diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 31cfcf9e16..1d39721a2b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
 {
@@ -151,18 +150,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
         {
             if (lookup is ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup maniaLookup)
             {
-                var legacyLookup =
-                    base.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, TValue>(new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(beatmap.TotalColumns, maniaLookup.Lookup, maniaLookup.ColumnIndex));
-
-                if (legacyLookup != null)
-                    return legacyLookup;
-
-                // default legacy fallback.
-                switch (maniaLookup.Lookup)
-                {
-                    case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour:
-                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<Color4>(Color4.Black));
-                }
+                return base.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, TValue>(new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(beatmap.TotalColumns, maniaLookup.Lookup, maniaLookup.ColumnIndex));
             }
 
             return base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/DefaultKeyArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/DefaultKeyArea.cs
index 6196850f91..600c9feb73 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/DefaultKeyArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/DefaultKeyArea.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components
                     Radius = 5,
                     Colour = colour.NewValue.Opacity(0.5f),
                 };
-            });
+            }, true);
         }
 
         private void onDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> direction)