diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
index db9e712d86..e1e5affc78 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 
         public int CompareTo(ControlPoint other) => Time.CompareTo(other.Time);
 
-        public bool Equals(ControlPoint other) => Time.Equals(other?.Time);
+        public virtual bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
+        {
+            if (ReferenceEquals(null, other)) return false;
+            if (ReferenceEquals(this, other)) return true;
+
+            return Time.Equals(other.Time);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
index 9f717d21e3..9c6735a36a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
@@ -17,5 +17,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         }
 
         private double speedMultiplier = 1;
+
+        public override bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && other is DifficultyControlPoint difficulty
+               && SpeedMultiplier == difficulty.SpeedMultiplier;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
index 73d5232f44..6fdddc44bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
@@ -14,5 +14,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         /// Whether the first bar line of this control point is ignored.
         /// </summary>
         public bool OmitFirstBarLine;
+
+        public override bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && other is EffectControlPoint effect
+               && KiaiMode == effect.KiaiMode
+               && OmitFirstBarLine == effect.OmitFirstBarLine;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
index 5d801a1163..69c00e463c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
@@ -30,5 +30,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
             Name = sampleName,
             Volume = SampleVolume,
         };
+
+        public override bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && other is SampleControlPoint sample
+               && SampleBank == sample.SampleBank
+               && SampleVolume == sample.SampleVolume;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
index d20b1b87a6..cc1546675b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
@@ -23,5 +23,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         }
 
         private double beatLength = 1000;
+
+        public override bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && other is TimingControlPoint timing
+               && TimeSignature == timing.TimeSignature
+               && BeatLength == timing.beatLength;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
index 581207607a..603de5949e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoder.cs
@@ -314,13 +314,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
                 if (stringSampleSet == @"none")
                     stringSampleSet = @"normal";
 
-                DifficultyControlPoint difficultyPoint = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPointAt(time);
-                SampleControlPoint samplePoint = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.SamplePointAt(time);
-                EffectControlPoint effectPoint = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.EffectPointAt(time);
-
                 if (timingChange)
                 {
-                    beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPoints.Add(new TimingControlPoint
+                    handleTimingControlPoint(new TimingControlPoint
                     {
                         Time = time,
                         BeatLength = beatLength,
@@ -328,41 +324,68 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
                     });
                 }
 
-                if (speedMultiplier != difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplier)
+                handleDifficultyControlPoint(new DifficultyControlPoint
                 {
-                    beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPoints.RemoveAll(x => x.Time == time);
-                    beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPoints.Add(new DifficultyControlPoint
-                    {
-                        Time = time,
-                        SpeedMultiplier = speedMultiplier
-                    });
-                }
+                    Time = time,
+                    SpeedMultiplier = speedMultiplier
+                });
 
-                if (stringSampleSet != samplePoint.SampleBank || sampleVolume != samplePoint.SampleVolume)
+                handleEffectControlPoint(new EffectControlPoint
                 {
-                    beatmap.ControlPointInfo.SamplePoints.Add(new SampleControlPoint
-                    {
-                        Time = time,
-                        SampleBank = stringSampleSet,
-                        SampleVolume = sampleVolume
-                    });
-                }
+                    Time = time,
+                    KiaiMode = kiaiMode,
+                    OmitFirstBarLine = omitFirstBarSignature
+                });
 
-                if (kiaiMode != effectPoint.KiaiMode || omitFirstBarSignature != effectPoint.OmitFirstBarLine)
+                handleSampleControlPoint(new LegacySampleControlPoint
                 {
-                    beatmap.ControlPointInfo.EffectPoints.Add(new EffectControlPoint
-                    {
-                        Time = time,
-                        KiaiMode = kiaiMode,
-                        OmitFirstBarLine = omitFirstBarSignature
-                    });
-                }
+                    Time = time,
+                    SampleBank = stringSampleSet,
+                    SampleVolume = sampleVolume,
+                    CustomSampleBank = customSampleBank
+                });
             }
             catch (FormatException e)
             {
             }
         }
 
+        private void handleTimingControlPoint(TimingControlPoint newPoint)
+        {
+            beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPoints.Add(newPoint);
+        }
+
+        private void handleDifficultyControlPoint(DifficultyControlPoint newPoint)
+        {
+            var existing = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPointAt(newPoint.Time);
+
+            if (newPoint.Equals(existing))
+                return;
+
+            beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPoints.RemoveAll(x => x.Time == newPoint.Time);
+            beatmap.ControlPointInfo.DifficultyPoints.Add(newPoint);
+        }
+
+        private void handleEffectControlPoint(EffectControlPoint newPoint)
+        {
+            var existing = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.EffectPointAt(newPoint.Time);
+
+            if (newPoint.Equals(existing))
+                return;
+
+            beatmap.ControlPointInfo.EffectPoints.Add(newPoint);
+        }
+
+        private void handleSampleControlPoint(SampleControlPoint newPoint)
+        {
+            var existing = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.SamplePointAt(newPoint.Time);
+
+            if (newPoint.Equals(existing))
+                return;
+
+            beatmap.ControlPointInfo.SamplePoints.Add(newPoint);
+        }
+
         private void handleHitObject(string line)
         {
             // If the ruleset wasn't specified, assume the osu!standard ruleset.