diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index c2dd86d35d..f2eb2ef326 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public Column()
             : base(ScrollingDirection.Up)
         {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Width = column_width;
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index ed973d6962..9a148b6770 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                     Name = "Stages",
                     Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Spacing = new Vector2(stageSpacing),
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index e0c1658054..2d9e7157da 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             this.firstColumnIndex = firstColumnIndex;
             this.definition = definition;
 
-            Name = "Playfield elements";
+            Name = "Stage";
+
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
index 25a7adb5a7..2e2fb91b12 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// <param name="customWidth">Whether we want our internal coordinate system to be scaled to a specified width.</param>
         protected Playfield(float? customWidth = null)
         {
-            // Default height since we force relative size axes
-            Size = Vector2.One;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
             AddInternal(ScaledContent = new ScaledContainer
             {
@@ -60,12 +58,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             Add(HitObjects);
         }
 
-        public override Axes RelativeSizeAxes
-        {
-            get { return Axes.Both; }
-            set { throw new InvalidOperationException($@"{nameof(Playfield)}'s {nameof(RelativeSizeAxes)} should never be changed from {Axes.Both}"); }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Performs post-processing tasks (if any) after all DrawableHitObjects are loaded into this Playfield.
         /// </summary>