diff --git a/bin/cdist-object-manifest-run b/bin/cdist-object-manifest-run
deleted file mode 100755
index 34d4f867..00000000
--- a/bin/cdist-object-manifest-run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# 2010 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
-# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
-#
-# This file is part of cdist.
-#
-# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-# 
-# Run the manifest for the given object.
-#
-
-. cdist-config
-[ $# -eq 2 ] || __cdist_usage "<target host> <object>"
-set -eu
-
-__cdist_target_host="$1"; shift
-__cdist_object_self="$1"; shift
-
-# FIXME: rename to __cdist_object_dir (everywhere!)
-__cdist_cur_object_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
-__cdist_object_id="$(__cdist_object_id_from_object "$__cdist_object_self")"
-
-__cdist_echo info "Checking manifest "
-
-__cdist_type="$(__cdist_type_from_object "$__cdist_object_self")"
-__cdist_manifest="$(__cdist_type_manifest "$__cdist_type")"
-
-if [ -f "$__cdist_manifest" ]; then
-   if [ -x "$__cdist_manifest" ]; then
-      # Make __cdist_manifest available for cdist-type-emulator
-      export __cdist_manifest
-
-      __cdist_echo info "Executing manifest "
-      export $__cdist_name_var_object="$__cdist_cur_object_dir"
-      export $__cdist_name_var_object_id="$__cdist_object_id"
-      export $__cdist_name_var_type="$(__cdist_type_dir "$__cdist_type")"
-
-      cdist-manifest-run "$__cdist_target_host" "$__cdist_manifest"
-
-      # Tell cdist-object-run-all that there may be new objects
-      touch "$__cdist_objects_created"
-   else
-      __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_manifest} needs to be executable."
-   fi
-fi
diff --git a/core/__cdist_object_manifest_run b/core/__cdist_object_manifest_run
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..630d5d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/__cdist_object_manifest_run
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2010 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+# 2011 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# 
+# Run the manifest for the given object.
+#
+
+
+__cdist_object_manifest_run()
+{
+   [ $# -eq 1 ] || __cdist_usage "<object>"
+
+   __cdist_object_self="$1"; shift
+
+   # FIXME: rename to __cdist_object_dir (everywhere!)
+   __cdist_cur_object_dir="$(__cdist_object_dir "$__cdist_object_self")"
+   __cdist_object_id="$(__cdist_object_id_from_object "$__cdist_object_self")"
+
+   __cdist_echo info "Checking manifest "
+
+   __cdist_type="$(__cdist_type_from_object "$__cdist_object_self")"
+   __cdist_manifest="$(__cdist_type_manifest "$__cdist_type")"
+
+   if [ -f "$__cdist_manifest" ]; then
+      if [ -x "$__cdist_manifest" ]; then
+         # Make __cdist_manifest available for cdist-type-emulator
+         export __cdist_manifest
+
+         __cdist_echo info "Executing manifest "
+         export $__cdist_name_var_object="$__cdist_cur_object_dir"
+         export $__cdist_name_var_object_id="$__cdist_object_id"
+         export $__cdist_name_var_type="$(__cdist_type_dir "$__cdist_type")"
+
+         cdist-manifest-run "$__cdist_target_host" "$__cdist_manifest"
+
+         # Tell cdist-object-run-all that there may be new objects
+         touch "$__cdist_objects_created"
+      else
+         __cdist_exit_err "${__cdist_manifest} needs to be executable."
+      fi
+   fi
+}
diff --git a/core/__cdist_object_prepare b/core/__cdist_object_prepare
index 53616487..24039be0 100755
--- a/core/__cdist_object_prepare
+++ b/core/__cdist_object_prepare
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ __cdist_object_prepare()
    if [ ! -f "$__cdist_object_prepared" ]; then
       __cdist_echo info "Preparing object"
       __cdist_object_explorer_run "$__cdist_object_self"
-      cdist-object-manifest-run  "$__cdist_target_host" "$__cdist_object_self"
+      __cdist_object_manifest_run "$__cdist_object_self"
 
       # Mark this object as prepared
       touch "$__cdist_object_prepared"