diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 2cb7e8b901..b7a08c068f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             updateQueue = new BeatmapUpdateQueue(api);
         }
 
-        protected override ArchiveDownloadRequest<BeatmapSetInfo> CreateDownloadRequest(BeatmapSetInfo set, object[] options) => new DownloadBeatmapSetRequest(set, (options?.FirstOrDefault() as bool?) ?? false);
+        protected override ArchiveDownloadRequest<BeatmapSetInfo> CreateDownloadRequest(BeatmapSetInfo set, bool minimiseDownloadSize) =>
+            new DownloadBeatmapSetRequest(set, minimiseDownloadSize);
 
         protected override Task Populate(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet, ArchiveReader archive, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/DownloadableArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/DownloadableArchiveModelManager.cs
index fc50a4720a..d9ebd0c06a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/DownloadableArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/DownloadableArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -42,30 +42,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the download request for this <see cref="TModel"/>.
-        /// The <paramref name="options"/> parameters will be provided when the download was initiated with extra options meant
-        /// to be used in the creation of the request.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="model">The <see cref="TModel"/> to be downloaded.</param>
-        /// <param name="options">Extra parameters for request creation, null if none were passed.</param>
+        /// <param name="minimiseDownloadSize">Whether this download should be optimised for slow connections. Generally means extras are not included in the download bundle..</param>
         /// <returns>The request object.</returns>
-        protected abstract ArchiveDownloadRequest<TModel> CreateDownloadRequest(TModel model, object[] options);
+        protected abstract ArchiveDownloadRequest<TModel> CreateDownloadRequest(TModel model, bool minimiseDownloadSize);
 
-        public bool Download(TModel model)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Begin a download for the requested <see cref="TModel"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="model">The <see cref="TModel"/> to be downloaded.</param>
+        /// <param name="minimiseDownloadSize">Whether this download should be optimised for slow connections. Generally means extras are not included in the download bundle..</param>
+        /// <returns>Whether the download was started.</returns>
+        public bool Download(TModel model, bool minimiseDownloadSize = false)
         {
             if (!canDownload(model)) return false;
 
-            var request = CreateDownloadRequest(model, null);
-
-            performDownloadWithRequest(request);
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        public bool Download(TModel model, params object[] extra)
-        {
-            if (!canDownload(model)) return false;
-
-            var request = CreateDownloadRequest(model, extra);
+            var request = CreateDownloadRequest(model, minimiseDownloadSize);
 
             performDownloadWithRequest(request);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/IModelDownloader.cs b/osu.Game/Database/IModelDownloader.cs
index b4df7cc0e3..f6f4b0aa42 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/IModelDownloader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/IModelDownloader.cs
@@ -31,21 +31,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         bool IsAvailableLocally(TModel model);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Downloads a <see cref="TModel"/>.
-        /// This may post notifications tracking progress.
+        /// Begin a download for the requested <see cref="TModel"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="model">The <see cref="TModel"/> to be downloaded.</param>
-        /// <returns>Whether downloading can happen.</returns>
-        bool Download(TModel model);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Downloads a <see cref="TModel"/> with optional parameters for the download request.
-        /// This may post notifications tracking progress.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="model">The <see cref="TModel"/> to be downloaded.</param>
-        /// <param name="extra">Optional parameters to be used for creating the download request.</param>
-        /// <returns>Whether downloading can happen.</returns>
-        bool Download(TModel model, params object[] extra);
+        /// <param name="minimiseDownloadSize">Whether this download should be optimised for slow connections. Generally means extras are not included in the download bundle..</param>
+        /// <returns>Whether the download was started.</returns>
+        bool Download(TModel model, bool minimiseDownloadSize);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an existing <see cref="TModel"/> download request if it exists.