diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
index 2e6cd9208b..7d35ab2f4d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
         {
             var rng = new Random(1337);
 
-            AddStep("1 column", () => createPlayfield(1, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal));
-            AddStep("4 columns", () => createPlayfield(4, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal));
-            AddStep("Left special style", () => createPlayfield(4, SpecialColumnPosition.Left));
-            AddStep("Right special style", () => createPlayfield(4, SpecialColumnPosition.Right));
-            AddStep("5 columns", () => createPlayfield(5, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal));
-            AddStep("8 columns", () => createPlayfield(8, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal));
+            AddStep("1 column", () => createPlayfield(1));
+            AddStep("4 columns", () => createPlayfield(4));
+            AddStep("5 columns", () => createPlayfield(5));
+            AddStep("8 columns", () => createPlayfield(8));
             AddStep("4 + 4 columns", () =>
             {
                 var stages = new List<StageDefinition>
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 },
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 },
                 };
-                createPlayfield(stages, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal);
+                createPlayfield(stages);
             });
 
             AddStep("2 + 4 + 2 columns", () =>
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 },
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 2 },
                 };
-                createPlayfield(stages, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal);
+                createPlayfield(stages);
             });
 
             AddStep("1 + 8 + 1 columns", () =>
@@ -68,12 +66,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 8 },
                     new StageDefinition { Columns = 1 },
                 };
-                createPlayfield(stages, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal);
+                createPlayfield(stages);
             });
 
-            AddStep("Left special style", () => createPlayfield(8, SpecialColumnPosition.Left));
-            AddStep("Right special style", () => createPlayfield(8, SpecialColumnPosition.Right));
-            AddStep("Reversed", () => createPlayfield(4, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal, true));
+            AddStep("Reversed", () => createPlayfield(4, true));
 
             AddStep("Notes with input", () => createPlayfieldWithNotes());
             AddStep("Notes with input (reversed)", () => createPlayfieldWithNotes(true));
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
             AddStep("Hit explosion", () =>
             {
-                var playfield = createPlayfield(4, SpecialColumnPosition.Normal);
+                var playfield = createPlayfield(4);
 
                 int col = rng.Next(0, 4);
 
@@ -102,17 +98,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
             maniaRuleset = rulesets.GetRuleset(3);
         }
 
-        private ManiaPlayfield createPlayfield(int cols, SpecialColumnPosition specialPos, bool inverted = false)
+        private ManiaPlayfield createPlayfield(int cols, bool inverted = false)
         {
             var stages = new List<StageDefinition>
             {
                 new StageDefinition { Columns = cols },
             };
 
-            return createPlayfield(stages, specialPos, inverted);
+            return createPlayfield(stages, inverted);
         }
 
-        private ManiaPlayfield createPlayfield(List<StageDefinition> stages, SpecialColumnPosition specialPos, bool inverted = false)
+        private ManiaPlayfield createPlayfield(List<StageDefinition> stages, bool inverted = false)
         {
             Clear();
 
@@ -127,7 +123,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
             });
 
-            playfield.SpecialColumnPosition.Value = specialPos;
             playfield.Inverted.Value = inverted;
 
             return playfield;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index 3c08b0ff34..c008e71819 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Bindable<bool> Inverted = new Bindable<bool>(true);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The style to use for the special column.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Bindable<SpecialColumnPosition> SpecialColumnPosition = new Bindable<SpecialColumnPosition>();
-
         public List<Column> Columns => stages.SelectMany(x => x.Columns).ToList();
         private readonly List<ManiaStage> stages = new List<ManiaStage>();
 
@@ -54,7 +49,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             for (int i = 0; i < stageDefinitions.Count; i++)
             {
                 var newStage = new ManiaStage(firstColumnIndex, stageDefinitions[i], ref normalColumnAction, ref specialColumnAction);
-                newStage.SpecialColumnPosition.BindTo(SpecialColumnPosition);
                 newStage.VisibleTimeRange.BindTo(VisibleTimeRange);
                 newStage.Inverted.BindTo(Inverted);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index 776bd9e556..ebd73d7dca 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Bindable<bool> Inverted = new Bindable<bool>(true);
 
-        public readonly Bindable<SpecialColumnPosition> SpecialColumnPosition = new Bindable<SpecialColumnPosition>();
-
         public IReadOnlyList<Column> Columns => columnFlow.Children;
         private readonly FillFlowContainer<Column> columnFlow;
 
@@ -167,19 +165,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="column">The 0-based column index.</param>
         /// <returns>Whether the column is a special column.</returns>
-        private bool isSpecialColumn(int column)
-        {
-            switch (SpecialColumnPosition.Value)
-            {
-                default:
-                case UI.SpecialColumnPosition.Normal:
-                    return definition.Columns % 2 == 1 && column == definition.Columns / 2;
-                case UI.SpecialColumnPosition.Left:
-                    return column == 0;
-                case UI.SpecialColumnPosition.Right:
-                    return column == definition.Columns - 1;
-            }
-        }
+        private bool isSpecialColumn(int column) => definition.Columns % 2 == 1 && column == definition.Columns / 2;
 
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/SpecialColumnPosition.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/SpecialColumnPosition.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index de017294e4..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/SpecialColumnPosition.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
-{
-    public enum SpecialColumnPosition
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The special column will lie in the center of the columns.
-        /// </summary>
-        Normal,
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The special column will lie to the left of the columns.
-        /// </summary>
-        Left,
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The special column will lie to the right of the columns.
-        /// </summary>
-        Right
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.csproj
index 6f367a0798..c3c0089f14 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.csproj
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
     <Compile Include="UI\ManiaPlayfield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ManiaRuleset.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mods\ManiaModNoFail.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="UI\SpecialColumnPosition.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="app.config" />