diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
index 9b09817913..2fa9963ce2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Burns.cs
@@ -13,35 +13,37 @@ using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 {
-	class BurnsInfo : TraitInfo<Burns>
+	class BurnsInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSimpleInfo>
 	{
 		public readonly string Anim = "1";
 		public readonly int Damage = 1;
 		public readonly int Interval = 8;
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new Burns(init.self, this); }
 	}
 
 	class Burns : ITick, ISync
 	{
 		[Sync]
 		int ticks;
-		bool isSetup;
+		BurnsInfo Info;
+		
+		public Burns(Actor self, BurnsInfo info)
+		{
+			Info = info;
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSimple>();
+			var anim = new Animation("fire", () => 0);
+				anim.PlayRepeating(Info.Anim);
+				rs.anims.Add("fire",
+					new AnimationWithOffset(anim, () => new float2(0, -3), null));
+		}
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
-			if (!isSetup)
-			{
-				isSetup = true;
-
-				var anim = new Animation("fire", () => 0);
-				anim.PlayRepeating(self.Info.Traits.Get<BurnsInfo>().Anim);
-				self.Trait<RenderSimple>().anims.Add("fire",
-					new AnimationWithOffset(anim, () => new float2(0, -3), null));
-			}
-
 			if (--ticks <= 0)
 			{
-				self.InflictDamage(self, self.Info.Traits.Get<BurnsInfo>().Damage, null);
-				ticks = self.Info.Traits.Get<BurnsInfo>().Interval;
+				self.InflictDamage(self, Info.Damage, null);
+				ticks = Info.Interval;
 			}
 		}
 	}