diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
index 00575dd7e9..a5dbc91cda 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/AttackBase.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		public readonly int[] SecondaryLocalOffset = { };
 		public readonly int[] PrimaryOffset = { 0, 0 };
 		public readonly int[] SecondaryOffset = null;
-		public readonly bool MuzzleFlash = false;
 		public readonly int FireDelay = 0;
 
 		public readonly bool AlignIdleTurrets = false;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnitTurreted.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnitTurreted.cs
index c1e86cd5ef..e513eb0cdb 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnitTurreted.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderUnitTurreted.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			var facing = self.Trait<IFacing>();
 			var turreted = self.Trait<Turreted>();
 			var attack = self.TraitOrDefault<AttackBase>();
-			var attackInfo = self.Info.Traits.Get<AttackBaseInfo>();
 
 			var turretAnim = new Animation(GetImage(self), () => turreted.turretFacing );
 			turretAnim.Play( "turret" );
@@ -38,17 +37,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 					new AnimationWithOffset( turretAnim,
 						() => Combat.GetTurretPosition( self, facing, turret ),
 						null));
-
-				if (attackInfo.MuzzleFlash)
-				{
-					var muzzleFlash = new Animation(GetImage(self), () => turreted.turretFacing);
-					muzzleFlash.PlayFetchIndex("muzzle",
-						() => (int)(turret.Recoil * 5.9f)); /* hack: dumb crap */
-					anims.Add("muzzle_flash_{0}".F(i),
-						new AnimationWithOffset(muzzleFlash,
-							() => Combat.GetTurretPosition(self, facing, turret),
-							() => turret.Recoil <= 0));
-				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mods/cnc/rules/vehicles.yaml b/mods/cnc/rules/vehicles.yaml
index ca92f3ac62..6ef879233d 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/rules/vehicles.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/rules/vehicles.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ APC:
 	AttackFrontal:
 		PrimaryWeapon: QuadCannon
 		PrimaryOffset: 0,0,0,-4
-		MuzzleFlash: yes
 	RenderUnit:
 	WithMuzzleFlash:
 	AutoTarget:
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ BGGY:
 	AttackTurreted:
 		PrimaryWeapon: MachineGun
 		PrimaryOffset: 0,1,0,-3
-		MuzzleFlash: yes
+	WithMuzzleFlash:
 	RenderUnitTurreted:
 	AutoTarget:
 	LeavesHusk:
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ JEEP:
 	AttackTurreted:
 		PrimaryWeapon: MachineGun
 		PrimaryOffset: 0,0,0,-2
-		MuzzleFlash: yes
+	WithMuzzleFlash:
 	RenderUnitTurreted:
 	AutoTarget:
 	LeavesHusk:
@@ -471,4 +470,4 @@ STNK:
 	AutoTarget:
 	TargetableUnit:
 	LeavesHusk:
-		HuskActor: STNK.Husk
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+		HuskActor: STNK.Husk
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/vehicles.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/vehicles.yaml
index 0567828a78..b83f1c674c 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/vehicles.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/vehicles.yaml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ JEEP:
 	AttackTurreted:
 		PrimaryWeapon: M60mg
 		PrimaryOffset: 0,0,0,-2
-		MuzzleFlash: yes
+	WithMuzzleFlash:
 	RenderUnitTurreted:
 	AutoTarget:
 	Cargo:
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ APC:
 	AttackFrontal:
 		PrimaryWeapon: M60mg
 		PrimaryOffset: 0,0,0,-4
-		MuzzleFlash: yes
 	RenderUnit:
 	WithMuzzleFlash:
 	AutoTarget: