diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
index b8c4d278d..037b4fb10 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.cc
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ try {
                     buildResult.startTime = time(0); // inexact
                     state = &DerivationGoal::buildDone;
                     started();
-                    return {{WaitForWorld{std::move(a.promise)}}};
+                    return continueOrError(std::move(a.promise));
                 },
                 [&](HookReply::Postpone) -> std::optional<kj::Promise<Result<WorkResult>>> {
                     /* Not now; wait until at least one child finishes or
@@ -1756,4 +1756,17 @@ void DerivationGoal::waiteeDone(GoalPtr waitee)
     }
 }
 
+kj::Promise<Result<Goal::WorkResult>>
+DerivationGoal::continueOrError(kj::Promise<Outcome<void, Goal::Finished>> p)
+{
+    return p.then([](auto r) -> Result<WorkResult> {
+        if (r.has_value()) {
+            return ContinueImmediately{};
+        } else if (r.has_error()) {
+            return r.assume_error();
+        } else {
+            return r.assume_exception();
+        }
+    });
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
index d60bb0b4c..b1311bd7e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/build/derivation-goal.hh
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ protected:
     Finished tooMuchLogs();
     void flushLine();
 
+    static kj::Promise<Result<WorkResult>> continueOrError(kj::Promise<Outcome<void, Goal::Finished>> p);
+
 public:
     /**
      * Wrappers around the corresponding Store methods that first consult the
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/drv-output-substitution-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/drv-output-substitution-goal.cc
index 80b2c4cfb..923cbba58 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/drv-output-substitution-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/drv-output-substitution-goal.cc
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ try {
         });
 
     state = &DrvOutputSubstitutionGoal::realisationFetched;
-    return {WaitForWorld{
-        pipe.promise.then([]() -> Outcome<void, Finished> { return result::success(); })
-    }};
+    return pipe.promise.then([]() -> Result<WorkResult> { return ContinueImmediately{}; });
 } catch (...) {
     return {std::current_exception()};
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/goal.hh b/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
index e7a500a00..7933fbc31 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/build/goal.hh
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ public:
 
     struct [[nodiscard]] StillAlive {};
     struct [[nodiscard]] ContinueImmediately {};
-    struct [[nodiscard]] WaitForWorld {
-        kj::Promise<Outcome<void, Finished>> promise;
-    };
     struct [[nodiscard]] Finished {
         ExitCode exitCode;
         BuildResult result;
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@ public:
     struct [[nodiscard]] WorkResult : std::variant<
                                           StillAlive,
                                           ContinueImmediately,
-                                          WaitForWorld,
                                           Finished>
     {
         WorkResult() = delete;
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 2443cfb5a..a32f742f4 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ try {
         state = &DerivationGoal::buildDone;
 
         started();
-        return {WaitForWorld{std::move(promise)}};
+        return continueOrError(std::move(promise));
 
     } catch (BuildError & e) {
         outputLocks.unlock();
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/substitution-goal.cc b/src/libstore/build/substitution-goal.cc
index 74a63ca21..d9d8f1a7d 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/substitution-goal.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/substitution-goal.cc
@@ -240,9 +240,7 @@ try {
     });
 
     state = &PathSubstitutionGoal::finished;
-    return {WaitForWorld{
-        pipe.promise.then([]() -> Outcome<void, Finished> { return result::success(); })
-    }};
+    return pipe.promise.then([]() -> Result<WorkResult> { return ContinueImmediately{}; });
 } catch (...) {
     return {std::current_exception()};
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/build/worker.cc b/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
index 18cdde63a..1b1bf1d5c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build/worker.cc
@@ -202,17 +202,6 @@ void Worker::handleWorkResult(GoalPtr goal, Goal::WorkResult how)
         overloaded{
             [&](Goal::StillAlive) {},
             [&](Goal::ContinueImmediately) { wakeUp(goal); },
-            [&](Goal::WaitForWorld & w) {
-                childStarted(goal, w.promise.then([](auto r) -> Result<Goal::WorkResult> {
-                    if (r.has_value()) {
-                        return {Goal::ContinueImmediately{}};
-                    } else if (r.has_error()) {
-                        return {std::move(r).error()};
-                    } else {
-                        return r.exception();
-                    }
-                }));
-            },
             [&](Goal::Finished & f) { goalFinished(goal, f); },
         },
         how