diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderBall.cs
index 292f2ffd7d..a1724d6fdc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderBall.cs
@@ -153,11 +153,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             }
 
             Tracking =
-                // in valid time range
-                Time.Current >= drawableSlider.HitObject.StartTime
                 // even in an edge case where current time has exceeded the slider's time, we may not have finished judging.
                 // we don't want to potentially update from Tracking=true to Tracking=false at this point.
-                && (!drawableSlider.AllJudged || Time.Current <= drawableSlider.HitObject.GetEndTime())
+                (!drawableSlider.AllJudged || Time.Current <= drawableSlider.HitObject.GetEndTime())
                 // in valid position range
                 && lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.HasValue && followCircleReceptor.ReceivePositionalInputAt(lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.Value) &&
                 // valid action