import qualified Quaternion as Q
 import RandomHelp
 import qualified SDL
 import Sound.Data
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ gadgetEffect pt loc
 
 heldEffect :: PressType -> LDTree ItemLink OItem -> Creature -> World -> World
 heldEffect = hammerCheck heldEffectMuzzles
---heldEffect = useTimeCheck . hammerCheck heldEffectMuzzles
 
 hammerCheck ::
     (LDTree ItemLink OItem -> Creature -> World -> World) ->
@@ -88,25 +87,26 @@ hammerCheck f pt it cr w = case itemTriggerType $ it ^. ldtValue . _1 of
     WarmUpCoolDown{} -> w & setwarming
     BurstTrigger is t
         | w ^. cWorld . lWorld . lClock - t > timelastused
-        , pt == InitialPress ->
+          , pt == InitialPress ->
             w & f it cr & cWorld . lWorld . delayedEvents .++~ map g is
     BurstTrigger{} -> w
-    VolleyGunTrigger i t 
+    VolleyGunTrigger i t
         | w ^. cWorld . lWorld . lClock - t > timelastused
-        , pt == InitialPress ->
+          , pt == InitialPress ->
             let (is, gen) = getVolleyBurst i (w ^. randGen)
-              in w & f it cr
+             in w & f it cr
                     & cWorld . lWorld . delayedEvents .++~ map g is
                     & randGen .~ gen
     VolleyGunTrigger{} -> w
     HammerTrigger t
         | w ^. cWorld . lWorld . lClock - t > timelastused
-      , isNothing $ lookup MakeAutoLink (it ^. ldtRight)
-      , pt == InitialPress ->
-        f it cr w
+          , isNothing $ lookup MakeAutoLink (it ^. ldtRight)
+          , pt == InitialPress ->
+            f it cr w
     AutoTrigger t
         | w ^. cWorld . lWorld . lClock - t > timelastused ->
-        f it cr w
+            f it cr w
+    NoTrigger -> f it cr w
     _ -> w
   where
     cid = _crID cr
@@ -124,48 +124,6 @@ getVolleyBurst i g =
     let (is, g') = runState (replicateM (i -1) (state $ randomR (0, 6))) g
      in (scanl1 (+) is, g')
 
-{- | Applies a world effect after an item use cooldown check.
- input buffering?
--}
-useTimeCheck ::
-    (LDTree ItemLink OItem -> Creature -> World -> World) ->
-    LDTree ItemLink OItem ->
-    Creature ->
-    World ->
-    World
-useTimeCheck f item cr w = w 
---  case useDelay $ item ^. ldtValue . _1 of
---    FixedRate rate
---        | w ^. cWorld . lWorld . lClock - rate > lastused -> f item cr w
---    -- note that the time last used must be updated later in the chain!
---    FixedRate{} -> w
---    WarmUpNoDelay wm
---        | _wTime (_itParams $ _ldtValue $ fmap (^. _1) item) < wm ->
---            w & setwarming
---                & soundContinue (CrWeaponSound cid 0) (_crPos cr) (warmupSound $ item ^. ldtValue . _1 . itType) (Just 2)
---                & cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix cid . crInv . ix itRef . itParams . wTime +~ 1
---    WarmUpNoDelay{} -> f item cr w & setwarming
---    WarmUpCoolDown ws _ _
---        | _wTime (_itParams $ _ldtValue $ fmap (^. _1) item) < ws ->
---            w & setwarming
---                & soundContinue (CrWeaponSound cid 0) (_crPos cr) (warmupSound $ item ^. ldtValue . _1 . itType) (Just 2)
---                & cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix cid . crInv . ix itRef . itParams . wTime +~ 1
---    WarmUpCoolDown _ cs _
---        | _wTime (_itParams $ _ldtValue $ fmap (^. _1) item) < cs ->
---            f item cr w & setwarming
---                & cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix cid . crInv . ix itRef . itParams . wTime +~ 1
---    WarmUpCoolDown{} -> w & setwarming
---    NoDelay -> f item cr w
---  where
---    lastused = item ^. ldtValue . _1 . itTimeLastUsed
---    cid = _crID cr
---    setwarming =
---        cWorld . lWorld . creatures . ix cid . crInv . ix itRef . itParams . isWarming
---            %~ const True
---    -- the following is unsafe, but if ilInvID isn't correctly set we probably
---    -- will have problems elsewhere also
---    itRef = item ^?! ldtValue . _1 . itLocation . ilInvID
-
 heldEffectMuzzles :: LDTree ItemLink OItem -> Creature -> World -> World
 heldEffectMuzzles t cr w =
     setusetime . doHeldUseEffect t cr
@@ -733,7 +691,7 @@ makeMuzzleFlare mz itmtree cr = case mz ^. mzFlareType of
     LasGunFlare ->
         flareCircleAt (getLaserColor $ fmap (^. _1) itmtree) 0.8 (pos `v2z` 20)
             . ( cWorld . lWorld . lights
-                    .:~ LSParam (pos `v2z` 10) 100 (xyzV4 $ getLaserColor  $ fmap (^. _1)itmtree)
+                    .:~ LSParam (pos `v2z` 10) 100 (xyzV4 $ getLaserColor $ fmap (^. _1) itmtree)
               )
     TeslaGunFlare -> cWorld . lWorld . lights .:~ LSParam (pos `v2z` 10) 100 (V3 0 0 1)
   where
@@ -910,7 +868,7 @@ creatureShootLaser itmtree cr mz w =
             dir
             (getLaserColor istree)
   where
-    istree = fmap (\(x,_,_) -> x) itmtree
+    istree = fmap (\(x, _, _) -> x) itmtree
     itm = itmtree ^. ldtValue
     (moff, mrot) = heldItemOrient2D' itm cr (_mzPos mz) (_mzRot mz)
     pos = _crPos cr + rotateV (_crDir cr) moff
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Item/UseDelay.hs b/src/Dodge/Item/UseDelay.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index e6c459e9b..000000000
--- a/src/Dodge/Item/UseDelay.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
-
-module Dodge.Item.UseDelay 
-    (-- useDelay
-     module Dodge.Data.UseDelay
-    ) where
-
-import Dodge.Data.UseDelay
-import Control.Lens
-import Dodge.Data.Item
-
---useDelay :: Item -> ItemUseDelay
---useDelay itm = case itm ^. itType of
---    HELD hit -> heldUseDelay hit
---    DETECTOR _ -> FixedRate 20
---    _ -> NoDelay
-
---heldUseDelay :: HeldItemType -> ItemUseDelay
---heldUseDelay = \case
---    BANGSTICK _ -> FixedRate 8
---    REWINDER -> FixedRate 20
---    TIMESTOPPER -> FixedRate 20
---    TIMESCROLLER -> FixedRate 20
---    PISTOL -> FixedRate 6
---    AUTOPISTOL -> FixedRate 8
---    SMG -> FixedRate 8
---    MACHINEPISTOL -> WarmUpCoolDown 50 100 200
---    --BURSTRIFLE -> FixedRate 8 -- time last used gets updated after the last burst fire
---    BURSTRIFLE -> NoDelay
---    BANGCONE -> FixedRate 20
---    BLUNDERBUSS -> FixedRate 20
---    GRAPECANNON _ -> FixedRate 20
---    MINIGUNX _ -> WarmUpNoDelay 100
---    VOLLEYGUN{} -> FixedRate 15
---    RIFLE -> FixedRate 6
---    ALTERIFLE -> FixedRate 6
---    AUTORIFLE -> FixedRate 6
---    BANGROD -> FixedRate 12
---    ELEPHANTGUN -> FixedRate 12
---    AMR -> FixedRate 12
---    AUTOAMR -> FixedRate 12
---    SNIPERRIFLE -> FixedRate 12
---    FLAMESPITTER -> FixedRate 6
---    FLAMETHROWER -> NoDelay
---    FLAMETORRENT -> NoDelay
---    FLAMEWALL -> NoDelay
---    POISONSPRAYER -> NoDelay
---    BLOWTORCH -> NoDelay
---    SPARKGUN -> NoDelay
---    TESLAGUN -> NoDelay
---    LASER -> NoDelay
---    TRACTORGUN -> NoDelay
---    RLAUNCHER -> FixedRate 20
---    RLAUNCHERX{} -> FixedRate 20
---    GLAUNCHER -> FixedRate 20
---    SHATTERGUN -> FixedRate 20
---    BLINKER -> FixedRate 20
---    BLINKERUNSAFE -> FixedRate 20
---    TORCH -> NoDelay
---    FLATSHIELD -> NoDelay
---    KEYCARD _ -> NoDelay
diff --git a/src/Dodge/TestString.hs b/src/Dodge/TestString.hs
index ae4ecd6fe..90ab7ef5e 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/TestString.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/TestString.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-unused-imports #-}
 module Dodge.TestString where
 
-import Dodge.Item.UseDelay
 import qualified SDL
 import Linear
 import Dodge.ListDisplayParams