diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/GradientLineTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/GradientLineTabControl.cs
index 7cd8d2c5bd..3523876fca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/GradientLineTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/GradientLineTabControl.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using osuTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         protected Color4 LineColour
         {
-            get => line.MainColour.Value;
-            set => line.MainColour.Value = value;
+            get => line.Colour;
+            set => line.Colour = value;
         }
 
         private readonly GradientLine line;
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         private class GradientLine : GridContainer
         {
-            public readonly Bindable<Color4> MainColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
-
-            private readonly Box left;
-            private readonly Box middle;
-            private readonly Box right;
-
             public GradientLine()
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
@@ -70,34 +63,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 {
                     new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        left = new Box
+                        new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(Color4.White.Opacity(0), Color4.White)
+                        },
+                        new Box
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                         },
-                        middle = new Box
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        },
-                        right = new Box
+                        new Box
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(Color4.White, Color4.White.Opacity(0))
                         },
                     }
                 };
             }
-
-            protected override void LoadComplete()
-            {
-                MainColour.BindValueChanged(onColourChanged, true);
-                base.LoadComplete();
-            }
-
-            private void onColourChanged(ValueChangedEvent<Color4> colour)
-            {
-                left.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colour.NewValue.Opacity(0), colour.NewValue);
-                middle.Colour = colour.NewValue;
-                right.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colour.NewValue, colour.NewValue.Opacity(0));
-            }
         }
     }
 }