diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbutcher.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbutcher.java
index e127e197b..b5f43e2d9 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbutcher.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandbutcher.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public class Commandbutcher extends EssentialsCommand
 				world = ess.getWorld(args[1]);
 			}
 		}
+		if (radius >=0) {
+			radius *= radius;
+		}
 		String killType = type.toLowerCase();
 		int numKills = 0;
 		for (Chunk chunk : world.getLoadedChunks())
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ public class Commandbutcher extends EssentialsCommand
 			{
 				if (sender instanceof Player)
 				{
-					if (((Player)sender).getLocation().distance(entity.getLocation()) > radius && radius >= 0)
+					if (((Player)sender).getLocation().distanceSquared(entity.getLocation()) > radius && radius >= 0)
 					{
 						continue;
 					}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandremove.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandremove.java
index 33b37ac39..d245d1239 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandremove.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandremove.java
@@ -89,16 +89,19 @@ public class Commandremove extends EssentialsCommand
 		removeEntities(sender, world, toRemove, 0);
 	}
 
-	protected void removeEntities(final CommandSender sender, final World world, final ToRemove toRemove, final int radius) throws Exception
+	protected void removeEntities(final CommandSender sender, final World world, final ToRemove toRemove, int radius) throws Exception
 	{
 		int removed = 0;
+		if (radius > 0) {
+			radius*=radius;
+		}
 		for (Chunk chunk : world.getLoadedChunks())
 		{
 			for (Entity e : chunk.getEntities())
 			{
 				if (radius > 0)
 				{
-					if (((Player)sender).getLocation().distance(e.getLocation()) > radius)
+					if (((Player)sender).getLocation().distanceSquared(e.getLocation()) > radius)
 					{
 						continue;
 					}