diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 4dbfe65ebf..b6cbaf45e9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             float drawHeight = DrawHeight;
 
             // Remove all items that should no longer be on-screen
-            scrollableContent.RemoveAll(p => p.CanBeRemoved && (p.Y < Current - p.DrawHeight || p.Y > Current + drawHeight || !p.IsPresent));
+            scrollableContent.RemoveAll(p => p.Y < Current - p.DrawHeight || p.Y > Current + drawHeight || !p.IsPresent);
 
             // Find index range of all items that should be on-screen
             Trace.Assert(Items.Count == yPositions.Count);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
index 3fcea908a0..23f338b530 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
         private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
         private readonly BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet;
-        private DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper delayed;
 
         public DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet(CarouselBeatmapSet set)
             : base(set)
@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             beatmapSet = set.BeatmapSet;
         }
 
-        public override bool CanBeRemoved => delayed?.DelayedLoadCompleted != true;
-
-        protected override bool RequiresChildrenUpdate => true;
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(LocalisationEngine localisation, BeatmapManager manager, BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapOverlay, DialogOverlay overlay)
         {
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                delayed = new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() =>
+                new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() =>
                     new PanelBackground(manager.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmapSet.Beatmaps.FirstOrDefault()))
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselItem.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselItem.cs
index 5bcf4e6441..8a0052559e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselItem.cs
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
         public override bool IsPresent => base.IsPresent || Item.Visible;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this item can be removed from the scroll container (usually due to being off-screen).
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual bool CanBeRemoved => true;
-
         public readonly CarouselItem Item;
 
         private Container nestedContainer;
@@ -91,13 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             base.OnHoverLost(state);
         }
 
-        protected bool VisibleInCarousel;
-
-        public void SetMultiplicativeAlpha(float alpha)
-        {
-            borderContainer.Alpha = alpha;
-            VisibleInCarousel = alpha > 0;
-        }
+        public void SetMultiplicativeAlpha(float alpha) => borderContainer.Alpha = alpha;
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {