diff --git a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
index 5f78dc76c6d70..25bfee6cf7ca0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_asset/src/handle.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     UntypedAssetId,
 };
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
-use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect, TypePath};
-use bevy_utils::ShortName;
+use bevy_reflect::{std_traits::ReflectDefault, Reflect, ShortName, TypePath};
 use crossbeam_channel::{Receiver, Sender};
 use std::{
     any::TypeId,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
index b91bb9ea160a4..247825c285704 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/change_detection.rs
@@ -587,6 +587,19 @@ impl<'w, T: Resource> From<ResMut<'w, T>> for Res<'w, T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'w, T: Resource> From<Res<'w, T>> for Ref<'w, T> {
+    /// Convert a `Res` into a `Ref`. This allows keeping the change-detection feature of `Ref`
+    /// while losing the specificity of `Res` for resources.
+    fn from(res: Res<'w, T>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            value: res.value,
+            ticks: res.ticks,
+            #[cfg(feature = "track_change_detection")]
+            changed_by: res.changed_by,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'w, 'a, T: Resource> IntoIterator for &'a Res<'w, T>
 where
     &'a T: IntoIterator,
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
index 5b7756ab1369e..1185949388347 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/schedule/schedule.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ pub enum Chain {
 /// fn system_one() { println!("System 1 works!") }
 /// fn system_two() { println!("System 2 works!") }
 /// fn system_three() { println!("System 3 works!") }
-///    
+///
 /// fn main() {
 ///     let mut world = World::new();
 ///     let mut schedule = Schedule::default();
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ impl ScheduleGraph {
 
     #[inline]
     fn get_node_name_inner(&self, id: &NodeId, report_sets: bool) -> String {
-        let mut name = match id {
+        let name = match id {
             NodeId::System(_) => {
                 let name = self.systems[id.index()].get().unwrap().name().to_string();
                 if report_sets {
@@ -1607,9 +1607,15 @@ impl ScheduleGraph {
                 }
             }
         };
-        if self.settings.use_shortnames {
-            name = bevy_utils::ShortName(&name).to_string();
+        #[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
+        {
+            if self.settings.use_shortnames {
+                bevy_reflect::ShortName(&name).to_string()
+            } else {
+                name
+            }
         }
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "bevy_reflect"))]
         name
     }
 
@@ -2012,6 +2018,7 @@ pub struct ScheduleBuildSettings {
     /// If set to true, node names will be shortened instead of the fully qualified type path.
     ///
     /// Defaults to `true`.
+    #[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
     pub use_shortnames: bool,
     /// If set to true, report all system sets the conflicting systems are part of.
     ///
@@ -2033,6 +2040,7 @@ impl ScheduleBuildSettings {
             ambiguity_detection: LogLevel::Ignore,
             hierarchy_detection: LogLevel::Warn,
             auto_insert_apply_deferred: true,
+            #[cfg(feature = "bevy_reflect")]
             use_shortnames: true,
             report_sets: true,
         }
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
index 2c55062751be1..6202785f8e332 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/mod.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use crate::{
     removal_detection::RemovedComponentEvents,
     schedule::{Schedule, ScheduleLabel, Schedules},
     storage::{ResourceData, Storages},
-    system::{Commands, Res, Resource},
+    system::{Commands, Resource},
     world::{command_queue::RawCommandQueue, error::TryRunScheduleError},
 };
 use bevy_ptr::{OwningPtr, Ptr};
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ impl World {
     /// use [`get_resource_or_insert_with`](World::get_resource_or_insert_with).
     #[inline]
     #[track_caller]
-    pub fn resource_ref<R: Resource>(&self) -> Res<R> {
+    pub fn resource_ref<R: Resource>(&self) -> Ref<R> {
         match self.get_resource_ref() {
             Some(x) => x,
             None => panic!(
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ impl World {
 
     /// Gets a reference including change detection to the resource of the given type if it exists.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn get_resource_ref<R: Resource>(&self) -> Option<Res<R>> {
+    pub fn get_resource_ref<R: Resource>(&self) -> Option<Ref<R>> {
         // SAFETY:
         // - `as_unsafe_world_cell_readonly` gives permission to access everything immutably
         // - `&self` ensures nothing in world is borrowed mutably
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ impl World {
     }
 
     /// Runs both [`clear_entities`](Self::clear_entities) and [`clear_resources`](Self::clear_resources),
-    /// invalidating all [`Entity`] and resource fetches such as [`Res`], [`ResMut`](crate::system::ResMut)
+    /// invalidating all [`Entity`] and resource fetches such as [`Res`](crate::system::Res), [`ResMut`](crate::system::ResMut)
     pub fn clear_all(&mut self) {
         self.clear_entities();
         self.clear_resources();
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
index f1af0c11c2eec..7aac53742d458 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/world/unsafe_world_cell.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
     query::{DebugCheckedUnwrap, ReadOnlyQueryData},
     removal_detection::RemovedComponentEvents,
     storage::{ComponentSparseSet, Storages, Table},
-    system::{Res, Resource},
+    system::Resource,
     world::RawCommandQueue,
 };
 use bevy_ptr::Ptr;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl<'w> UnsafeWorldCell<'w> {
     /// - the [`UnsafeWorldCell`] has permission to access the resource
     /// - no mutable reference to the resource exists at the same time
     #[inline]
-    pub unsafe fn get_resource_ref<R: Resource>(self) -> Option<Res<'w, R>> {
+    pub unsafe fn get_resource_ref<R: Resource>(self) -> Option<Ref<'w, R>> {
         let component_id = self.components().get_resource_id(TypeId::of::<R>())?;
 
         // SAFETY: caller ensures `self` has permission to access the resource
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ impl<'w> UnsafeWorldCell<'w> {
         #[cfg(feature = "track_change_detection")]
         let caller = unsafe { _caller.deref() };
 
-        Some(Res {
+        Some(Ref {
             value,
             ticks,
             #[cfg(feature = "track_change_detection")]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_hierarchy/src/valid_parent_check_plugin.rs b/crates/bevy_hierarchy/src/valid_parent_check_plugin.rs
index b190885723be9..ef3aebd83d60d 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_hierarchy/src/valid_parent_check_plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_hierarchy/src/valid_parent_check_plugin.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use crate::Parent;
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "bevy_app")]
-use bevy_utils::{HashSet, ShortName};
+use bevy_reflect::ShortName;
+#[cfg(feature = "bevy_app")]
+use bevy_utils::HashSet;
 
 /// When enabled, runs [`check_hierarchy_component_has_valid_parent<T>`].
 ///
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
index c86a92e852603..4a52d9fd3cc0c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ keywords = ["bevy"]
 rust-version = "1.76.0"
 
 [features]
-default = ["smallvec", "debug"]
+default = ["smallvec", "debug", "alloc"]
 # When enabled, provides Bevy-related reflection implementations
 bevy = ["smallvec", "smol_str"]
 glam = ["dep:glam"]
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ debug_stack = []
 documentation = ["bevy_reflect_derive/documentation"]
 # Enables function reflection
 functions = ["bevy_reflect_derive/functions"]
+alloc = []
 
 [dependencies]
 # bevy
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
index 7af6020005ecd..c4326cff6f49c 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/lib.rs
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ mod reflect;
 mod reflectable;
 mod remote;
 mod set;
+mod short_name;
 mod struct_trait;
 mod tuple;
 mod tuple_struct;
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ pub use type_registry::*;
 
 pub use bevy_reflect_derive::*;
 pub use erased_serde;
+pub use short_name::ShortName;
 
 extern crate alloc;
 
@@ -2366,7 +2368,7 @@ bevy_reflect::tests::Test {
 
             fn short_type_path() -> &'static str {
                 static CELL: GenericTypePathCell = GenericTypePathCell::new();
-                CELL.get_or_insert::<Self, _>(|| bevy_utils::ShortName::of::<Self>().to_string())
+                CELL.get_or_insert::<Self, _>(|| ShortName::of::<Self>().to_string())
             }
 
             fn type_ident() -> Option<&'static str> {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_utils/src/short_names.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/short_name.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from crates/bevy_utils/src/short_names.rs
rename to crates/bevy_reflect/src/short_name.rs
index d14548b6815f2..24f01a8ca1946 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_utils/src/short_names.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/short_name.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use bevy_utils::ShortName;
+/// # use bevy_reflect::ShortName;
 /// #
 /// # mod foo {
 /// #     pub mod bar {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_utils/src/lib.rs
index eaa197c0384ea..53442f77222fa 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ pub mod prelude {
 }
 
 pub mod futures;
-mod short_names;
-pub use short_names::ShortName;
 pub mod synccell;
 pub mod syncunsafecell;