diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepository.java b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepository.java
index 931dd7ed..fb6d3f66 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepository.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/cast/bundle/BundledComponentRepository.java
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.HashIntMap;
 import com.samskivert.util.IntIntMap;
+import com.samskivert.util.Predicate;
 import com.samskivert.util.Tuple;
 
-import org.apache.commons.collections.iterators.FilterIterator;
-import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
-
 import com.threerings.resource.ResourceBundle;
 import com.threerings.resource.ResourceManager;
 
@@ -219,14 +217,14 @@ public class BundledComponentRepository
     // documentation inherited
     public Iterator enumerateComponentIds (final ComponentClass compClass)
     {
-        Predicate classP = new Predicate() {
-            public boolean evaluate (Object input) {
+        Predicate<Integer> pred = new Predicate<Integer>() {
+            public boolean isMatch (Integer input) {
                 CharacterComponent comp = (CharacterComponent)
                     _components.get(input);
                 return comp.componentClass.equals(compClass);
             }
         };
-        return new FilterIterator(_components.keySet().iterator(), classP);
+        return pred.filter(_components.keySet().iterator());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/SpriteManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/SpriteManager.java
index d78081c5..488606d9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/SpriteManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/sprite/SpriteManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.Predicate;
+
 import com.threerings.media.AbstractMediaManager;
 import com.threerings.media.MediaPanel;
 
@@ -36,14 +38,6 @@ import com.threerings.media.MediaPanel;
  */
 public class SpriteManager extends AbstractMediaManager
 {
-    /** A predicate used to operate on sprites (see {@link #removeSprites}. */
-    public static interface Predicate
-    {
-        /** Returns true if this sprite is to be included by the predicate,
-         * false if it should be excluded. */
-        public boolean evaluate (Sprite sprite);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Construct and initialize the sprite manager.
      */
@@ -162,12 +156,12 @@ public class SpriteManager extends AbstractMediaManager
     /**
      * Removes all sprites that match the supplied predicate.
      */
-    public void removeSprites (Predicate pred)
+    public void removeSprites (Predicate<Sprite> pred)
     {
         int idxoff = 0;
         for (int ii = 0, ll = _media.size(); ii < ll; ii++) {
             Sprite sprite = (Sprite)_media.get(ii-idxoff);
-            if (pred.evaluate(sprite)) {
+            if (pred.isMatch(sprite)) {
                 _media.remove(sprite);
                 sprite.invalidate();
                 sprite.shutdown();