diff --git a/include/internal/core.hpp b/include/internal/core.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b262fa1..0000000
--- a/include/internal/core.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// dummy file
diff --git a/src/cellar.cpp.cog b/src/cellar.cpp.cog
index f83ca39..230be26 100644
--- a/src/cellar.cpp.cog
+++ b/src/cellar.cpp.cog
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
         cmdparse.parse(argc, argv);
 
+        // hardcoded because it's special
+        for (auto item : commands::core_commands()) {
+            commands::command_map[item.first] = item.second;
+        }
         /*[[[cog
              import cog
 
diff --git a/src/modules.txt b/src/modules.txt
index 8aee732..e9de022 100644
--- a/src/modules.txt
+++ b/src/modules.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-core
 bottles
 launch