diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModTargetPractice.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModTargetPractice.cs
index 72422a0ae8..71080e3d8e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModTargetPractice.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModTargetPractice.cs
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
 
         #region Reduce AR (IApplicableToDifficulty)
 
-        public void ReadFromDifficulty(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
-        {
-        }
-
         public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             // Decrease AR to increase preempt time
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjustTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjustTest.cs
index e31a3dbdf0..2230763984 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjustTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjustTest.cs
@@ -166,11 +166,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Mods
         /// </summary>
         private BeatmapDifficulty applyDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
-            // ensure that ReadFromDifficulty doesn't pollute the values.
             var newDifficulty = difficulty.Clone();
-
-            testMod.ReadFromDifficulty(difficulty);
-
             testMod.ApplyToDifficulty(newDifficulty);
             return newDifficulty;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneAdvancedStats.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneAdvancedStats.cs
index ca6c4998d1..5cf503f21e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneAdvancedStats.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneAdvancedStats.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
             {
                 var ruleset = advancedStats.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset.CreateInstance().AsNonNull();
                 var difficultyAdjustMod = ruleset.CreateMod<ModDifficultyAdjust>().AsNonNull();
-                difficultyAdjustMod.ReadFromDifficulty(advancedStats.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty);
                 advancedStats.Mods.Value = new[] { difficultyAdjustMod };
             });
 
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
                 var difficultyAdjustMod = ruleset.CreateMod<OsuModDifficultyAdjust>().AsNonNull();
                 var originalDifficulty = advancedStats.BeatmapInfo.Difficulty;
 
-                difficultyAdjustMod.ReadFromDifficulty(originalDifficulty);
                 difficultyAdjustMod.DrainRate.Value = originalDifficulty.DrainRate - 0.5f;
                 difficultyAdjustMod.ApproachRate.Value = originalDifficulty.ApproachRate + 2.2f;
                 advancedStats.Mods.Value = new[] { difficultyAdjustMod };
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
index 15ce583413..4fd9916b89 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             }
         }
 
-        public void ReadFromDifficulty(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
-        {
-        }
-
         public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty) => ApplySettings(difficulty);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
index b0ac0d5cce..3ee4d7846e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         public override bool Ranked => UsesDefaultConfiguration;
         public override bool ValidForFreestyleAsRequiredMod => true;
 
-        public virtual void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
-        {
-        }
-
         public virtual void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             const float ratio = 0.5f;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
index ce40e6e075..6149a9c712 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
         protected const float ADJUST_RATIO = 1.4f;
 
-        public void ReadFromDifficulty(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
-        {
-        }
-
         public virtual void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             difficulty.DrainRate = Math.Min(difficulty.DrainRate * ADJUST_RATIO, 10.0f);