diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
index 0c7ba180f2..73c061afbd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         public const float DEFAULT_TICK_SIZE = 16;
 
-        public DrawableSlider DrawableSlider => (DrawableSlider)ParentHitObject;
+        protected DrawableSlider DrawableSlider => (DrawableSlider)ParentHitObject;
 
         private SkinnableDrawable scaleContainer;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 248f40208a..cc3ffd376e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
             if (TailCircle != null)
                 TailCircle.Position = EndPosition;
-
-            // Positions of other nested hitobjects are not updated
         }
 
         protected void UpdateNestedSamples()