diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
index 780e5daa16..f4e0e1b11f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
-    public class APIMod : IMod
+    public class APIMod : IMod, IEquatable<APIMod>
     {
         [JsonProperty("acronym")]
         public string Acronym { get; set; }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             return resultMod;
         }
 
-        public bool Equals(IMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
+        public bool Equals(APIMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IMod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IMod.cs
index a5e19f293c..448ad0eb30 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IMod.cs
@@ -1,12 +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 System;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 {
-    public interface IMod : IEquatable<IMod>
+    public interface IMod
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The shortened name of this mod.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
index b8dc7a2661..33550e070b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
     /// The base class for gameplay modifiers.
     /// </summary>
     [ExcludeFromDynamicCompile]
-    public abstract class Mod : IMod, IJsonSerializable
+    public abstract class Mod : IMod, IEquatable<Mod>, IJsonSerializable
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The name of this mod.
@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             return copy;
         }
 
-        public bool Equals(IMod other) => GetType() == other?.GetType();
+        public bool Equals(Mod other) => GetType() == other?.GetType();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
index f5192f3a40..59eaa994c2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Scoring
         }
 
         [Serializable]
-        protected class DeserializedMod : IMod
+        protected class DeserializedMod : IMod, IEquatable<DeserializedMod>
         {
             public string Acronym { get; set; }
 
-            public bool Equals(IMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
+            public bool Equals(DeserializedMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
         }
 
         public override string ToString() => $"{User} playing {Beatmap}";