diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
index 1b5d576c1e..69b81d6d5c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
     {
         private const float default_large_faint_size = 0.8f;
 
+        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => true;
+
         [Resolved]
         private Column column { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
index bef9279bac..aad9f53b93 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Legacy
 {
     public class LegacyHitExplosion : CompositeDrawable, IAnimatableHitExplosion
     {
+        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
+
         private readonly Drawable sprite;
 
         [CanBeNull]