diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
index c096ea2814..935aad914e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public abstract class DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject : DrawableCatchHitObject
     {
+        public new PalpableCatchHitObject HitObject => (PalpableCatchHitObject)base.HitObject;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this hit object should stay on the catcher plate when the object is caught by the catcher.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DropletPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DropletPiece.cs
index 61e6187611..dd0723c744 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DropletPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DropletPiece.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
         {
-            DrawableCatchHitObject drawableCatchObject = (DrawableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
-            var hitObject = (PalpableCatchHitObject)drawableCatchObject.HitObject;
+            var drawableCatchObject = (DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
 
             InternalChild = new Pulp
             {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
                 AccentColour = { BindTarget = drawableObject.AccentColour }
             };
 
-            if (hitObject.HyperDash)
+            if (drawableCatchObject.HitObject.HyperDash)
             {
                 AddInternal(new Container
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/FruitPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/FruitPiece.cs
index b14e37d138..f98050ae91 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/FruitPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/FruitPiece.cs
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
         {
-            DrawableCatchHitObject drawableCatchObject = (DrawableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
-            hitObject = (PalpableCatchHitObject)drawableCatchObject.HitObject;
+            var drawableCatchObject = (DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
+            hitObject = drawableCatchObject.HitObject;
 
             AddRangeInternal(new[]
             {
-                getFruitFor(drawableCatchObject.HitObject.VisualRepresentation),
+                getFruitFor(hitObject.VisualRepresentation),
                 border = new Circle
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
index 00ab20152a..1494ef3888 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/LegacyFruitPiece.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(DrawableHitObject drawableObject, ISkinSource skin)
         {
-            DrawableCatchHitObject drawableCatchObject = (DrawableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
+            var drawableCatchObject = (DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject)drawableObject;
 
             accentColour.BindTo(drawableCatchObject.AccentColour);
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning
                 },
             };
 
-            if (((PalpableCatchHitObject)drawableCatchObject.HitObject).HyperDash)
+            if (drawableCatchObject.HitObject.HyperDash)
             {
                 var hyperDash = new Sprite
                 {