diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
index 5b681badd7..5db11737f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Catch
 
         public override ScoreProcessor CreateScoreProcessor(int hitObjectCount) => null;
 
-        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new OsuHitObjectParser();
+        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new NullHitObjectParser();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index 75f7d93228..654a4ddaa6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Mania
 
         public override ScoreProcessor CreateScoreProcessor(int hitObjectCount) => null;
 
-        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new OsuHitObjectParser();
+        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new NullHitObjectParser();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
index c5d5ff5805..bd20608d57 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko
 
         public override ScoreProcessor CreateScoreProcessor(int hitObjectCount) => null;
 
-        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new OsuHitObjectParser();
+        public override HitObjectParser CreateHitObjectParser() => new NullHitObjectParser();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/NullHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/NullHitObjectParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f06d5ab26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/NullHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns null HitObjects but at least allows us to run.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class NullHitObjectParser : HitObjectParser
+    {
+        public override HitObject Parse(string text) => null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 858da59ed5..ed49590dbd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\TwoLayerButton.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\Drawables\IDrawableHitObjectWithProxiedApproach.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\HitObjectParser.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\NullHitObjectParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Score.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\ScoreProcesssor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\UI\HealthDisplay.cs" />