diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index c25b520892..8119df43ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -525,16 +525,11 @@ namespace osu.Game
         private void beatmapChanged(ValueChangedEvent<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap)
         {
             beatmap.OldValue?.CancelAsyncLoad();
-
-            updateModDefaults();
-
             beatmap.NewValue?.BeginAsyncLoad();
         }
 
         private void modsChanged(ValueChangedEvent<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> mods)
         {
-            updateModDefaults();
-
             // a lease may be taken on the mods bindable, at which point we can't really ensure valid mods.
             if (SelectedMods.Disabled)
                 return;
@@ -546,19 +541,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
             }
         }
 
-        private void updateModDefaults()
-        {
-            BeatmapDifficulty baseDifficulty = Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty;
-
-            if (baseDifficulty != null && SelectedMods.Value.Any(m => m is IApplicableToDifficulty))
-            {
-                var adjustedDifficulty = baseDifficulty.Clone();
-
-                foreach (var mod in SelectedMods.Value.OfType<IApplicableToDifficulty>())
-                    mod.ReadFromDifficulty(adjustedDifficulty);
-            }
-        }
-
         #endregion
 
         private PerformFromMenuRunner performFromMainMenuTask;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
index 34198da722..42b520ab26 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
     /// </summary>
     public interface IApplicableToDifficulty : IApplicableMod
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Called when a beatmap is changed. Can be used to read default values.
-        /// Any changes made will not be preserved.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="difficulty">The difficulty to read from.</param>
-        void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Called post beatmap conversion. Can be used to apply changes to difficulty attributes.
         /// </summary>