diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 213a4a7bee..38d1dfda5d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
     public class Slider : OsuHitObject, IHasCurve
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scoring distance with a speed-adjusted beat length of 1 second.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float base_scoring_distance = 100;
+
         public IHasCurve CurveObject { get; set; }
 
         public SliderCurve Curve => CurveObject.Curve;
@@ -51,13 +56,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
         {
             base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
-            ControlPoint overridePoint;
-            ControlPoint timingPoint = timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
-            var velocityAdjustment = overridePoint?.VelocityAdjustment ?? 1;
-            var baseVelocity = 100 * difficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
+            double scoringDistance = base_scoring_distance * difficulty.SliderMultiplier / timing.SpeedMultiplierAt(StartTime);
 
-            Velocity = baseVelocity / timingPoint.BeatLength;
-            TickDistance = baseVelocity / difficulty.SliderTickRate;
+            Velocity = scoringDistance / timing.BeatLengthAt(StartTime);
+            TickDistance = scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate;
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<SliderTick> Ticks
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
index 1f9241268b..40277e18fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/DrumRoll.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
 {
     public class DrumRoll : TaikoHitObject, IHasDistance
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Drum roll distance that results in a duration of 1 speed-adjusted beat length.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float base_distance = 100;
+
         public double EndTime => StartTime + Distance / Velocity;
 
         public double Duration => EndTime - StartTime;
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
         {
             base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
-            Velocity = timing.SliderVelocityAt(StartTime) * difficulty.SliderMultiplier / 1000;
+            Velocity = base_distance * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * difficulty.SliderTickRate * timing.BeatLengthAt(StartTime) * timing.SpeedMultiplierAt(StartTime);
             TickTimeDistance = timing.BeatLengthAt(StartTime);
 
             //TODO: move this to legacy conversion code to allow for direct division without special case.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
index ac47a3bc88..327c0402ab 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/TaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
         /// </summary>
         public const float CIRCLE_RADIUS = 42f;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Time (in milliseconds) to scroll in the hit object with a speed-adjusted beat length of 1 second.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const double base_scroll_time = 6000;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The time to scroll in the HitObject.
         /// </summary>
@@ -34,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
         {
             base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
-            PreEmpt = 600 / (timing.SliderVelocityAt(StartTime) * difficulty.SliderMultiplier) * 1000;
+            PreEmpt = base_scroll_time / difficulty.SliderMultiplier * timing.BeatLengthAt(StartTime) * timing.SpeedMultiplierAt(StartTime) / 1000;
 
             ControlPoint overridePoint;
             Kiai = timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint).KiaiMode;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/TimingInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/TimingInfo.cs
index a0a3bd38f0..076618beea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/TimingInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/TimingInfo.cs
@@ -76,21 +76,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing
 
             return timingPoint ?? ControlPoint.Default;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Finds the slider velocity at a time.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="time">The time to find the slider velocity at.</param>
-        /// <returns>The slider velocity in milliseconds.</returns>
-        public double SliderVelocityAt(double time)
-        {
-            const double base_scoring_distance = 100;
-
-            double beatDistance = BeatDistanceAt(time);
-
-            if (beatDistance > 0)
-                return base_scoring_distance / beatDistance * 1000;
-            return base_scoring_distance;
-        }
     }
 }
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