diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHidden.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHidden.cs
index de2dc9f9b4..cd1d860f9f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHidden.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModHidden.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1.06;
         private const double fade_in_duration_multiplier = 0.4;
         private const double fade_out_duration_multiplier = 0.3;
-        private Bindable<bool> increaseFirstObjectVisibility;
+        private Bindable<bool> increaseFirstObjectVisibility = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         public void ReadFromConfig(OsuConfigManager config)
         {
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
             foreach (var d in drawables.OfType<DrawableOsuHitObject>())
             {
                 //Don't hide the first object if the increaseFirstObjectVisibility is true ("drawables" are in a reverse order -> Last() )
-                //If increaseFirstObjectVisibility is null then we're exectuing one of the tests for the hidden mod. Since it's too much
-                //work for just this interface to work on this tests (DI of the config..), I just make sure to not throw a null exception
                 if (d == drawables.Last() && (increaseFirstObjectVisibility == null || increaseFirstObjectVisibility)) continue;
                 d.ApplyCustomUpdateState += ApplyHiddenState;