diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index 8ff2bdefb3..6f9053d7cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 #pragma warning restore 618
         }
 
-        [Obsolete("Use the overload with cancellation support instead.")] // can be removed 20201115
         protected virtual void CreateNestedHitObjects()
         {
         }