diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 4d6b4520fe..4e79ea48ca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -538,13 +538,10 @@ namespace osu.Game
             // we only want to apply these restrictions when we are inside a screen stack.
             // the use case for not applying is in visual/unit tests.
             bool applyBeatmapRulesetRestrictions = !currentScreen?.AllowBeatmapRulesetChange ?? false;
-            bool applyUserSeekRestrictions = !currentScreen?.AllowUserSeek ?? false;
 
             Ruleset.Disabled = applyBeatmapRulesetRestrictions;
             Beatmap.Disabled = applyBeatmapRulesetRestrictions;
 
-            musicController.DisableSeek = applyUserSeekRestrictions;
-
             mainContent.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = ToolbarOffset };
 
             CursorOverrideContainer.CanShowCursor = currentScreen?.CursorVisible ?? false;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 45a59a0f87..8ff8dfb3ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -221,9 +221,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private void conditionalSeek(double progress)
         {
-            if (DisableSeek)
-                return;
-            current?.Track.Seek(progress);
+            if (EnableSeek)
+                current?.Track.Seek(progress);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -235,16 +234,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             base.LoadComplete();
         }
 
-        public bool DisableSeek { get; set; }
+        private bool EnableSeek { get; set; }
 
         private void beatmapDisabledChanged(bool disabled)
         {
             if (disabled)
                 playlist.Hide();
 
+            playButton.Enabled.Value = !disabled;
             prevButton.Enabled.Value = !disabled;
             nextButton.Enabled.Value = !disabled;
             playlistButton.Enabled.Value = !disabled;
+            EnableSeek = !disabled;
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index 48c3d95b0c..7a910574e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool AllowBeatmapRulesetChange => true;
 
-        public virtual bool AllowUserSeek => true;
-
         protected readonly Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> Beatmap = new Bindable<WorkingBeatmap>();
 
         protected virtual float BackgroundParallaxAmount => 1;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 2e6db93065..f397d0c3d4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public bool AllowLeadIn { get; set; } = true;
         public bool AllowResults { get; set; } = true;
 
-        public override bool AllowUserSeek => false;
-
         private Bindable<bool> mouseWheelDisabled;
         private Bindable<double> userAudioOffset;