diff --git a/src/use-camera/use-camera.ts b/src/use-camera/use-camera.ts
index 76ac158..b563ccf 100644
--- a/src/use-camera/use-camera.ts
+++ b/src/use-camera/use-camera.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "@rbxts/roact-hooked";
+import { useState } from "@rbxts/roact-hooked";
 import { Workspace } from "@rbxts/services";
+import { useEventListener } from "../use-event-listener";
 
 /**
  * Returns the current camera. Updates when the current camera changes.
@@ -8,15 +9,11 @@ import { Workspace } from "@rbxts/services";
 export function useCamera() {
 	const [camera, setCamera] = useState(Workspace.CurrentCamera!);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const connection = Workspace.GetPropertyChangedSignal("CurrentCamera").Connect(() => {
-			if (Workspace.CurrentCamera) {
-				setCamera(Workspace.CurrentCamera);
-			}
-		});
-
-		return () => connection.Disconnect();
-	}, []);
+	useEventListener(Workspace.GetPropertyChangedSignal("CurrentCamera"), () => {
+		if (Workspace.CurrentCamera) {
+			setCamera(Workspace.CurrentCamera);
+		}
+	});
 
 	return camera;
 }
diff --git a/src/use-event-listener/use-event-listener.ts b/src/use-event-listener/use-event-listener.ts
index d934415..79e6346 100644
--- a/src/use-event-listener/use-event-listener.ts
+++ b/src/use-event-listener/use-event-listener.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@ type EventLike<T extends Callback = Callback> =
 type ConnectionLike = { Disconnect(): void } | { disconnect(): void } | (() => void);
 
 const connect = (event: EventLike, callback: Callback): ConnectionLike => {
-	if (typeIs(event, "RBXScriptSignal") || "Connect" in event) {
+	if (typeIs(event, "RBXScriptSignal")) {
+		// With deferred events, a "hard disconnect" is necessary to avoid causing
+		// state updates after a component unmounts. Use 'Connected' to check if
+		// the connection is still valid before invoking the callback.
+		// https://devforum.roblox.com/t/deferred-engine-events/2276564/99
+		const connection = event.Connect((...args: unknown[]) => {
+			if (connection.Connected) {
+				return callback(...args);
+			}
+		});
+		return connection;
+	} else if ("Connect" in event) {
 		return event.Connect(callback);
 	} else if ("connect" in event) {
 		return event.connect(callback);
diff --git a/src/use-latest-callback/README.md b/src/use-latest-callback/README.md
index 5e7a51f..bc9e0c4 100644
--- a/src/use-latest-callback/README.md
+++ b/src/use-latest-callback/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function Stepper({ onStep }: Props) {
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		// Will always call the latest version of `onStep`
-		const connection = RunService.Heartbeat.Connect(onStepCallback);
+		const connection = RunService.RenderStepped.Connect(onStepCallback);
 
 		return () => {
 			connection.Disconnect();
diff --git a/src/use-latest/README.md b/src/use-latest/README.md
index 124ca34..5b9c998 100644
--- a/src/use-latest/README.md
+++ b/src/use-latest/README.md
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@ function Counter() {
 	const [value, setValue] = useState(0);
 	const latestValue = useLatest(value);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		const connection = RunService.Heartbeat.Connect(() => {
-			print(latestValue.current);
-		});
-
-		return () => {
-			connection.Disconnect();
-		};
-	}, []);
+	useEventListener(RunService.Heartbeat, () => {
+		print(latestValue.current);
+	});
 
 	return (
 		<textbutton