diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index e847dcec40..0047142cbd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Reflection;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -180,11 +179,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
 
         private void apply(HitObject hitObject)
         {
-#pragma warning disable 618 // can be removed 20200417
-            if (GetType().GetMethod(nameof(AddNested), BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)?.DeclaringType != typeof(DrawableHitObject))
-                return;
-#pragma warning restore 618
-
             if (nestedHitObjects.IsValueCreated)
             {
                 nestedHitObjects.Value.Clear();
@@ -195,7 +189,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             {
                 var drawableNested = CreateNestedHitObject(h) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(CreateNestedHitObject)} returned null for {h.GetType().ReadableName()}.");
 
-                addNested(drawableNested);
+                drawableNested.OnNewResult += (d, r) => OnNewResult?.Invoke(d, r);
+                drawableNested.OnRevertResult += (d, r) => OnRevertResult?.Invoke(d, r);
+                drawableNested.ApplyCustomUpdateState += (d, j) => ApplyCustomUpdateState?.Invoke(d, j);
+
+                nestedHitObjects.Value.Add(drawableNested);
                 AddNestedHitObject(drawableNested);
             }
         }
@@ -208,13 +206,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Adds a nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>. This should not be used except for legacy nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> usages.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="h"></param>
-        [Obsolete("Use AddNestedHitObject() / ClearNestedHitObjects() / CreateNestedHitObject() instead.")] // can be removed 20200417
-        protected virtual void AddNested(DrawableHitObject h) => addNested(h);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked by the base <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> to remove all previously-added nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s.
         /// </summary>
@@ -229,17 +220,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         /// <returns>The drawable representation for <paramref name="hitObject"/>.</returns>
         protected virtual DrawableHitObject CreateNestedHitObject(HitObject hitObject) => null;
 
-        private void addNested(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
-        {
-            // Todo: Exists for legacy purposes, can be removed 20200417
-
-            hitObject.OnNewResult += (d, r) => OnNewResult?.Invoke(d, r);
-            hitObject.OnRevertResult += (d, r) => OnRevertResult?.Invoke(d, r);
-            hitObject.ApplyCustomUpdateState += (d, j) => ApplyCustomUpdateState?.Invoke(d, j);
-
-            nestedHitObjects.Value.Add(hitObject);
-        }
-
         #region State / Transform Management
 
         /// <summary>