diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/GroupedDifficultyIcon.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/GroupedDifficultyIcon.cs
index b48b966918..fbad113caa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/GroupedDifficultyIcon.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/GroupedDifficultyIcon.cs
@@ -19,46 +19,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
     /// </remarks>
     public class GroupedDifficultyIcon : DifficultyIcon
     {
-        private readonly OsuSpriteText counter;
-
-        private List<BeatmapInfo> beatmaps;
-
-        protected List<BeatmapInfo> Beatmaps
-        {
-            get => beatmaps;
-            set
-            {
-                beatmaps = value;
-
-                updateDisplay();
-            }
-        }
-
         public GroupedDifficultyIcon(List<BeatmapInfo> beatmaps, RulesetInfo ruleset, Color4 counterColour)
-            : base(null, ruleset, false)
+            : base(beatmaps.OrderBy(b => b.StarDifficulty).Last(), ruleset, false)
         {
-            this.beatmaps = beatmaps;
-
-            AddInternal(counter = new OsuSpriteText
+            AddInternal(new OsuSpriteText
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
                 Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
                 Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = Size.X },
                 Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 2, Right = 5 },
                 Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 14, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                Text = beatmaps.Count.ToString(),
                 Colour = counterColour,
             });
-
-            updateDisplay();
-        }
-
-        private void updateDisplay()
-        {
-            if (beatmaps == null || beatmaps.Count == 0)
-                return;
-
-            Beatmap = beatmaps.OrderBy(b => b.StarDifficulty).Last();
-            counter.Text = beatmaps.Count.ToString();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
index 69b9aa399a..79e5debdd2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -231,11 +231,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             {
                 items.ForEach(item => item.Filtered.ValueChanged += _ =>
                 {
-                    var hiddenItems = items.FindAll(i => !i.Filtered.Value);
-                    var hasHidden = hiddenItems.Count > 0;
-
-                    this.FadeTo(hasHidden ? 1 : 0.1f, 100);
-                    Beatmaps = (hasHidden ? hiddenItems : items).Select(i => i.Beatmap).ToList();
+                    // for now, fade the whole group based on the ratio of hidden items.
+                    this.FadeTo(1 - 0.9f * ((float)items.Count(i => i.Filtered.Value) / items.Count), 100);
                 });
             }
         }