diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index afcc0e8ddb..6defbaa7dd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             //sane defaults
             ring.Alpha = circle.Alpha = number.Alpha = approachCircle.Alpha = glow.Alpha = 1;
             explode.Alpha = 0;
-            Scale = Vector2.One;
+            Scale = new Vector2(0.5f); //this will probably need to be moved to DrawableHitObject at some point.
 
             //always-present transforms
             Transforms.Add(new TransformAlpha { StartTime = t - 1000, EndTime = t - 800, StartValue = 0, EndValue = 1 });
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 6ce25b10eb..fe9578733c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
             AddInternal(hitObjectContainer = new HitObjectContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
             });
         }
 
         class HitObjectContainer : Container
         {
-            public override Vector2 ChildScale => new Vector2(0.625f);
+            protected override Vector2 DrawScale => new Vector2(DrawSize.X / 512);
         }
     }
 }
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