diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseContainer.cs
index eed5cd1c20..5f5eeb63a0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseContainer.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     {
         public bool IsPaused { get; private set; }
 
-        public bool AllowExit => IsPaused && pauseOverlay.Alpha == 1;
-
         public Func<bool> CheckCanPause;
 
         private const double pause_cooldown = 1000;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index a19305778c..55eee5ce7d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         protected override bool OnExiting(Screen next)
         {
-            if (!AllowPause || HasFailed || !ValidForResume || pauseContainer?.AllowExit != false || RulesetContainer?.HasReplayLoaded != false)
+            if (!AllowPause || HasFailed || !ValidForResume || pauseContainer?.IsPaused != false || RulesetContainer?.HasReplayLoaded != false)
             {
                 // In the case of replays, we may have changed the playback rate.
                 applyRateFromMods();