diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
index 0c9bc97ba9..a749f80855 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyBodyPiece.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo, DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
         {
-            string imageName = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteBodyImage)?.Value
+            string imageName = GetColumnSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteBodyImage)?.Value
                                ?? $"mania-note{FallbackColumnIndex}L";
 
             sprite = skin.GetAnimation(imageName, true, true).With(d =>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyColumnBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyColumnBackground.cs
index 1a097405ac..64a7641421 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyColumnBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyColumnBackground.cs
@@ -32,28 +32,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
-            string lightImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LightImage, 0)?.Value
+            string lightImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LightImage)?.Value
                                 ?? "mania-stage-light";
 
-            float leftLineWidth = GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftLineWidth)
+            float leftLineWidth = GetColumnSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftLineWidth)
                 ?.Value ?? 1;
-            float rightLineWidth = GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightLineWidth)
+            float rightLineWidth = GetColumnSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightLineWidth)
                 ?.Value ?? 1;
 
             bool hasLeftLine = leftLineWidth > 0;
             bool hasRightLine = rightLineWidth > 0 && skin.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value >= 2.4m
                                 || isLastColumn;
 
-            float lightPosition = GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LightPosition)?.Value
+            float lightPosition = GetColumnSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LightPosition)?.Value
                                   ?? 0;
 
-            Color4 lineColour = GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLineColour)?.Value
+            Color4 lineColour = GetColumnSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLineColour)?.Value
                                 ?? Color4.White;
 
-            Color4 backgroundColour = GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour)?.Value
+            Color4 backgroundColour = GetColumnSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour)?.Value
                                       ?? Color4.Black;
 
-            Color4 lightColour = GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLightColour)?.Value
+            Color4 lightColour = GetColumnSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLightColour)?.Value
                                  ?? Color4.White;
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
index ce0b9fe4b6..bc93bb2615 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
-            string imageName = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionImage)?.Value
+            string imageName = GetColumnSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionImage)?.Value
                                ?? "lightingN";
 
-            float explosionScale = GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionScale)?.Value
+            float explosionScale = GetColumnSkinConfig<float>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionScale)?.Value
                                    ?? 1;
 
             // Create a temporary animation to retrieve the number of frames, in an effort to calculate the intended frame length.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitTarget.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitTarget.cs
index 40752d3f4b..d055ef3480 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitTarget.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyHitTarget.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 {
-    public class LegacyHitTarget : LegacyManiaElement
+    public class LegacyHitTarget : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
-            string targetImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HitTargetImage)?.Value
+            string targetImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HitTargetImage)?.Value
                                  ?? "mania-stage-hint";
 
-            bool showJudgementLine = GetManiaSkinConfig<bool>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ShowJudgementLine)?.Value
+            bool showJudgementLine = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<bool>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ShowJudgementLine)?.Value
                                      ?? true;
 
-            Color4 lineColour = GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.JudgementLineColour)?.Value
+            Color4 lineColour = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.JudgementLineColour)?.Value
                                 ?? Color4.White;
 
             InternalChild = directionContainer = new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyKeyArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyKeyArea.cs
index 7c8d1cd303..44f3e7d7b3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyKeyArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyKeyArea.cs
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
-            string upImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage)?.Value
+            string upImage = GetColumnSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage)?.Value
                              ?? $"mania-key{FallbackColumnIndex}";
 
-            string downImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImageDown)?.Value
+            string downImage = GetColumnSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImageDown)?.Value
                                ?? $"mania-key{FallbackColumnIndex}D";
 
             InternalChild = directionContainer = new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
index 05b731ec5d..3c0c632c14 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="CompositeDrawable"/> which is placed somewhere within a <see cref="Column"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public class LegacyManiaColumnElement : LegacyManiaElement
+    public class LegacyManiaColumnElement : CompositeDrawable
     {
         [Resolved]
         protected Column Column { get; private set; }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
             }
         }
 
-        protected override IBindable<T> GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? index = null)
-            => base.GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(skin, lookup, index ?? Column.Index);
+        protected IBindable<T> GetColumnSkinConfig<T>(ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup)
+            => skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(lookup, Column.Index);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyNotePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyNotePiece.cs
index 85523ae3c0..515c941d65 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyNotePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyNotePiece.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
                     break;
             }
 
-            string noteImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, lookup)?.Value
+            string noteImage = GetColumnSkinConfig<string>(skin, lookup)?.Value
                                ?? $"mania-note{FallbackColumnIndex}{suffix}";
 
             return skin.GetTexture(noteImage);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageBackground.cs
index f177284399..7f5de601ca 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageBackground.cs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 {
-    public class LegacyStageBackground : LegacyManiaElement
+    public class LegacyStageBackground : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private Drawable leftSprite;
         private Drawable rightSprite;
@@ -22,10 +23,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin)
         {
-            string leftImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftStageImage)?.Value
+            string leftImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftStageImage)?.Value
                                ?? "mania-stage-left";
 
-            string rightImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightStageImage)?.Value
+            string rightImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightStageImage)?.Value
                                 ?? "mania-stage-right";
 
             InternalChildren = new[]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageForeground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageForeground.cs
index 9719005d54..4609fcc849 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageForeground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyStageForeground.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 {
-    public class LegacyStageForeground : LegacyManiaElement
+    public class LegacyStageForeground : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin, IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
-            string bottomImage = GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.BottomStageImage)?.Value
+            string bottomImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.BottomStageImage)?.Value
                                  ?? "mania-stage-bottom";
 
             sprite = skin.GetAnimation(bottomImage, true, true)?.With(d =>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 74a983fac8..4114bf5628 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         {
             isLegacySkin = new Lazy<bool>(() => source.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version) != null);
             hasKeyTexture = new Lazy<bool>(() => source.GetAnimation(
-                GetConfig<ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, string>(
-                    new ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage, 0))?.Value
+                this.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage, 0)?.Value
                 ?? "mania-key1", true, true) != null);
         }
 
@@ -128,9 +127,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 
         private Drawable getResult(HitResult result)
         {
-            string filename = GetConfig<ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, string>(
-                new ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(hitresult_mapping[result])
-            )?.Value ?? default_hitresult_skin_filenames[result];
+            string filename = this.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(hitresult_mapping[result])?.Value
+                              ?? default_hitresult_skin_filenames[result];
 
             return this.GetAnimation(filename, true, true);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigExtensions.cs
similarity index 71%
rename from osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs
rename to osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigExtensions.cs
index 11fdd663a1..2e17a6bef1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigExtensions.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A mania legacy skin element.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class LegacyManiaElement : CompositeDrawable
+    public static class ManiaSkinConfigExtensions
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieve a per-column-count skin configuration.
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         /// <param name="skin">The skin from which configuration is retrieved.</param>
         /// <param name="lookup">The value to retrieve.</param>
         /// <param name="index">If not null, denotes the index of the column to which the entry applies.</param>
-        protected virtual IBindable<T> GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? index = null)
+        public static IBindable<T> GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(this ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? index = null)
             => skin.GetConfig<ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, T>(
                 new ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(lookup, index));
     }