diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
index 0db03efb68..ea42c515a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScore.cs
@@ -453,7 +453,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards
                 List<MenuItem> items = new List<MenuItem>();
 
                 if (Score.Mods.Length > 0 && songSelect != null)
-                    items.Add(new OsuMenuItem("Use these mods", MenuItemType.Highlighted, () => songSelect.Mods.Value = Score.Mods));
+                {
+                    // system mods should never be copied across regardless of anything.
+                    items.Add(new OsuMenuItem("Use these mods", MenuItemType.Highlighted, () => songSelect.Mods.Value = Score.Mods.Where(m => m.Type != ModType.System).ToArray()));
+                }
 
                 if (Score.OnlineID > 0)
                     items.Add(new OsuMenuItem(CommonStrings.CopyLink, MenuItemType.Standard, () => clipboard?.SetText($@"{api.Endpoints.WebsiteUrl}/scores/{Score.OnlineID}")));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScoreV2.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScoreV2.cs
index 978d6eca32..71cc80af49 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScoreV2.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Leaderboards/LeaderboardScoreV2.cs
@@ -781,7 +781,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2.Leaderboards
                 List<MenuItem> items = new List<MenuItem>();
 
                 if (score.Mods.Length > 0)
-                    items.Add(new OsuMenuItem("Use these mods", MenuItemType.Highlighted, () => SelectedMods.Value = score.Mods.Where(m => IsValidMod.Invoke(m)).ToArray()));
+                {
+                    // system mods should never be copied across regardless of anything.
+                    items.Add(new OsuMenuItem("Use these mods", MenuItemType.Highlighted,
+                        () => SelectedMods.Value = score.Mods.Where(m => IsValidMod.Invoke(m) && m.Type != ModType.System).ToArray()));
+                }
 
                 if (score.OnlineID > 0)
                     items.Add(new OsuMenuItem(CommonStrings.CopyLink, MenuItemType.Standard, () => clipboard?.SetText($@"{api.Endpoints.WebsiteUrl}/scores/{score.OnlineID}")));