diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 506145568e..2aca83ad03 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             set
             {
                 repeatCount = value;
-                updateNestedPositions();
+                endPositionCache.Invalidate();
             }
         }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         public Slider()
         {
             SamplesBindable.CollectionChanged += (_, _) => UpdateNestedSamples();
-            Path.Version.ValueChanged += _ => updateNestedPositions();
+            Path.Version.ValueChanged += _ => endPositionCache.Invalidate();
         }
 
         protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                         {
                             RepeatIndex = e.SpanIndex,
                             StartTime = e.Time,
-                            Position = EndPosition,
                             StackHeight = StackHeight,
                             ClassicSliderBehaviour = ClassicSliderBehaviour,
                         });
@@ -245,9 +244,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
             if (HeadCircle != null)
                 HeadCircle.Position = Position;
-
-            if (TailCircle != null)
-                TailCircle.Position = EndPosition;
         }
 
         protected void UpdateNestedSamples()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
index 88a34fcb8f..2d5a5b7727 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class SliderEndCircle : HitCircle
     {
-        private readonly Slider slider;
+        protected readonly Slider Slider;
 
         protected SliderEndCircle(Slider slider)
         {
-            this.slider = slider;
+            Slider = slider;
         }
 
         public int RepeatIndex { get; set; }
 
-        public double SpanDuration => slider.SpanDuration;
+        public double SpanDuration => Slider.SpanDuration;
 
         protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
         {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             else
             {
                 // The first end circle should fade in with the slider.
-                TimePreempt += StartTime - slider.StartTime;
+                TimePreempt += StartTime - Slider.StartTime;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
index ceee513412..abe2c7074b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTailCircle.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // 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;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -15,6 +17,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         /// </summary>
         public bool ClassicSliderBehaviour;
 
+        public override Vector2 Position
+        {
+            get => Slider.EndPosition;
+            set => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
         public SliderTailCircle(Slider slider)
             : base(slider)
         {