diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
index 2b47ae1e62..70ab4d4dfc 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/lib.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ impl Plugin for PbrPlugin {
 
         // Extract the required data from the main world
         render_app
+            .configure_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareLights.in_set(RenderSet::Prepare))
+            .configure_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareClusters.in_set(RenderSet::Prepare))
+            .configure_set(RenderLightSystems::QueueShadows.in_set(RenderSet::Queue))
             .add_systems_to_schedule(
                 ExtractSchedule,
                 (
@@ -264,8 +267,7 @@ impl Plugin for PbrPlugin {
             .add_system(
                 render::prepare_lights
                     .before(ViewSet::PrepareUniforms)
-                    .in_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareLights)
-                    .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare),
+                    .in_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareLights),
             )
             // A sync is needed after prepare_lights, before prepare_view_uniforms,
             // because prepare_lights creates new views for shadow mapping
@@ -277,14 +279,9 @@ impl Plugin for PbrPlugin {
             .add_system(
                 render::prepare_clusters
                     .after(render::prepare_lights)
-                    .in_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareClusters)
-                    .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare),
-            )
-            .add_system(
-                render::queue_shadows
-                    .in_set(RenderLightSystems::QueueShadows)
-                    .in_set(RenderSet::Queue),
+                    .in_set(RenderLightSystems::PrepareClusters),
             )
+            .add_system(render::queue_shadows.in_set(RenderLightSystems::QueueShadows))
             .add_system(render::queue_shadow_view_bind_group.in_set(RenderSet::Queue))
             .add_system(sort_phase_system::<Shadow>.in_set(RenderSet::PhaseSort))
             .init_resource::<ShadowPipeline>()
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index 596b7c9b54..fa37de4945 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ where
                 .init_resource::<RenderMaterials<M>>()
                 .init_resource::<SpecializedMeshPipelines<MaterialPipeline<M>>>()
                 .add_system_to_schedule(ExtractSchedule, extract_materials::<M>)
-                .add_system(
-                    prepare_materials::<M>
-                        .after(PrepareAssetLabel::PreAssetPrepare)
-                        .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare),
-                )
+                .add_system(prepare_materials::<M>.after(PrepareAssetLabel::PreAssetPrepare))
                 .add_system(queue_material_meshes::<M>.in_set(RenderSet::Queue));
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
index 390cdb1355..4320b07388 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/render_asset.rs
@@ -79,24 +79,21 @@ impl<A: RenderAsset> Default for RenderAssetPlugin<A> {
 impl<A: RenderAsset> Plugin for RenderAssetPlugin<A> {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         if let Ok(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
-            let prepare_asset_system = prepare_assets::<A>.in_set(self.prepare_asset_label.clone());
-
-            let prepare_asset_system = match self.prepare_asset_label {
-                PrepareAssetLabel::PreAssetPrepare => prepare_asset_system,
-                PrepareAssetLabel::AssetPrepare => {
-                    prepare_asset_system.after(PrepareAssetLabel::PreAssetPrepare)
-                }
-                PrepareAssetLabel::PostAssetPrepare => {
-                    prepare_asset_system.after(PrepareAssetLabel::AssetPrepare)
-                }
-            };
-
             render_app
+                .configure_sets(
+                    (
+                        PrepareAssetLabel::PreAssetPrepare,
+                        PrepareAssetLabel::AssetPrepare,
+                        PrepareAssetLabel::PostAssetPrepare,
+                    )
+                        .chain()
+                        .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare),
+                )
                 .init_resource::<ExtractedAssets<A>>()
                 .init_resource::<RenderAssets<A>>()
                 .init_resource::<PrepareNextFrameAssets<A>>()
                 .add_system_to_schedule(ExtractSchedule, extract_render_asset::<A>)
-                .add_system(prepare_asset_system.in_set(RenderSet::Prepare));
+                .add_system(prepare_assets::<A>.in_set(self.prepare_asset_label.clone()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/mod.rs
index bd50da9521..5d278223c9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,8 @@ impl Plugin for ViewPlugin {
         if let Ok(render_app) = app.get_sub_app_mut(RenderApp) {
             render_app
                 .init_resource::<ViewUniforms>()
-                .add_system(
-                    prepare_view_uniforms
-                        .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare)
-                        .in_set(ViewSet::PrepareUniforms),
-                )
+                .configure_set(ViewSet::PrepareUniforms.in_set(RenderSet::Prepare))
+                .add_system(prepare_view_uniforms.in_set(ViewSet::PrepareUniforms))
                 .add_system(
                     prepare_view_targets
                         .after(WindowSystem::Prepare)
diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window.rs b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window.rs
index 8aa0802bf8..343e8d1551 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/src/view/window.rs
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ impl Plugin for WindowRenderPlugin {
                 .init_resource::<WindowSurfaces>()
                 .init_non_send_resource::<NonSendMarker>()
                 .add_system_to_schedule(ExtractSchedule, extract_windows)
-                .add_system(
-                    prepare_windows
-                        .in_set(WindowSystem::Prepare)
-                        .in_set(RenderSet::Prepare),
-                );
+                .configure_set(WindowSystem::Prepare.in_set(RenderSet::Prepare))
+                .add_system(prepare_windows.in_set(WindowSystem::Prepare));
         }
     }
 }