diff --git a/osu.Game/Audio/Effects/AudioFilter.cs b/osu.Game/Audio/Effects/AudioFilter.cs
index bfa9b31242..8db457ae67 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Audio/Effects/AudioFilter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Audio/Effects/AudioFilter.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using ManagedBass.Fx;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Mixing;
-using osu.Framework.Caching;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
         private readonly BQFParameters filter;
         private readonly BQFType type;
 
-        private readonly Cached filterApplication = new Cached();
-
         private int cutoff;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
                     return;
 
                 cutoff = value;
-                filterApplication.Invalidate();
+                updateFilter();
             }
         }
 
@@ -64,18 +60,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
                 fQ = 0.7f
             };
 
-            Cutoff = getInitialCutoff(type);
-        }
+            cutoff = getInitialCutoff(type);
 
-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
-
-            if (!filterApplication.IsValid)
-            {
-                updateFilter(cutoff);
-                filterApplication.Validate();
-            }
+            updateFilter();
         }
 
         private int getInitialCutoff(BQFType type)
@@ -93,13 +80,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
             }
         }
 
-        private void updateFilter(int newValue)
+        private void updateFilter()
         {
             switch (type)
             {
                 case BQFType.LowPass:
                     // Workaround for weird behaviour when rapidly setting fCenter of a low-pass filter to nyquist - 1hz.
-                    if (newValue >= MAX_LOWPASS_CUTOFF)
+                    if (Cutoff >= MAX_LOWPASS_CUTOFF)
                     {
                         ensureDetached();
                         return;
@@ -109,7 +96,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
 
                 // Workaround for weird behaviour when rapidly setting fCenter of a high-pass filter to 1hz.
                 case BQFType.HighPass:
-                    if (newValue <= 1)
+                    if (Cutoff <= 1)
                     {
                         ensureDetached();
                         return;
@@ -120,17 +107,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
 
             ensureAttached();
 
-            int filterIndex = mixer.Effects.IndexOf(filter);
-
-            if (filterIndex < 0) return;
-
-            if (mixer.Effects[filterIndex] is BQFParameters existingFilter)
-            {
-                existingFilter.fCenter = newValue;
-
-                // required to update effect with new parameters.
-                mixer.Effects[filterIndex] = existingFilter;
-            }
+            filter.fCenter = Cutoff;
+            mixer.UpdateEffect(filter);
         }
 
         private void ensureAttached()
@@ -138,8 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
             if (IsAttached)
                 return;
 
-            Debug.Assert(!mixer.Effects.Contains(filter));
-            mixer.Effects.Add(filter);
+            mixer.AddEffect(filter);
             IsAttached = true;
         }
 
@@ -148,8 +125,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Audio.Effects
             if (!IsAttached)
                 return;
 
-            Debug.Assert(mixer.Effects.Contains(filter));
-            mixer.Effects.Remove(filter);
+            mixer.RemoveEffect(filter);
             IsAttached = false;
         }