diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
index 2430e511c4..9b1ff9b22f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -100,21 +99,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
             switch (result)
             {
-                case HitResult.Miss:
-                    this.ScaleTo(1.6f);
-                    this.ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.In);
-
-                    //todo: this only applies to osu! ruleset apparently.
-                    this.MoveTo(new Vector2(0, -2));
-                    this.MoveToOffset(new Vector2(0, 20), fade_out_delay + fade_out_length, Easing.In);
-
-                    float rotation = RNG.NextSingle(-8.6f, 8.6f);
-
-                    this.RotateTo(0);
-                    this.RotateTo(rotation, fade_in_length)
-                        .Then().RotateTo(rotation * 2, fade_out_delay + fade_out_length - fade_in_length, Easing.In);
-                    break;
-
                 default:
                     mainPiece.ScaleTo(0.9f);
                     mainPiece.ScaleTo(1.05f, fade_out_delay + fade_out_length);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
index 796080f4f5..082d0e4a67 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         private readonly float finalScale;
         private readonly bool forceTransforms;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private ISkinSource skin { get; set; } = null!;
+
         public LegacyJudgementPieceOld(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawable, float finalScale = 1f, bool forceTransforms = false)
         {
             this.result = result;
@@ -55,6 +58,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     this.ScaleTo(1.6f);
                     this.ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.In);
 
+                    decimal? legacyVersion = skin.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value;
+
+                    if (legacyVersion >= 2.0m)
+                    {
+                        this.MoveTo(new Vector2(0, -5));
+                        this.MoveToOffset(new Vector2(0, 80), fade_out_delay + fade_out_length, Easing.In);
+                    }
+
                     float rotation = RNG.NextSingle(-8.6f, 8.6f);
 
                     this.RotateTo(0);