diff --git a/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effect.cs b/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effect.cs
index 24cbb96..0c3fb2d 100644
--- a/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effect.cs
+++ b/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effect.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public void Step()
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="effect"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public static Thing Apply(Effect effect)
+        public static IAutoUpdate Apply(Effect effect)
         {
             return new Effector(effect);
         }
diff --git a/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effector.cs b/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effector.cs
index f9b6590..a47f202 100644
--- a/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effector.cs
+++ b/ogtdglib/src/Effects/Effector.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 namespace OgtDgLib.Effects
 {
     [PublicAPI]
-    internal sealed class Effector : Thing
+    internal sealed class Effector : IAutoUpdate
     {
         public StateBinding EffectBinding = new StateBinding(nameof(ItsEffect));
         public Effect ItsEffect;
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ internal sealed class Effector : Thing
         internal Effector(Effect itsEffect)
         {
             ItsEffect = itsEffect;
-            owner = ItsEffect.Owner;
-        }
-
-        public override void Initialize()
-        {
-            Step();
+            AutoUpdatables.Add(this);
         }
 
         private void Step()
@@ -25,12 +20,10 @@ private void Step()
             ItsEffect.Step();
         }
 
-        public override void Update()
+        public void Update()
         {
             if (!ItsEffect.Decayed)
-                ItsEffect.Step();
-            else
-                Level.Remove(this);
+                Step();
         }
     }
 }
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