diff --git a/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs b/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
index 5fb21efe7..4b024b5a2 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Bullet.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import Data.Bifunctor
 
 updateBullet :: World -> Bullet -> (World, Maybe Bullet)
 updateBullet w bu
---    | magV (_buVel bu) < 1 || _buTimer bu <= 0 = (endspawn w, Nothing)
     | magV (_buVel bu) < 1 = (endspawn w, Nothing)
     | otherwise =
         second (fmap updateBulVel)
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ moveBullet pt =
         pt
             & buPos %~ (+.+ _buVel pt)
             & buOldPos .~ _buPos pt
---            & buTimer -~ 1
 
 destroyAt :: Point2 -> Bullet -> Maybe Bullet
 destroyAt hitp pt =
diff --git a/src/Dodge/Update.hs b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
index f154f31f5..7c15b961e 100644
--- a/src/Dodge/Update.hs
+++ b/src/Dodge/Update.hs
@@ -541,12 +541,13 @@ updateDistortions = updateObjMapMaybe distortions updateDistortion
 updateRadarBlips :: World -> World
 updateRadarBlips = updateObjMapMaybe radarBlips updateRadarBlip
 
-{- Apply internal particle updates, delete 'Nothing's.  -}
+-- if changing, make sure that bullets can still spawn new bullets
 updateBullets :: World -> World
---updateBullets w = updateInstantBullets $ set (cWorld . lWorld . bullets) (catMaybes ps) w'
-updateBullets w = set (cWorld . lWorld . bullets) (catMaybes ps) w'
+updateBullets w = w'
+    & cWorld . lWorld . bullets %~ (++ catMaybes ps)
   where
-    (w', ps) = mapAccumR updateBullet w $ w ^. cWorld . lWorld . bullets
+    (w', ps) = mapAccumR updateBullet (w & cWorld . lWorld . bullets .~ [])
+        $ w ^. cWorld . lWorld . bullets
 
 updateTeslaArcs :: World -> World
 updateTeslaArcs = updateObjCatMaybes teslaArcs updateTeslaArc