diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
index 075e9e6aa1..12626a77ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
@@ -27,14 +28,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components
 
         public SliderBodyPiece()
         {
-            InternalChild = body = new ManualSliderBody
-            {
-                AccentColour = Color4.Transparent
-            };
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
             // SliderSelectionBlueprint relies on calling ReceivePositionalInputAt on this drawable to determine whether selection should occur.
             // Without AlwaysPresent, a movement in a parent container (ie. the editor composer area resizing) could cause incorrect input handling.
             AlwaysPresent = true;
+
+            InternalChild = body = new ManualSliderBody
+            {
+                AccentColour = Color4.Transparent
+            };
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -61,7 +64,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components
                 body.SetVertices(vertices);
             }
 
-            Size = body.Size;
             OriginPosition = body.PathOffset;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
index d171f56f40..127d13730a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
     /// </summary>
     public partial class ManualSliderBody : SliderBody
     {
-        public new void SetVertices(IReadOnlyList<Vector2> vertices)
+        public ManualSliderBody()
         {
-            base.SetVertices(vertices);
-            Size = Path.Size;
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
+
+        public new void SetVertices(IReadOnlyList<Vector2> vertices) => base.SetVertices(vertices);
     }
 }