diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index eacd2b3e7555..211c076cbf0a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -367,10 +367,6 @@ protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
 
         public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => SliderBody?.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos) ?? base.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos);
 
-        private partial class DefaultSliderBody : PlaySliderBody
-        {
-        }
-
         #region FOR EDITOR USE ONLY, DO NOT USE FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE
 
         internal void SuppressHitAnimations()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultSliderBody.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29627b66a199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/DefaultSliderBody.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// 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.
+
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
+{
+    public partial class DefaultSliderBody : SliderBody
+    {
+        protected override DrawableSliderPath CreateSliderPath() => new DefaultDrawableSliderPath();
+
+        private partial class DefaultDrawableSliderPath : DrawableSliderPath
+        {
+            private const float opacity_at_centre = 0.3f;
+            private const float opacity_at_edge = 0.8f;
+
+            protected override Color4 ColourAt(float position)
+            {
+                const float actual_to_visual_radius = OsuHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS / OsuHitObject.VISUAL_OBJECT_RADIUS;
+
+                position = 1 - (1 - position) * actual_to_visual_radius;
+
+                if (position < 0.0)
+                    return Color4.Transparent;
+
+                if (CalculatedBorderPortion != 0f && position <= CalculatedBorderPortion)
+                    return BorderColour;
+
+                position -= CalculatedBorderPortion;
+                return new Color4(AccentColour.R, AccentColour.G, AccentColour.B, (opacity_at_edge - (opacity_at_edge - opacity_at_centre) * position / GRADIENT_PORTION) * AccentColour.A);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
index 127d13730ab0..a2233645051c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/ManualSliderBody.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="SliderBody"/> with the ability to set the drawn vertices manually.
     /// </summary>
-    public partial class ManualSliderBody : SliderBody
+    public partial class ManualSliderBody : DefaultSliderBody
     {
         public ManualSliderBody()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/SliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/SliderBody.cs
index 86ac931fd1ab..8c1ee8c71725 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/SliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/SliderBody.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Lines;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -111,28 +110,6 @@ public virtual void RecyclePath()
         /// <param name="vertices">The vertices</param>
         protected void SetVertices(IReadOnlyList<Vector2> vertices) => path.Vertices = vertices;
 
-        protected virtual DrawableSliderPath CreateSliderPath() => new DefaultDrawableSliderPath();
-
-        private partial class DefaultDrawableSliderPath : DrawableSliderPath
-        {
-            private const float opacity_at_centre = 0.3f;
-            private const float opacity_at_edge = 0.8f;
-
-            protected override Color4 ColourAt(float position)
-            {
-                const float actual_to_visual_radius = OsuHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS / OsuHitObject.VISUAL_OBJECT_RADIUS;
-
-                position = 1 - (1 - position) * actual_to_visual_radius;
-
-                if (position < 0.0)
-                    return Color4.Transparent;
-
-                if (CalculatedBorderPortion != 0f && position <= CalculatedBorderPortion)
-                    return BorderColour;
-
-                position -= CalculatedBorderPortion;
-                return new Color4(AccentColour.R, AccentColour.G, AccentColour.B, (opacity_at_edge - (opacity_at_edge - opacity_at_centre) * position / GRADIENT_PORTION) * AccentColour.A);
-            }
-        }
+        protected abstract DrawableSliderPath CreateSliderPath();
     }
 }