diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editor/TestSceneBeatSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editor/TestSceneBeatSnapGrid.cs
index 345fe245fe..d6ddd4cc86 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editor/TestSceneBeatSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editor/TestSceneBeatSnapGrid.cs
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editor
         {
             createGrid();
 
-            Vector2 screenSpacePosition = Vector2.Zero;
-            AddStep("get first tick position", () => screenSpacePosition = grid.ToScreenSpace(grid_position + new Vector2((float)beat_length, 0)));
-            AddAssert("snap time is 1 beat away", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(beat_length, grid.GetSnapTime(screenSpacePosition), 0.01));
+            Vector2 snapPosition = Vector2.Zero;
+            AddStep("get first tick position", () => snapPosition = grid_position + new Vector2((float)beat_length, 0));
+            AddAssert("snap time is 1 beat away", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(beat_length, grid.GetSnapTime(snapPosition), 0.01));
 
             createGrid(g => g.Velocity = 2, "with velocity = 2");
-            AddAssert("snap time is now 0.5 beats away", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(beat_length / 2, grid.GetSnapTime(screenSpacePosition), 0.01));
+            AddAssert("snap time is now 0.5 beats away", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(beat_length / 2, grid.GetSnapTime(snapPosition), 0.01));
         }
 
         private void createGrid(Action<TestBeatSnapGrid> func = null, string description = null)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatSnapGrid.cs
index 98ad0dd3e8..9040843144 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BeatSnapGrid.cs
@@ -112,18 +112,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         protected abstract float GetVelocity(double time, ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Snaps a screen-space position to this grid.
+        /// Snaps a position to this grid.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="screenSpacePosition">The original screen-space position.</param>
-        /// <returns>The snapped screen-space position.</returns>
-        public abstract Vector2 GetSnapPosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition);
+        /// <param name="position">The original position in coordinate space local to this <see cref="BeatSnapGrid"/>.</param>
+        /// <returns>The snapped position in coordinate space local to this <see cref="BeatSnapGrid"/>.</returns>
+        public abstract Vector2 GetSnapPosition(Vector2 position);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieves the time at a snapped screen-space position.
+        /// Retrieves the time at a snapped position.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="screenSpacePosition">The snapped screen-space position.</param>
+        /// <param name="position">The snapped position in coordinate space local to this <see cref="BeatSnapGrid"/>.</param>
         /// <returns>The time at the snapped position.</returns>
-        public double GetSnapTime(Vector2 screenSpacePosition) => startTime + (ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePosition) - CentrePosition).Length / Velocity;
+        public double GetSnapTime(Vector2 position) => startTime + (position - CentrePosition).Length / Velocity;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves the applicable colour for a beat index.