diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index 25749cb3d6..ac6060ceed 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
             return Array.Empty<KeyBinding>();
         }
 
-        public override string GetVariantName(int variant)
+        public override LocalisableString GetVariantName(int variant)
         {
             switch (getPlayfieldType(variant))
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Input/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Input/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
index 23f91fba4b..a0f069b3bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Input/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Input/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
index 50ce6b3b12..0968d78ed7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="variant">The variant.</param>
         /// <returns>A descriptive name of the variant.</returns>
-        public virtual string GetVariantName(int variant) => string.Empty;
+        public virtual LocalisableString GetVariantName(int variant) => string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// For rulesets which support legacy (osu-stable) replay conversion, this method will create an empty replay frame