diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
index 3932be1fb1..081ddddc29 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/aistuff.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ void SetNewWeapon(int nPlayer, int nWeapon);
 void SetNewWeaponImmediate(int nPlayer, int nWeapon);
 void SetNewWeaponIfBetter(int nPlayer, int nWeapon);
 void SelectNewWeapon(int nPlayer);
-void StopFiringWeapon(int nPlayer);
-void FireWeapon(int nPlayer);
 void CheckClip(int nPlayer);
 void MoveWeapons(int nPlayer);
 void DrawWeapons(double interpfrac);
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/gun.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/gun.cpp
index c51c82251a..2a38c40df7 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/gun.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/gun.cpp
@@ -248,18 +248,6 @@ void SelectNewWeapon(int nPlayer)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void StopFiringWeapon(int nPlayer)
-{
-    PlayerList[nPlayer].bIsFiring = false;
-}
-
-void FireWeapon(int nPlayer)
-{
-    if (!PlayerList[nPlayer].bIsFiring) {
-        PlayerList[nPlayer].bIsFiring = true;
-    }
-}
-
 void SetWeaponStatus(int nPlayer)
 {
 }
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 110ab5201a..d9123b0931 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void StartDeathSeq(int nPlayer, int nVal)
         }
     }
 
-    StopFiringWeapon(nPlayer);
+    PlayerList[nPlayer].bIsFiring = false;
 
     PlayerList[nPlayer].pActor->PrevAngles.Pitch = PlayerList[nPlayer].pActor->spr.Angles.Pitch = nullAngle;
     pActor->oviewzoffset = pActor->viewzoffset = -55;
@@ -1520,15 +1520,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
                 }
             }
 
-            // was int var_38 = buttons & 0x8
-            if (pPlayer->input.actions & SB_FIRE)
-            {
-                FireWeapon(pPlayer->nPlayer);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                StopFiringWeapon(pPlayer->nPlayer);
-            }
+            pPlayer->bIsFiring = !!(pPlayer->input.actions & SB_FIRE);
         }
 
         updatePlayerAction(pPlayer);