diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
index dc163ed77e..f77c64407f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
 
         public override Drawable CreateIcon() => new SpriteIcon { Icon = OsuIcon.RulesetCatch };
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
+        public override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
         {
             return new[]
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index cc64ee0d69..6762f534de 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
             return (PlayfieldType)Enum.GetValues(typeof(PlayfieldType)).Cast<int>().OrderDescending().First(v => variant >= v);
         }
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
+        public override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
         {
             return new[]
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
index b2f924ca3b..56442620b9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
 
         public override IRulesetConfigManager CreateConfig(SettingsStore? settings) => new OsuRulesetConfigManager(settings, RulesetInfo);
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
+        public override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
         {
             return new[]
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
index b25672f719..02cee1f5a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
 
         public override RulesetSettingsSubsection CreateSettings() => new TaikoSettingsSubsection(this);
 
-        protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
+        public override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults()
         {
             return new[]
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreProcessorTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreProcessorTest.cs
index f45422e0c4..9b87ce4bb4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreProcessorTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreProcessorTest.cs
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Rulesets.Scoring
             // ReSharper disable once MemberHidesStaticFromOuterClass
             private class TestRuleset : Ruleset
             {
-                protected override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults() => new[] { HitResult.Great };
+                public override IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults() => new[] { HitResult.Great };
 
                 public override IEnumerable<Mod> GetModsFor(ModType type) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
index 9cbdee66b2..708b1f02ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         /// <remarks>
         /// <see cref="HitResult.Miss"/> is implicitly included. Special types like <see cref="HitResult.IgnoreHit"/> are ignored even when specified.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected virtual IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults() => EnumExtensions.GetValuesInOrder<HitResult>();
+        public virtual IEnumerable<HitResult> GetValidHitResults() => EnumExtensions.GetValuesInOrder<HitResult>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a display friendly name for the specified result type.