diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
index 831a86940fb4..ee9effa468e1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::core::config::flags::Subcommand;
 use crate::core::config::TargetSelection;
 use crate::utils;
 use crate::utils::cache::{Interned, INTERNER};
+use crate::utils::exec::BootstrapCommand;
 use crate::utils::helpers::{
     self, add_link_lib_path, dylib_path, dylib_path_var, output, t, up_to_date,
 };
@@ -808,8 +809,8 @@ impl Step for Clippy {
 
         let _guard = builder.msg_sysroot_tool(Kind::Test, compiler.stage, "clippy", host, host);
 
-        #[allow(deprecated)] // Clippy reports errors if it blessed the outputs
-        if builder.config.try_run(&mut cargo).is_ok() {
+        // Clippy reports errors if it blessed the outputs
+        if builder.run_cmd(&mut cargo) {
             // The tests succeeded; nothing to do.
             return;
         }
@@ -3094,7 +3095,7 @@ impl Step for CodegenCranelift {
             .arg("testsuite.extended_sysroot");
         cargo.args(builder.config.test_args());
 
-        #[allow(deprecated)]
-        builder.config.try_run(&mut cargo.into()).unwrap();
+        let mut cmd: Command = cargo.into();
+        builder.run_cmd(BootstrapCommand::from(&mut cmd).fail_fast());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index 5702fa62d7cc..7c35e2a0e9f9 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ impl Step for ToolBuild {
         );
 
         let mut cargo = Command::from(cargo);
-        #[allow(deprecated)] // we check this in `is_optional_tool` in a second
-        let is_expected = builder.config.try_run(&mut cargo).is_ok();
+        // we check this in `is_optional_tool` in a second
+        let is_expected = builder.run_cmd(&mut cargo);
 
         builder.save_toolstate(
             tool,
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index 35d3c78aee2f..27d5faa3289a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -579,15 +579,12 @@ impl Build {
         }
 
         // Save any local changes, but avoid running `git stash pop` if there are none (since it will exit with an error).
-        #[allow(deprecated)] // diff-index reports the modifications through the exit status
-        let has_local_modifications = self
-            .config
-            .try_run(
-                Command::new("git")
-                    .args(&["diff-index", "--quiet", "HEAD"])
-                    .current_dir(&absolute_path),
-            )
-            .is_err();
+        // diff-index reports the modifications through the exit status
+        let has_local_modifications = !self.run_cmd(
+            Command::new("git")
+                .args(&["diff-index", "--quiet", "HEAD"])
+                .current_dir(&absolute_path),
+        );
         if has_local_modifications {
             self.run(Command::new("git").args(&["stash", "push"]).current_dir(&absolute_path));
         }