diff --git a/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/Get-AppInstallLocation.ps1 b/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/Get-AppInstallLocation.ps1
index ef28520228a..d0f62a6e73a 100644
--- a/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/Get-AppInstallLocation.ps1
+++ b/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/Get-AppInstallLocation.ps1
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function Get-AppInstallLocation {
     $dirs = $Env:ProgramFiles, "$Env:ProgramFiles\*\*"
     if (Get-ProcessorBits 64) { $dirs += ${ENV:ProgramFiles(x86)}, "${ENV:ProgramFiles(x86)}\*\*" }
     Write-Verbose "Trying Program Files with 2 levels depth: $dirs"
-    $location = (ls $dirs | ? {$_.PsIsContainer}) -match $AppNamePattern | select -First 1 | % {$_.FullName}
+    $location = (Get-ChildItem $dirs | ? {$_.PsIsContainer}) -match $AppNamePattern | select -First 1 | % {$_.FullName}
     if (is_dir $location) { return strip $location }
 
     Write-Verbose "Trying native commands on PATH"
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function Get-AppInstallLocation {
 
     $appPaths =  "\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths"
     Write-Verbose "Trying Registry: $appPaths"
-    $location = (ls "HKCU:\$appPaths", "HKLM:\$appPaths") -match $AppNamePattern | select -First 1
+    $location = (Get-ChildItem "HKCU:\$appPaths", "HKLM:\$appPaths") -match $AppNamePattern | select -First 1
     if ($location) { $location = Split-Path $location }
     if (is_dir $location) { return strip $location }
 
diff --git a/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/chocolatey-core.psm1 b/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/chocolatey-core.psm1
index ee4217412cc..947856f311f 100644
--- a/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/chocolatey-core.psm1
+++ b/extensions/chocolatey-core.extension/extensions/chocolatey-core.psm1
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # Include file names that start with capital letters, ignore others
 $ScriptRoot = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
 
-$pre = ls Function:\*
-ls "$ScriptRoot\*.ps1" | ? { $_.Name -cmatch '^[A-Z]+' } | % { . $_  }
-$post = ls Function:\*
+$pre = Get-ChildItem Function:\*
+Get-ChildItem "$ScriptRoot\*.ps1" | ? { $_.Name -cmatch '^[A-Z]+' } | % { . $_  }
+$post = Get-ChildItem Function:\*
 $funcs = compare $pre $post | select -Expand InputObject | select -Expand Name
 $funcs | ? { $_ -cmatch '^[A-Z]+'} | % { Export-ModuleMember -Function $_ }