diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/command_queue.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/command_queue.rs
index e8f820c066..ef98e47008 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/command_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/command_queue.rs
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ impl CommandQueue {
     /// This clears the queue.
     #[inline]
     pub fn apply(&mut self, world: &mut World) {
-        // flush the previously queued entities
-        world.flush_entities();
-
         // flush the world's internal queue
         world.flush_commands();
 
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/deferred_world.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/deferred_world.rs
index 02c12fe6a3..b7aa959c62 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/deferred_world.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/deferred_world.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use super::{unsafe_world_cell::UnsafeWorldCell, Mut, World, ON_INSERT, ON_REPLAC
 ///
 /// This means that in order to add entities, for example, you will need to use commands instead of the world directly.
 pub struct DeferredWorld<'w> {
-    // SAFETY: Implementors must not use this reference to make structural changes
+    // SAFETY: Implementers must not use this reference to make structural changes
     world: UnsafeWorldCell<'w>,
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'w> DeferredWorld<'w> {
         // SAFETY: &mut self ensure that there are no outstanding accesses to the queue
         let command_queue = unsafe { self.world.get_raw_command_queue() };
         // SAFETY: command_queue is stored on world and always valid while the world exists
-        unsafe { Commands::new_raw_from_entities(command_queue, self.world.entities()) }
+        unsafe { Commands::new_raw_from_entities(command_queue, self.world.entities_allocator()) }
     }
 
     /// Retrieves a mutable reference to the given `entity`'s [`Component`] of the given type.
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ impl<'w> DeferredWorld<'w> {
         // - Command queue access does not conflict with entity access.
         let raw_queue = unsafe { cell.get_raw_command_queue() };
         // SAFETY: `&mut self` ensures the commands does not outlive the world.
-        let commands = unsafe { Commands::new_raw_from_entities(raw_queue, cell.entities()) };
+        let commands =
+            unsafe { Commands::new_raw_from_entities(raw_queue, cell.entities_allocator()) };
 
         (fetcher, commands)
     }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/spawn_batch.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/spawn_batch.rs
index 16bd9bb805..b24eb483a0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/spawn_batch.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/spawn_batch.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ where
 
         let (lower, upper) = iter.size_hint();
         let length = upper.unwrap_or(lower);
-        world.entities.reserve(length as u32);
 
         let mut spawner = BundleSpawner::new::<I::Item>(world, change_tick);
         spawner.reserve_storage(length);