diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index 1bf9e76d7d..236af4b3f1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             // todo: temporary / arbitrary, used for lifetime optimisation.
             this.Delay(800).FadeOut();
 
-            (CirclePiece.Drawable as IMainCirclePiece)?.Animate(state);
-
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle:
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
index b46baa00ba..9af9d2ea95 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
 
         private readonly IBindable<Color4> accentColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
         private readonly IBindable<int> indexInCurrentCombo = new Bindable<int>();
+        private readonly IBindable<ArmedState> armedState = new Bindable<ArmedState>();
 
         [Resolved]
         private DrawableHitObject drawableObject { get; set; }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
 
             accentColour.BindTo(drawableObject.AccentColour);
             indexInCurrentCombo.BindTo(drawableOsuObject.IndexInCurrentComboBindable);
+            armedState.BindTo(drawableObject.State);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
             }, true);
 
             indexInCurrentCombo.BindValueChanged(index => number.Text = (index.NewValue + 1).ToString(), true);
+
+            armedState.BindValueChanged(state => Animate(state.NewValue), true);
         }
 
         public void Animate(ArmedState state)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
index cf62165929..57af247562 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 
         private readonly Bindable<Color4> accentColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
         private readonly IBindable<int> indexInCurrentCombo = new Bindable<int>();
+        private readonly IBindable<ArmedState> armedState = new Bindable<ArmedState>();
 
         [Resolved]
         private DrawableHitObject drawableObject { get; set; }
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 
             accentColour.BindTo(drawableObject.AccentColour);
             indexInCurrentCombo.BindTo(drawableOsuObject.IndexInCurrentComboBindable);
+            armedState.BindTo(drawableObject.State);
 
             Texture getTextureWithFallback(string name)
             {
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
             accentColour.BindValueChanged(colour => hitCircleSprite.Colour = LegacyColourCompatibility.DisallowZeroAlpha(colour.NewValue), true);
             if (hasNumber)
                 indexInCurrentCombo.BindValueChanged(index => hitCircleText.Text = (index.NewValue + 1).ToString(), true);
+
+            armedState.BindValueChanged(state => Animate(state.NewValue), true);
         }
 
         public void Animate(ArmedState state)