diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/BukkitScriptEvent.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/BukkitScriptEvent.java
index cfb458bc03..443230f754 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/BukkitScriptEvent.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/BukkitScriptEvent.java
@@ -312,37 +312,6 @@ public boolean runWithCheck(ScriptContainer scriptContainer, String s, String lo
         return runWithCheck(new ScriptPath(scriptContainer, s), held);
     }
 
-    public boolean runGenericCheck(String inputValue, String trueValue) {
-        if (inputValue != null) {
-            trueValue = CoreUtilities.toLowerCase(trueValue);
-            inputValue = CoreUtilities.toLowerCase(inputValue);
-            if (inputValue.equals(trueValue)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            Pattern regexd = regexHandle(inputValue);
-            if (!equalityCheck(trueValue, inputValue, regexd)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    public boolean runGenericSwitchCheck(ScriptPath path, String switchName, String value) {
-        String with = path.switches.get(switchName);
-        if (with != null) {
-            value = CoreUtilities.toLowerCase(value);
-            with = CoreUtilities.toLowerCase(with);
-            if (with.equals(value)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-            Pattern regexd = regexHandle(with);
-            if (!equalityCheck(value, with, regexd)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
     public boolean runWithCheck(ScriptPath path, ItemTag held) {
         String with = path.switches.get("with");
         if (with != null) {
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/entity/EntityDeathScriptEvent.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/entity/EntityDeathScriptEvent.java
index f5e1cad61f..e29367cc3d 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/entity/EntityDeathScriptEvent.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/events/entity/EntityDeathScriptEvent.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public boolean matches(ScriptPath path) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (!runGenericSwitchCheck(path, "cause", cause.asString())) {
+        if (!runGenericSwitchCheck(path, "cause", cause == null ? null : cause.asString())) {
             return false;
         }