diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
index 6e6e83f9cf..d6dd2664bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
         {
             scrollingInfo = ((ScrollingTestContainer)HitObjectContainer).ScrollingInfo;
 
-            Add(column = new Column(0)
+            Add(column = new Column(0, ColumnType.Even)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
index 1a3513d46c..33166c5aeb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
         {
             InternalChildren = new[]
             {
-                this.column = new Column(column)
+                this.column = new Column(column, column % 2 == 0 ? ColumnType.Even : ColumnType.Odd)
                 {
                     Action = { Value = action },
                     AccentColour = Color4.Orange,
-                    ColumnType = column % 2 == 0 ? ColumnType.Even : ColumnType.Odd,
                     Alpha = showColumn ? 1 : 0
                 },
                 content = new ManiaInputManager(new ManiaRuleset().RulesetInfo, 4)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneColumn.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneColumn.cs
index 2922d18713..ab2f63339f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneColumn.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneColumn.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
         private Drawable createColumn(ScrollingDirection direction, ManiaAction action, int index)
         {
-            var column = new Column(index)
+            var column = new Column(index, ColumnType.Even)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneDrawableManiaHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneDrawableManiaHitObject.cs
index 223f8dae44..b9b28eb19f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneDrawableManiaHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneDrawableManiaHitObject.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                 TimeRange = 2000,
                 Clock = new FramedClock(clock),
-                Child = column = new Column(0)
+                Child = column = new Column(0, ColumnType.Even)
                 {
                     Action = { Value = ManiaAction.Key1 },
                     Height = 0.85f,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ColumnType.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ColumnType.cs
index 0114987e3c..8f904530bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ColumnType.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ColumnType.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
-
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps
 {
     public enum ColumnType
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index deb1b155b5..361210ff1d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         private readonly GameplaySampleTriggerSource sampleTriggerSource;
 
-        public Column(int index)
+        public readonly ColumnType ColumnType;
+
+        public Color4 AccentColour { get; set; }
+
+        public Column(int index, ColumnType columnType)
         {
             Index = index;
+            ColumnType = columnType;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Width = COLUMN_WIDTH;
@@ -92,12 +97,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             NewResult += OnNewResult;
         }
 
-        public ColumnType ColumnType { get; set; }
-
-        public bool IsSpecial => ColumnType == ColumnType.Special;
-
-        public Color4 AccentColour { get; set; }
-
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
         {
             var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
index c578bbb703..29dacc5094 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
@@ -120,13 +120,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             {
                 var columnType = definition.GetTypeOfColumn(i);
 
-                var column = new Column(firstColumnIndex + i)
+                var column = new Column(firstColumnIndex + i, columnType)
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Width = 1,
-                    ColumnType = columnType,
                     AccentColour = columnColours[columnType],
                     Action = { Value = columnType == ColumnType.Special ? specialColumnStartAction++ : normalColumnStartAction++ }
+                    Width = 1,
                 };
 
                 topLevelContainer.Add(column.TopLevelContainer.CreateProxy());