diff --git a/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs b/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
index ae4a62c..f2ec863 100644
--- a/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/crates/oyster_runtime/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ struct PreparedCommand<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> PreparedCommand<'a> {
+    /// Create a new PreparedCommand.
+    fn new(command: &'a ast::Command) -> Self {
+        let mut words = WordBuilder(command.0.iter());
+        let cmd = words.next().expect("words need to have >1 parts");
+        let args = words;
+        let redirect = command.1;
+
+        PreparedCommand {
+            cmd,
+            args,
+            redirect,
+            stdin: None,
+            stdout: None,
+            stderr: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Run this command with the given context.
     fn spawn(self, pgid: &mut Pid) -> Result<Child, RuntimeError> {
         let args = self.args.map(|w| match w {
@@ -92,24 +109,6 @@ impl<'a> PreparedCommand<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<&'a ast::Command<'a>> for PreparedCommand<'a> {
-    fn from(command: &'a ast::Command<'a>) -> Self {
-        let mut words = WordBuilder(command.0.iter());
-        let cmd = words.next().expect("words need to have >1 parts");
-        let args = words;
-        let redirect = command.1;
-
-        PreparedCommand {
-            cmd,
-            args,
-            redirect,
-            stdin: None,
-            stdout: None,
-            stderr: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 impl Shell {
     pub(crate) fn run_pipeline(
         &mut self,
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ impl Shell {
     ) -> Result<Status, RuntimeError> {
         let mut pgid = Pid::from_raw(0);
         let status = (|| {
-            let mut cmds = pipeline.0.iter().map(PreparedCommand::from);
+            let mut cmds = pipeline.0.iter().map(PreparedCommand::new);
 
             let mut last_cmd = cmds.next().expect("pipelines need to have >1 commands");
             for mut cmd in cmds {