diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
index acbf5ba9ae..c92937ef09 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
@@ -18,8 +20,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+        }
 
-            InternalChild = new SkinnableDrawable("Play/osu/hitcircle", _ => new DefaultCirclePiece());
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(TextureStore textures)
+        {
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Sprite
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Texture = textures.Get(@"Play/osu/disc"),
+                },
+                new TrianglesPiece
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                    Alpha = 0.5f,
+                }
+            };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/DefaultCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/DefaultCirclePiece.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 047ff943ff..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/DefaultCirclePiece.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
-// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
-
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
-{
-    public class DefaultCirclePiece : Container
-    {
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(TextureStore textures)
-        {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Children = new Drawable[]
-            {
-                new Sprite
-                {
-                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Texture = textures.Get(@"Play/osu/disc"),
-                },
-                new TrianglesPiece
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Blending = BlendingMode.Additive,
-                    Alpha = 0.5f,
-                }
-            };
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 0a811a9514..dffcd00cc3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(DrawableHitObject drawableObject, ISkinSource skin)
             {
-                Sprite mainCircle;
+                Sprite hitCircleSprite;
 
                 InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    mainCircle = new Sprite
+                    hitCircleSprite = new Sprite
                     {
                         Texture = skin.GetTexture("hitcircle"),
                         Colour = drawableObject.AccentColour.Value
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 state.BindValueChanged(updateState, true);
 
                 accentColour.BindTo(drawableObject.AccentColour);
-                accentColour.BindValueChanged(colour => mainCircle.Colour = colour.NewValue, true);
+                accentColour.BindValueChanged(colour => hitCircleSprite.Colour = colour.NewValue, true);
             }
 
             private void updateState(ValueChangedEvent<ArmedState> state)