diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRandom.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRandom.cs
index 3a4b5073b5..1d430ba711 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRandom.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRandom.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
     /// <summary>
     /// Mod that randomises the positions of the <see cref="HitObject"/>s
     /// </summary>
-    public class OsuModRandom : ModRandom, IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating
+    public class OsuModRandom : ModRandom, IApplicableToBeatmap
     {
         public override string Description => "It never gets boring!";
         public override bool Ranked => false;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index d49f6ed50b..e0eeaf6db0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         public readonly BeatmapMetadata Metadata;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Only if this is set to true, changes made by mods that implement <see cref="IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating"/> will be applied.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool ApplyChangesToBeatmap;
-
         protected AudioManager AudioManager { get; }
 
         protected WorkingBeatmap(BeatmapInfo beatmapInfo, AudioManager audioManager)
@@ -171,15 +166,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
                 foreach (var mod in mods.OfType<IApplicableToBeatmap>())
                 {
-                    if (mod is IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating && !ApplyChangesToBeatmap)
-                        continue;
-
                     cancellationSource.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                     mod.ApplyToBeatmap(converted);
                 }
 
-                ApplyChangesToBeatmap = false;
-
                 return converted;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 34db7e1be3..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// 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 osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Interface for a <see cref="Mod"/> that applies changes to a <see cref="Beatmap"/> after conversion and post-processing has completed without changing its difficulty
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface IApplicableToBeatmapKeepStarRating : IApplicableToBeatmap
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 80eec64884..27a4fcc291 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -455,8 +455,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 rulesetInfo = Ruleset.Value ?? Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset;
                 ruleset = rulesetInfo.CreateInstance();
 
-                Beatmap.Value.ApplyChangesToBeatmap = true;
-
                 try
                 {
                     playable = Beatmap.Value.GetPlayableBeatmap(ruleset.RulesetInfo, Mods.Value);