diff --git a/src/init.luau b/src/init.luau
index e2f7d4d..e3f46d7 100644
--- a/src/init.luau
+++ b/src/init.luau
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ local function world_add(world: World, entity: i53, id: i53): ()
 	end
 end
 
--- Symmetric like `World.add` but idempotent
 local function world_set(world: World, entity: i53, id: i53, data: unknown): ()
 	local entityIndex = world.entityIndex
 	local record = entityIndex.sparse[entity]
@@ -1032,27 +1031,26 @@ do
 					if not ECS_IS_PAIR(id) then
 						continue
 					end
-
-					local id_record = component_index[id]
-
-					if id_record then
+					local object = ECS_ENTITY_T_LO(id)
+					if object == delete then
+    					local id_record = component_index[id]
 						local flags = id_record.flags
 						if bit32.band(flags, ECS_ID_DELETE) ~= 0 then
-							for _, child in children do
-								-- Cascade deletions of it has Delete as component trait
-								world_delete(world, child, destruct)
-							end
+                  		    for _, child in children do
+               					-- Cascade deletions of it has Delete as component trait
+               					world_delete(world, child, destruct)
+            				end
+
+							break
 						else
-							local object = ECS_ENTITY_T_LO(id)
-							if object == delete then
-								for _, child in children do
-									world_remove(world, child, id)
-								end
-							end
+    						for _, child in children do
+    							world_remove(world, child, id)
+    						end
 						end
 					end
 				end
 
+
 				archetype_destroy(world, idr_t_archetype)
 			end
 		end