diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmap.cs
index 83e3c84f39..6a18e2d6a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmap.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             State.Value = CarouselItemState.Collapsed;
         }
 
-        protected override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => new DrawableCarouselBeatmap(this);
+        public override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => new DrawableCarouselBeatmap(this);
 
         public override void Filter(FilterCriteria criteria)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
index 92ccfde14b..75d40a6b03 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
                       .ForEach(AddChild);
         }
 
-        protected override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => new DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet(this);
+        public override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => new DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet(this);
 
         protected override CarouselItem GetNextToSelect()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
index aa48d1a04e..b85e868b89 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
     /// </summary>
     public class CarouselGroup : CarouselItem
     {
-        protected override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => null;
+        public override DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation() => null;
 
         public IReadOnlyList<CarouselItem> Children => InternalChildren;
 
@@ -23,22 +23,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         /// </summary>
         private ulong currentChildID;
 
-        public override List<DrawableCarouselItem> Drawables
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var drawables = base.Drawables;
-
-                // if we are explicitly not present, don't ever present children.
-                // without this check, children drawables can potentially be presented without their group header.
-                if (DrawableRepresentation.Value?.IsPresent == false) return drawables;
-
-                foreach (var c in InternalChildren)
-                    drawables.AddRange(c.Drawables);
-                return drawables;
-            }
-        }
-
         public virtual void RemoveChild(CarouselItem i)
         {
             InternalChildren.Remove(i);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselItem.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselItem.cs
index 79c1a4cb6b..555c32c041 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselItem.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // 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 System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
@@ -18,23 +16,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         /// </summary>
         public bool Visible => State.Value != CarouselItemState.Collapsed && !Filtered.Value;
 
-        public virtual List<DrawableCarouselItem> Drawables
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                var items = new List<DrawableCarouselItem>();
-
-                var self = DrawableRepresentation.Value;
-                if (self?.IsPresent == true) items.Add(self);
-
-                return items;
-            }
-        }
-
         protected CarouselItem()
         {
-            DrawableRepresentation = new Lazy<DrawableCarouselItem>(CreateDrawableRepresentation);
-
             Filtered.ValueChanged += filtered =>
             {
                 if (filtered.NewValue && State.Value == CarouselItemState.Selected)
@@ -42,17 +25,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             };
         }
 
-        protected readonly Lazy<DrawableCarouselItem> DrawableRepresentation;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Used as a default sort method for <see cref="CarouselItem"/>s of differing types.
         /// </summary>
         internal ulong ChildID;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Create a fresh drawable version of this item. If you wish to consume the current representation, use <see cref="DrawableRepresentation"/> instead.
+        /// Create a fresh drawable version of this item.
         /// </summary>
-        protected abstract DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation();
+        public abstract DrawableCarouselItem CreateDrawableRepresentation();
 
         public virtual void Filter(FilterCriteria criteria)
         {