diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Configuration/OsuRulesetConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Configuration/OsuRulesetConfigManager.cs
index ab6e6bac6c..f76635a932 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Configuration/OsuRulesetConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Configuration/OsuRulesetConfigManager.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration
             base.InitialiseDefaults();
             Set(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingInSliders, true);
             Set(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders, true);
-            Set(OsuRulesetSetting.AlwaysTintSliderBall, true);
             Set(OsuRulesetSetting.ShowCursorTrail, true);
         }
     }
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration
     {
         SnakingInSliders,
         SnakingOutSliders,
-        AlwaysTintSliderBall,
         ShowCursorTrail
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 36ac0be723..a0b60479ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             config?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingInSliders, Body.SnakingIn);
             config?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders, Body.SnakingOut);
-            config?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.AlwaysTintSliderBall, alwaysTintSliderBall);
 
             positionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Position = HitObject.StackedPosition);
             scaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale =>
@@ -124,12 +123,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             pathBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Body.Refresh());
 
-            alwaysTintSliderBall.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSliderBallTint());
-
             AccentColour.BindValueChanged(colour =>
             {
                 Body.AccentColour = colour.NewValue;
-                updateSliderBallTint();
 
                 foreach (var drawableHitObject in NestedHitObjects)
                     drawableHitObject.AccentColour.Value = colour.NewValue;
@@ -181,14 +177,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             Body.AccentColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderTrackOverride)?.Value ?? AccentColour.Value;
             Body.BorderColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderBorder)?.Value ?? Color4.White;
 
-            allowSliderBallTint = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.AllowSliderBallTint)?.Value ?? false;
-            updateSliderBallTint();
+            bool allowBallTint = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.AllowSliderBallTint)?.Value ?? false;
+            Ball.Colour = allowBallTint ? AccentColour.Value : Color4.White;
         }
 
         private void updatePathRadius() => Body.PathRadius = slider.Scale * sliderPathRadius;
 
-        private void updateSliderBallTint() => Ball.Colour = (alwaysTintSliderBall.Value || allowSliderBallTint) ? AccentColour.Value : Color4.White;
-
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
         {
             if (userTriggered || Time.Current < slider.EndTime)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuSettingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuSettingsSubsection.cs
index be86614b57..88adf72551 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuSettingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuSettingsSubsection.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
                     Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders)
                 },
                 new SettingsCheckbox
-                {
-                    LabelText = "Always tint slider ball with combo colour",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuRulesetSetting.AlwaysTintSliderBall)
-                },
-                new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
                     LabelText = "Cursor trail",
                     Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuRulesetSetting.ShowCursorTrail)