diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
index eba3a02376..8d68714f9a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osuTK;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
@@ -40,13 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
                 new KiaiFlash
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Intensity = 0.25f,
-                    Child = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = Color4.White,
-                        Alpha = 0f,
-                    },
+                    FlashOpacity = 0.25f,
                 },
                 new TrianglesPiece
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/KiaiFlash.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/KiaiFlash.cs
index 379deff8bf..62ea028b11 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/KiaiFlash.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/KiaiFlash.cs
@@ -3,30 +3,39 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
 {
     public class KiaiFlash : BeatSyncedContainer
     {
-        public float Intensity { get; set; }
+        public float FlashOpacity = 1f;
 
         public KiaiFlash()
         {
             EarlyActivationMilliseconds = 80;
             Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive;
+
+            Child = new Box
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Colour = Color4.White,
+                Alpha = 0f,
+            };
         }
 
         protected override void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints.TimingControlPoint timingPoint, Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints.EffectControlPoint effectPoint, Framework.Audio.Track.TrackAmplitudes amplitudes)
         {
-            if (effectPoint.KiaiMode)
+            if (!effectPoint.KiaiMode)
             {
-                Child
-                    .FadeTo(Intensity, EarlyActivationMilliseconds, Easing.OutQuint)
-                    .Then()
-                    .FadeOut(timingPoint.BeatLength - 80, Easing.OutSine);
+                return;
             }
+
+            Child
+                .FadeTo(FlashOpacity, EarlyActivationMilliseconds, Easing.OutQuint)
+                .Then()
+                .FadeOut(timingPoint.BeatLength - 80, Easing.OutSine);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
index 27f9e008ed..93ae0371df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -46,25 +44,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 },
-                new KiaiFlash
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Size = new Vector2(OsuLegacySkinTransformer.LEGACY_CIRCLE_RADIUS / 64),
-
-                    Masking = true,
-                    CornerRadius = Size.X / 2,
-                    CornerExponent = 2,
-
-                    Intensity = 0.1f,
-                    Child = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = Color4.White,
-                        Alpha = 0f,
-                    }
-                },
                 hitCircleText = new SkinnableSpriteText(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.HitCircleText), _ => new OsuSpriteText
                 {
                     Font = OsuFont.Numeric.With(size: 40),