diff --git a/milabench/executors.py b/milabench/executors.py
index 8e1fb4ff7..1b991e23f 100644
--- a/milabench/executors.py
+++ b/milabench/executors.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 from voir.instruments.gpu import get_gpu_info
 
 from . import pack
-from .alt_async import destroy
+from .alt_async import destroy, run
 from .fs import XPath
 from .merge import merge
 from .metadata import machine_metadata
+from .structs import BenchLogEntry
 from .utils import select_nodes
 
 
@@ -33,6 +34,34 @@ async def force_terminate(pack, delay):
             destroy(proc)
 
 
+async def execute(pack, *args, cwd=None, env={}, external=False, **kwargs):
+    """Run a command in the virtual environment.
+
+    Unless specified otherwise, the command is run with
+    ``self.dirs.code`` as the cwd.
+
+    Arguments:
+        args: The arguments to the command
+        cwd: The cwd to use (defaults to ``self.dirs.code``)
+    """
+    args = [str(x) for x in args]
+    if cwd is None:
+        cwd = pack.dirs.code
+
+    exec_env = pack.full_env(env) if not external else {**os.environ, **env}
+
+    return await run(
+        args,
+        **kwargs,
+        info={"pack": pack},
+        env=exec_env,
+        constructor=BenchLogEntry,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        process_accumulator=pack.processes,
+    )
+
+
+# TODO Move this to command
 class Executor:
     """Base class for an execution plan
 
@@ -128,7 +157,7 @@ async def execute(self, phase="run", timeout=False, timeout_delay=600, **kwargs)
             await pack.send(event="config", data=pack.config)
             await pack.send(event="meta", data=machine_metadata(pack))
 
-            fut = pack.execute(*argv, **{**_kwargs, **kwargs})
+            fut = execute(pack, *argv, **{**_kwargs, **kwargs})
             coro.append(fut)
 
             if timeout:
diff --git a/milabench/pack.py b/milabench/pack.py
index 25d1bf27e..ec7a8dac3 100644
--- a/milabench/pack.py
+++ b/milabench/pack.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class defines good default behavior.
 from .fs import XPath
 from .merge import merge
 from .structs import BenchLogEntry
-from .utils import assemble_options, make_constraints_file, relativize
+from .utils import assemble_options, make_constraints_file, relativize, deprecated
 
 
 class PackageCore:
@@ -193,17 +193,7 @@ def conda_install(self, *args, **kwargs):
         args = [str(x) for x in args]
         return self._nox_session.conda_install(*args, **kwargs, silent=False)
 
-    def execute_sync(self, *args, env=dict(), cwd=None):
-        args = [str(x) for x in args]
-        if cwd is None:
-            cwd = self.dirs.code
-
-        exec_env = self.full_env(env)
-
-        import subprocess
-
-        return subprocess.run(args, env=exec_env, cwd=cwd, capture_output=True)
-
+    @deprecated
     async def execute(self, *args, cwd=None, env={}, external=False, **kwargs):
         """Run a command in the virtual environment.
 
@@ -214,21 +204,9 @@ async def execute(self, *args, cwd=None, env={}, external=False, **kwargs):
             args: The arguments to the command
             cwd: The cwd to use (defaults to ``self.dirs.code``)
         """
-        args = [str(x) for x in args]
-        if cwd is None:
-            cwd = self.dirs.code
-
-        exec_env = self.full_env(env) if not external else {**os.environ, **env}
+        from .executors import execute
 
-        return await run(
-            args,
-            **kwargs,
-            info={"pack": self},
-            env=exec_env,
-            constructor=BenchLogEntry,
-            cwd=cwd,
-            process_accumulator=self.processes,
-        )
+        return execute(pack, *args, cwd=cwd, env=env, external=external, **kwargs)
 
     async def python(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Run a Python script.
diff --git a/milabench/utils.py b/milabench/utils.py
index d7914eb5f..cb058bec0 100644
--- a/milabench/utils.py
+++ b/milabench/utils.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 import importlib
 import pkgutil
 import traceback
+import functools
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Any
+import warnings
 
 from ovld import ovld
 
@@ -17,6 +19,19 @@
 from milabench.validation.validation import Summary
 
 
+def deprecated(func):
+    @functools.wraps(func)
+    def new_func(*args, **kwargs):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "Call to deprecated function {}.".format(func.__name__),
+            category=DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=2,
+        )
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return new_func
+
+
 class Named:
     """A named object.
     This class can be used to construct objects with a name that will be used
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f349e2dea..773986140 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry.build]
 generate-setup-file = false
-script = "milabench/vcs.py"
+script = "milabench/scripts/vcs.py"
 
 [tool.poetry.scripts]
 milabench = "milabench.cli:main"