diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Smoke.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Smoke.cs
index 761f34527c..f1990665ea 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Smoke.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/Smoke.cs
@@ -10,17 +10,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Effects
 	{
 		readonly int2 pos;
 		readonly Animation anim = new Animation("smokey");
-		bool removed;
 
 		public Smoke(int2 pos)
 		{
 			this.pos = pos;
 			anim.PlayThen("idle",
-				() =>
-				{
-					removed = true;
-					Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
-				});
+				() => Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
 		}
 
 		public void Tick()
@@ -30,8 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<Tuple<Sprite, float2, int>> Render()
 		{
-			if (!removed)
-				yield return Tuple.New(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size, 0);
+			yield return Tuple.New(anim.Image, pos.ToFloat2() - .5f * anim.Image.size, 0);
 		}
 	}
 }