diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
index c1b243c743..f4fed4e5c5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
         }
 
         public bool Equals(IMod other) => other is APIMod them && Equals(them);
-        public bool Equals(APIMod other) => ((IMod)this).Equals(other);
+        public bool Equals(APIMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
index 3ccebe4174..dbb2a0fdc1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         }
 
         public bool Equals(IMod other) => other is Mod them && Equals(them);
-        public bool Equals(Mod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
+        public bool Equals(Mod other) => GetType() == other?.GetType();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
index 335671ea4e..1e5742c358 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Scoring/ScoreInfo.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Scoring
             public string Acronym { get; set; }
 
             bool IEquatable<IMod>.Equals(IMod other) => other is DeserializedMod them && Equals(them);
-            public bool Equals(DeserializedMod other) => ((IMod)this).Equals(other);
+            public bool Equals(DeserializedMod other) => Acronym == other?.Acronym;
         }
 
         public override string ToString() => $"{User} playing {Beatmap}";