diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
index 7b4188edab..b7458b5695 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.UpdateHitStateTransforms(state);
 
-            (CirclePiece.Drawable as IMainCirclePiece)?.Animate(state);
-
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle:
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
index cd6bf1d8d2..ec1387eb54 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             Debug.Assert(HitObject.HitWindows != null);
 
-            (CirclePiece.Drawable as IMainCirclePiece)?.Animate(state);
-
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle:
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/IMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/IMainCirclePiece.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 17a1e29094..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/IMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// 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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
-{
-    public interface IMainCirclePiece
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Begins animating this <see cref="IMainCirclePiece"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="state">The <see cref="ArmedState"/> of the related <see cref="DrawableHitCircle"/>.</param>
-        void Animate(ArmedState state);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
index 9af9d2ea95..b52dc749f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/MainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
 {
-    public class MainCirclePiece : CompositeDrawable, IMainCirclePiece
+    public class MainCirclePiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly CirclePiece circle;
         private readonly RingPiece ring;
@@ -70,17 +70,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
 
             indexInCurrentCombo.BindValueChanged(index => number.Text = (index.NewValue + 1).ToString(), true);
 
-            armedState.BindValueChanged(state => Animate(state.NewValue), true);
+            armedState.BindValueChanged(animate, true);
         }
 
-        public void Animate(ArmedState state)
+        private void animate(ValueChangedEvent<ArmedState> state)
         {
+            ClearTransforms(true);
+
             using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(drawableObject.StateUpdateTime))
                 glow.FadeOut(400);
 
             using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(drawableObject.HitStateUpdateTime))
             {
-                switch (state)
+                switch (state.NewValue)
                 {
                     case ArmedState.Hit:
                         const double flash_in = 40;
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
                         explode.FadeIn(flash_in);
                         this.ScaleTo(1.5f, 400, Easing.OutQuad);
 
-                        using (BeginDelayedSequence(flash_in, true))
+                        using (BeginDelayedSequence(flash_in))
                         {
                             // after the flash, we can hide some elements that were behind it
                             ring.FadeOut();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
index 57af247562..ffbeea5e0e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ using static osu.Game.Skinning.LegacySkinConfiguration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 {
-    public class LegacyMainCirclePiece : CompositeDrawable, IMainCirclePiece
+    public class LegacyMainCirclePiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly string priorityLookup;
         private readonly bool hasNumber;
@@ -142,16 +141,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
             if (hasNumber)
                 indexInCurrentCombo.BindValueChanged(index => hitCircleText.Text = (index.NewValue + 1).ToString(), true);
 
-            armedState.BindValueChanged(state => Animate(state.NewValue), true);
+            armedState.BindValueChanged(animate, true);
         }
 
-        public void Animate(ArmedState state)
+        private void animate(ValueChangedEvent<ArmedState> state)
         {
             const double legacy_fade_duration = 240;
 
-            using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(drawableObject.HitStateUpdateTime, true))
+            ClearTransforms(true);
+
+            using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(drawableObject.HitStateUpdateTime))
             {
-                switch (state)
+                switch (state.NewValue)
                 {
                     case ArmedState.Hit:
                         circleSprites.FadeOut(legacy_fade_duration, Easing.Out);