diff --git a/include/battle.h b/include/battle.h
index 941c9c1d3e..a2a142c9ae 100644
--- a/include/battle.h
+++ b/include/battle.h
@@ -819,11 +819,6 @@ static inline bool32 IsBattleMoveStatus(u32 move)
     return GetMoveCategory(move) == DAMAGE_CATEGORY_STATUS;
 }
 
-static inline bool32 IsBattleMoveRecoil(u32 move)
-{
-    return GetMoveRecoil(move) > 0 || GetMoveEffect(move) == EFFECT_RECOIL_IF_MISS;
-}
-
 /* Checks if 'battlerId' is any of the types.
  * Passing multiple types is more efficient than calling this multiple
  * times with one type because it shares the 'GetBattlerTypes' result. */
diff --git a/src/battle_ai_util.c b/src/battle_ai_util.c
index 192d511f68..d84a739cbf 100644
--- a/src/battle_ai_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_ai_util.c
@@ -972,10 +972,8 @@ static bool32 AI_IsMoveEffectInMinus(u32 battlerAtk, u32 battlerDef, u32 move, s
     case EFFECT_EXPLOSION:
     case EFFECT_FINAL_GAMBIT:
         return TRUE;
-    case EFFECT_RECOIL_IF_MISS:
-        if (AI_IsDamagedByRecoil(battlerAtk))
-            return TRUE;
     case EFFECT_RECOIL:
+    case EFFECT_RECOIL_IF_MISS:
         if (AI_IsDamagedByRecoil(battlerAtk))
             return TRUE;
         break;
diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index bdffa67624..e7e7dbe10b 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -8396,7 +8396,7 @@ static inline u32 CalcMoveBasePowerAfterModifiers(struct DamageCalculationData *
            modifier = uq4_12_multiply(modifier, UQ_4_12(1.5));
         break;
     case ABILITY_RECKLESS:
-        if (IsBattleMoveRecoil(move))
+        if (moveEffect == EFFECT_RECOIL || moveEffect == EFFECT_RECOIL_IF_MISS)
            modifier = uq4_12_multiply(modifier, UQ_4_12(1.2));
         break;
     case ABILITY_IRON_FIST: