diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
index 889890e711..d3bc381f72 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
@@ -180,11 +180,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
         private void attachKeyCounter(KeyCounterController keyCounter)
         {
-            var receptor = new ActionReceptor(keyCounter);
+            KeyBindingContainer.Add(keyCounter);
 
-            KeyBindingContainer.Add(receptor);
-
-            keyCounter.SetReceptor(receptor);
             keyCounter.AddRange(KeyBindingContainer.DefaultKeyBindings
                                                    .Select(b => b.GetAction<T>())
                                                    .Distinct()
@@ -192,24 +189,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                                                    .Select(action => new KeyCounterActionTrigger<T>(action)));
         }
 
-        private partial class ActionReceptor : KeyCounterController.Receptor, IKeyBindingHandler<T>
-        {
-            public ActionReceptor(KeyCounterController target)
-                : base(target)
-            {
-            }
-
-            public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<T> e) => Target.Triggers
-                                                                      .OfType<KeyCounterActionTrigger<T>>()
-                                                                      .Any(c => c.OnPressed(e.Action, Clock.Rate >= 0));
-
-            public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<T> e)
-            {
-                foreach (var c in Target.Triggers.OfType<KeyCounterActionTrigger<T>>())
-                    c.OnReleased(e.Action, Clock.Rate >= 0);
-            }
-        }
-
         #endregion
 
         #region Keys per second Counter Attachment
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterActionTrigger.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterActionTrigger.cs
index e5951a8bf4..f2c4487854 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterActionTrigger.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterActionTrigger.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
-    public partial class KeyCounterActionTrigger<T> : InputTrigger
+    public partial class KeyCounterActionTrigger<T> : InputTrigger, IKeyBindingHandler<T>
         where T : struct
     {
         public T Action { get; }
@@ -16,21 +18,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             Action = action;
         }
 
-        public bool OnPressed(T action, bool forwards)
+        public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<T> e)
         {
-            if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(action, Action))
+            if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(e.Action, Action))
                 return false;
 
-            Activate(forwards);
+            Activate(Clock.Rate >= 0);
             return false;
         }
 
-        public void OnReleased(T action, bool forwards)
+        public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<T> e)
         {
-            if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(action, Action))
+            if (!EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(e.Action, Action))
                 return;
 
-            Deactivate(forwards);
+            Deactivate(Clock.Rate >= 0);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterController.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterController.cs
index b138e64d6f..0fa02afbb4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KeyCounterController.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
@@ -17,8 +14,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
     {
         public readonly Bindable<bool> IsCounting = new BindableBool(true);
 
-        private Receptor? receptor;
-
         public event Action<InputTrigger>? OnNewTrigger;
 
         private readonly Container<InputTrigger> triggers;
@@ -38,58 +33,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         }
 
         public void AddRange(IEnumerable<InputTrigger> inputTriggers) => inputTriggers.ForEach(Add);
+        public override bool HandleNonPositionalInput => true;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets a <see cref="Receptor"/> that will populate keybinding events to this <see cref="KeyCounterController"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="receptor">The receptor to set</param>
-        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">When a <see cref="Receptor"/> is already active on this <see cref="KeyCounterDisplay"/></exception>
-        public void SetReceptor(Receptor receptor)
-        {
-            if (this.receptor != null)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot set a new receptor when one is already active");
-
-            this.receptor = receptor;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Clears any <see cref="KeyCounterController.Receptor"/> active
-        /// </summary>
-        public void ClearReceptor()
-        {
-            receptor = null;
-        }
-
-        public override bool HandleNonPositionalInput => receptor == null;
-
-        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => receptor == null;
-
-        public partial class Receptor : Drawable
-        {
-            protected readonly KeyCounterController Target;
-
-            public Receptor(KeyCounterController target)
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-                Depth = float.MinValue;
-                Target = target;
-            }
-
-            public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => true;
-
-            protected override bool Handle(UIEvent e)
-            {
-                switch (e)
-                {
-                    case KeyDownEvent:
-                    case KeyUpEvent:
-                    case MouseDownEvent:
-                    case MouseUpEvent:
-                        return Target.TriggerEvent(e);
-                }
-
-                return base.Handle(e);
-            }
-        }
+        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 15a0e0688b..21636ac04c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                     Spacing = new Vector2(5)
                 },
                 clicksPerSecondCalculator = new ClicksPerSecondCalculator(),
-                KeyCounter = new KeyCounterController()
             };
+            KeyCounter = new KeyCounterController();
 
             hideTargets = new List<Drawable> { mainComponents, rulesetComponents, topRightElements };