diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
index b30ec0ca2c..6dadbbd2da 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
@@ -307,12 +307,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
                     double start = getOffsetTime(Parsing.ParseDouble(split[1]));
                     double end = Math.Max(start, getOffsetTime(Parsing.ParseDouble(split[2])));
 
-                    var breakEvent = new BreakPeriod(start, end);
-
-                    if (!breakEvent.HasEffect)
-                        return;
-
-                    beatmap.Breaks.Add(breakEvent);
+                    beatmap.Breaks.Add(new BreakPeriod(start, end));
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/BreakPeriod.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/BreakPeriod.cs
index bb8ae4a66a..4c90b16745 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/BreakPeriod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Timing/BreakPeriod.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing
         public double Duration => EndTime - StartTime;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Whether the break has any effect. Breaks that are too short are culled before they are added to the beatmap.
+        /// Whether the break has any effect.
         /// </summary>
         public bool HasEffect => Duration >= MIN_BREAK_DURATION;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
index 6e94a84e7d..08f2ccb75c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
                 {
                     foreach (var breakPeriod in Breaks)
                     {
+                        if (!breakPeriod.HasEffect)
+                            continue;
+
                         if (breakPeriod.Duration < FLASHLIGHT_FADE_DURATION * 2) continue;
 
                         this.Delay(breakPeriod.StartTime + FLASHLIGHT_FADE_DURATION).FadeOutFromOne(FLASHLIGHT_FADE_DURATION);