diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 18d3d29bdc..2426f8c886 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.Editor
             AddAssert("end time is correct", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(lastObject.EndTime, times[1]));
             AddAssert("start position is correct", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(lastObject.OriginalX, positions[0]));
             AddAssert("end position is correct", () => Precision.AlmostEquals(lastObject.EndX, positions[1]));
-            AddAssert("default slider velocity", () => lastObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
+            AddAssert("default slider velocity", () => lastObject.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.Editor
             addPlacementSteps(times, positions);
             addPathCheckStep(times, positions);
 
-            AddAssert("slider velocity changed", () => !lastObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
+            AddAssert("slider velocity changed", () => !lastObject.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamSelectionBlueprint.cs
index f25b66c360..beba5811fe 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/Editor/TestSceneJuiceStreamSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests.Editor
             double[] times = { 100, 300 };
             float[] positions = { 200, 300 };
             addBlueprintStep(times, positions);
-            AddAssert("default slider velocity", () => hitObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
+            AddAssert("default slider velocity", () => hitObject.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
 
             addDragStartStep(times[1], positions[1]);
             AddMouseMoveStep(times[1], 400);
-            AddAssert("slider velocity changed", () => !hitObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
+            AddAssert("slider velocity changed", () => !hitObject.SliderVelocityBindable.IsDefault);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneObjectOrderedHitPolicy.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneObjectOrderedHitPolicy.cs
index 5d9316a21b..ee70441688 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneObjectOrderedHitPolicy.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneObjectOrderedHitPolicy.cs
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             public TestSlider()
             {
-                DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint { SliderVelocity = 0.1f };
+                SliderVelocity = 0.1f;
 
                 DefaultsApplied += _ =>
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderFollowCircleInput.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderFollowCircleInput.cs
index a32f0a13b8..fc2e6d1f72 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderFollowCircleInput.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderFollowCircleInput.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
                     {
                         StartTime = time_slider_start,
                         Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
-                        DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint { SliderVelocity = velocity },
+                        SliderVelocity = velocity,
                         Path = new SliderPath(PathType.Linear, new[]
                         {
                             Vector2.Zero,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs
index 5f27cdc191..d83926ab9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderInput.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
                         {
                             StartTime = time_slider_start,
                             Position = new Vector2(0, 0),
-                            DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint { SliderVelocity = 0.1f },
+                            SliderVelocity = 0.1f,
                             Path = new SliderPath(PathType.PerfectCurve, new[]
                             {
                                 Vector2.Zero,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneStartTimeOrderedHitPolicy.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneStartTimeOrderedHitPolicy.cs
index 29e6fc4301..f4257a9ee7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneStartTimeOrderedHitPolicy.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneStartTimeOrderedHitPolicy.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             public TestSlider()
             {
-                DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint { SliderVelocity = 0.1f };
+                SliderVelocity = 0.1f;
 
                 DefaultsApplied += _ =>
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectComposerDistanceSnapping.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectComposerDistanceSnapping.cs
index f556f6e2fe..6399507aa0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectComposerDistanceSnapping.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectComposerDistanceSnapping.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 
@@ -74,12 +75,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Editing
         [TestCase(2)]
         public void TestSpeedMultiplierDoesNotChangeDistanceSnap(float multiplier)
         {
-            assertSnapDistance(100, new HitObject
+            assertSnapDistance(100, new Slider
             {
-                DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint
-                {
-                    SliderVelocity = multiplier
-                }
+                SliderVelocity = multiplier
             }, false);
         }
 
@@ -87,12 +85,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Editing
         [TestCase(2)]
         public void TestSpeedMultiplierDoesChangeDistanceSnap(float multiplier)
         {
-            assertSnapDistance(100 * multiplier, new HitObject
+            assertSnapDistance(100 * multiplier, new Slider
             {
-                DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint
-                {
-                    SliderVelocity = multiplier
-                }
+                SliderVelocity = multiplier
             }, true);
         }
 
@@ -114,12 +109,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Editing
             const float base_distance = 100;
             const float slider_velocity = 1.2f;
 
-            var referenceObject = new HitObject
+            var referenceObject = new Slider
             {
-                DifficultyControlPoint = new DifficultyControlPoint
-                {
-                    SliderVelocity = slider_velocity
-                }
+                SliderVelocity = slider_velocity
             };
 
             assertSnapDistance(base_distance * slider_velocity, referenceObject, true);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClipboard.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClipboard.cs
index 3c98a83fa0..c4c05278b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClipboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneEditorClipboard.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectDifficultyPointAdjustments.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectDifficultyPointAdjustments.cs
index f34e286f50..3b998b4219 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectDifficultyPointAdjustments.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneHitObjectDifficultyPointAdjustments.cs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ using Humanizer;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editing
         {
             AddStep("unify slider velocity", () =>
             {
-                foreach (var h in EditorBeatmap.HitObjects)
-                    h.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity = 1.5;
+                foreach (var h in EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.OfType<IHasSliderVelocity>())
+                    h.SliderVelocity = 1.5;
             });
 
             AddStep("select both objects", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.AddRange(EditorBeatmap.HitObjects));
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editing
         private void hitObjectHasVelocity(int objectIndex, double velocity) => AddAssert($"{objectIndex.ToOrdinalWords()} has velocity {velocity}", () =>
         {
             var h = EditorBeatmap.HitObjects.ElementAt(objectIndex);
-            return h.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity == velocity;
+            return h is IHasSliderVelocity hasSliderVelocity && hasSliderVelocity.SliderVelocity == velocity;
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index 4822ec3919..095ec1ff1b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// </summary>
         public virtual IList<HitSampleInfo> AuxiliarySamples => ImmutableList<HitSampleInfo>.Empty;
 
-        public DifficultyControlPoint DifficultyControlPoint { get; set; } = DifficultyControlPoint.DEFAULT;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Legacy BPM multiplier that introduces floating-point errors for rulesets that depend on it.
         /// DO NOT USE THIS UNLESS 100% SURE.