diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs
index be274131c0..b989500066 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
         }
 
         public Bindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; } = new BindableDouble();
-        IBindable<double> IAnimationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime => AnimationStartTime;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
index f05938cb39..a5c937119e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual.Skinning
             public ManualClock ManualClock { get; }
             public IFrameBasedClock Clock { get; }
             public Bindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; } = new BindableDouble();
-            IBindable<double> IAnimationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime => AnimationStartTime;
 
             public TestAnimationTimeReference()
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
index c987372f4b..f627379a57 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// <summary>
         /// The time which animations should be started from, relative to <see cref="Clock"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        IBindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; }
+        Bindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
index b57852847c..a7c084998d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 if (timeReference != null)
                 {
                     Clock = timeReference.Clock;
-                    ((IBindable<double>)animationStartTime).BindTo(timeReference.AnimationStartTime);
+                    animationStartTime.BindTo(timeReference.AnimationStartTime);
                 }
 
                 animationStartTime.BindValueChanged(_ => updatePlaybackPosition(), true);