diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectGridPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectGridPanel.cs
index 24ccd8b7eb..3c51235fad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectGridPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectGridPanel.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         private Box progressBar;
 
         protected override PlayButton PlayButton => playButton;
-        public override Bindable<bool> PreviewPlaying { get; } = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         public DirectGridPanel(BeatmapSetInfo beatmap) : base(beatmap)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectListPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectListPanel.cs
index 7112e927bd..3aa8c8a7c2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectListPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectListPanel.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         private Box progressBar;
 
         protected override PlayButton PlayButton => playButton;
-        public override Bindable<bool> PreviewPlaying { get; } = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(LocalisationEngine localisation, OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
index 24cd8dc54e..65808c32a1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps;
         private NotificationOverlay notifications;
 
-        public abstract Bindable<bool> PreviewPlaying { get; }
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> PreviewPlaying = new Bindable<bool>();
         protected abstract PlayButton PlayButton { get; }
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;