diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
index 84ea1e91b3..e8968cd2f0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Attack.cs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 		{
 			if (!attack.IsTraitPaused)
 				foreach (var a in armaments)
-					a.CheckFire(self, facing, target, false);
+					a.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
 		}
 
 		void IActivityNotifyStanceChanged.StanceChanged(Actor self, AutoTarget autoTarget, UnitStance oldStance, UnitStance newStance)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
index 4f02953b9b..b22236a42b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Air/AttackBomber.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 						continue;
 
 					inAttackRange = true;
-					a.CheckFire(self, facing, target, false);
+					a.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
 				}
 
 				// Actors without armaments may want to trigger an action when it passes the target
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Armament.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Armament.cs
index 283b6b677f..dbf6929d48 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Armament.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Armament.cs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 		// Note: facing is only used by the legacy positioning code
 		// The world coordinate model uses Actor.Orientation
-		public virtual bool CheckFire(Actor self, IFacing facing, in Target target, bool notifyAttacking)
+		public virtual bool CheckFire(Actor self, IFacing facing, in Target target)
 		{
 			if (!CanFire(self, target))
 				return false;
@@ -286,10 +286,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 				FireBarrel(self, facing, target, barrel);
 				UpdateBurst(self, target);
-
-				if (notifyAttacking)
-					foreach (var (notifyActor, notify) in notifyAttacks)
-						notify.Attacking(notifyActor, target, this, barrel);
 			}
 			while (FireDelay == 0 && CanFire(self, target));
 
@@ -357,11 +353,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 					if (burst == args.Weapon.Burst && args.Weapon.StartBurstReport != null && args.Weapon.StartBurstReport.Length > 0)
 						Game.Sound.Play(SoundType.World, args.Weapon.StartBurstReport, self.World, self.CenterPosition);
 
-					foreach (var (notifyActor, notify) in notifyAttacks)
-						notify.Attacking(notifyActor, delayedTarget, this, barrel);
-
 					Recoil = Info.Recoil;
 				}
+
+				foreach (var (notifyActor, notify) in notifyAttacks)
+					notify.Attacking(notifyActor, delayedTarget, this, barrel);
 			});
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
index aa75a05511..d38c325525 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				return;
 
 			foreach (var a in Armaments)
-				a.CheckFire(self, facing, target, false);
+				a.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
 		}
 
 		IEnumerable<IOrderTargeter> IIssueOrder.Orders
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackGarrisoned.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackGarrisoned.cs
index 3bf38c9ed2..735516cca6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackGarrisoned.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackGarrisoned.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				paxFacing[a.Actor].Facing = targetYaw;
 				paxPos[a.Actor].SetCenterPosition(a.Actor, pos + PortOffset(self, port));
 
-				if (!a.CheckFire(a.Actor, facing, target, true))
+				if (!a.CheckFire(a.Actor, facing, target))
 					continue;
 
 				if (a.Info.MuzzleSequence != null)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Activities/SwallowActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Activities/SwallowActor.cs
index fee76d9aca..eafed0080f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Activities/SwallowActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.D2k/Activities/SwallowActor.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.D2k.Activities
 			if (affectedPlayers.Contains(self.World.LocalPlayer))
 				TextNotificationsManager.AddTransientLine(self.World.LocalPlayer, swallow.Info.WormAttackTextNotification);
 
-			return armament.CheckFire(self, facing, target, true);
+			return armament.CheckFire(self, facing, target);
 		}
 
 		public override bool Tick(Actor self)