diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index de05219212..28aa2ccb79 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.ListExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.TypeExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Lists;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
@@ -632,8 +631,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
 
         #endregion
 
-        public override bool UpdateSubTreeMasking(Drawable source, RectangleF maskingBounds) => false;
-
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
         {
             base.UpdateAfterChildren();