diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneScoresContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneScoresContainer.cs
index 664eca6e23..c17d746232 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneScoresContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneScoresContainer.cs
@@ -103,16 +103,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             });
 
             AddUntilStep("wait for scores displayed", () => scoresContainer.ChildrenOfType<ScoreTableRowBackground>().Any());
-            AddAssert("only one column for slider end", () => scoresContainer.ScoreTable.Columns.Count(c => c.Header.Equals("slider end")) == 1);
+            AddAssert("only one column for slider end", () =>
+            {
+                ScoreTable scoreTable = scoresContainer.ChildrenOfType<ScoreTable>().First();
+                return scoreTable.Columns.Count(c => c.Header.Equals("slider end")) == 1;
+            });
 
             AddAssert("all rows show non-zero slider ends", () =>
             {
-                int sliderEndColumnIndex = Array.FindIndex(scoresContainer.ScoreTable.Columns, c => c != null && c.Header.Equals("slider end"));
+                ScoreTable scoreTable = scoresContainer.ChildrenOfType<ScoreTable>().First();
+                int sliderEndColumnIndex = Array.FindIndex(scoreTable.Columns, c => c != null && c.Header.Equals("slider end"));
                 bool sliderEndFilledInEachRow = true;
 
-                for (int i = 0; i < scoresContainer.ScoreTable.Content?.GetLength(0); i++)
+                for (int i = 0; i < scoreTable.Content?.GetLength(0); i++)
                 {
-                    switch (scoresContainer.ScoreTable.Content[i, sliderEndColumnIndex])
+                    switch (scoreTable.Content[i, sliderEndColumnIndex])
                     {
                         case OsuSpriteText text:
                             if (text.Text.Equals(0.0d.ToLocalisableString(@"N0")))
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
index 39491e338e..b53b7826f3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
         private readonly IBindable<APIUser> user = new Bindable<APIUser>();
 
         private readonly Box background;
-        public readonly ScoreTable ScoreTable;
+        private readonly ScoreTable scoreTable;
         private readonly FillFlowContainer topScoresContainer;
         private readonly LoadingLayer loading;
         private readonly LeaderboardModSelector modSelector;
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
                 loadCancellationSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
 
                 topScoresContainer.Clear();
-                ScoreTable.ClearScores();
-                ScoreTable.Hide();
+                scoreTable.ClearScores();
+                scoreTable.Hide();
 
                 loading.Hide();
                 loading.FinishTransforms();
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
                 var scores = value.Scores.Select(s => s.ToScoreInfo(rulesets, beatmapInfo)).OrderByTotalScore().ToArray();
                 var topScore = scores.First();
 
-                ScoreTable.DisplayScores(scores, apiBeatmap.Status.GrantsPerformancePoints());
-                ScoreTable.Show();
+                scoreTable.DisplayScores(scores, apiBeatmap.Status.GrantsPerformancePoints());
+                scoreTable.Show();
 
                 var userScore = value.UserScore;
                 var userScoreInfo = userScore?.Score.ToScoreInfo(rulesets, beatmapInfo);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
                                             Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
                                             Spacing = new Vector2(0, 5),
                                         },
-                                        ScoreTable = new ScoreTable
+                                        scoreTable = new ScoreTable
                                         {
                                             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                                             Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,