diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
index b707f88852..2cb0597a40 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Masks;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..474b8c662e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
+{
+    public class ManiaSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    {
+        public ManiaSelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+            : base(hitObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override void AdjustPosition(DragEvent dragEvent)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NoteSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
index dd6adfc230..0ad99f9709 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NoteSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Masks;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/HitCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/HitCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 9c4b804d77..a59dac1834 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/HitCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/HitCircles/HitCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.HitCircles.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.HitCircles
 {
-    public class HitCircleSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    public class HitCircleSelectionBlueprint : OsuSelectionBlueprint
     {
         public HitCircleSelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitCircle hitCircle)
             : base(hitCircle)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8431d5d5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints
+{
+    public class OsuSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    {
+        protected OsuHitObject OsuObject => (OsuHitObject)HitObject.HitObject;
+
+        public OsuSelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+            : base(hitObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override void AdjustPosition(DragEvent dragEvent) => OsuObject.Position += dragEvent.Delta;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 99ebfecd93..4bac9d3556 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
 {
-    public class SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    public class SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint : OsuSelectionBlueprint
     {
+        private readonly Slider slider;
+
         public SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint(DrawableOsuHitObject hitObject, Slider slider, SliderPosition position)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
+            this.slider = slider;
+
             InternalChild = new SliderCirclePiece(slider, position);
 
             Select();
@@ -20,5 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
 
         // Todo: This is temporary, since the slider circle masks don't do anything special yet. In the future they will handle input.
         public override bool HandlePositionalInput => false;
+
+        public override void AdjustPosition(DragEvent dragEvent) => slider.Position += dragEvent.Delta;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 430ddbdc38..4810d76bf8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders
 {
-    public class SliderSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    public class SliderSelectionBlueprint : OsuSelectionBlueprint
     {
         private readonly SliderCircleSelectionBlueprint headBlueprint;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Spinners/SpinnerSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Spinners/SpinnerSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 869c4c2c79..9e9cc87c5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Spinners/SpinnerSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Spinners/SpinnerSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Spinners.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Spinners
 {
-    public class SpinnerSelectionBlueprint : SelectionBlueprint
+    public class SpinnerSelectionBlueprint : OsuSelectionBlueprint
     {
         private readonly SpinnerPiece piece;
 
@@ -20,5 +20,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Spinners
         }
 
         public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => piece.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos);
+
+        public override void AdjustPosition(DragEvent dragEvent)
+        {
+            // Spinners don't support position adjustments
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 67396c7ae4..61d199a7dc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using OpenTK;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Types;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
-    public abstract class OsuHitObject : HitObject, IHasComboInformation, IHasEditablePosition
+    public abstract class OsuHitObject : HitObject, IHasComboInformation, IHasPosition
     {
         public const double OBJECT_RADIUS = 64;
 
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
         }
 
-        public virtual void OffsetPosition(Vector2 offset) => Position += offset;
-
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => new OsuHitWindows();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 3680c38945..cff742ca29 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
         private void createSliderEnds()
         {
-            HeadCircle = new SliderCircle(this)
+            HeadCircle = new SliderCircle
             {
                 StartTime = StartTime,
                 Position = Position,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                 ComboIndex = ComboIndex,
             };
 
-            TailCircle = new SliderTailCircle(this)
+            TailCircle = new SliderTailCircle
             {
                 StartTime = EndTime,
                 Position = EndPosition,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderCircle.cs
index 1bdd16c9df..deda951378 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderCircle.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using OpenTK;
-
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
     public class SliderCircle : HitCircle
     {
-        private readonly Slider slider;
-
-        public SliderCircle(Slider slider)
-        {
-            this.slider = slider;
-        }
-
-        public override void OffsetPosition(Vector2 offset) => slider.OffsetPosition(offset);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
index 23616ea005..b567bd8423 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
     public class SliderTailCircle : SliderCircle
     {
-        public SliderTailCircle(Slider slider)
-            : base(slider)
-        {
-        }
-
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new OsuSliderTailJudgement();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
index 1270685ab5..1c60fd4831 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Spinner.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
-using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -32,10 +31,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         }
 
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new OsuJudgement();
-
-        public override void OffsetPosition(Vector2 offset)
-        {
-            // for now we don't want to allow spinners to be moved around.
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
index 6e0d136e1f..db35d47b2b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
     /// <summary>
     /// A blueprint placed above a <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> adding editing functionality.
     /// </summary>
-    public class SelectionBlueprint : CompositeDrawable, IStateful<SelectionState>
+    public abstract class SelectionBlueprint : CompositeDrawable, IStateful<SelectionState>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked when this <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> has been selected.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked when this <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> has requested drag.
         /// </summary>
-        public event Action<SelectionBlueprint, Vector2, InputState> DragRequested;
+        public event Action<DragEvent> DragRequested;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> which this <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> applies to.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         public override bool HandlePositionalInput => ShouldBeAlive;
         public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
 
-        public SelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
+        protected SelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
             HitObject = hitObject;
 
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
         protected override bool OnDrag(DragEvent e)
         {
-            DragRequested?.Invoke(this, e.Delta, e.CurrentState);
+            DragRequested?.Invoke(e);
             return true;
         }
 
+        public abstract void AdjustPosition(DragEvent dragEvent);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The screen-space point that causes this <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> to be selected.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Types/IHasEditablePosition.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Types/IHasEditablePosition.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7107b6c763..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/Types/IHasEditablePosition.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
-
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
-using OpenTK;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Types
-{
-    public interface IHasEditablePosition : IHasPosition
-    {
-        void OffsetPosition(Vector2 offset);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 45003545a3..acbfd1f1d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         private void onSelectionRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, InputState state) => selectionBox.HandleSelectionRequested(blueprint, state);
 
-        private void onDragRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, Vector2 delta, InputState state) => selectionBox.HandleDrag(blueprint, delta, state);
+        private void onDragRequested(DragEvent dragEvent) => selectionBox.HandleDrag(dragEvent);
 
         private class SelectionBlueprintContainer : Container<SelectionBlueprint>
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
index e2a70a9ee7..8732672723 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Types;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 
@@ -60,19 +59,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         #region User Input Handling
 
-        public void HandleDrag(SelectionBlueprint m, Vector2 delta, InputState state)
+        public void HandleDrag(DragEvent dragEvent)
         {
             // Todo: Various forms of snapping
 
             foreach (var blueprint in selectedBlueprints)
-            {
-                switch (blueprint.HitObject.HitObject)
-                {
-                    case IHasEditablePosition editablePosition:
-                        editablePosition.OffsetPosition(delta);
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
+                blueprint.AdjustPosition(dragEvent);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)