diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaRulesetConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaRulesetConfigManager.cs
index 87a4689689..ac8168dfc9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaRulesetConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Configuration/ManiaRulesetConfigManager.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration
 
             SetDefault(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollTime, 1500.0, DrawableManiaRuleset.MIN_TIME_RANGE, DrawableManiaRuleset.MAX_TIME_RANGE, 5);
             SetDefault(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollDirection, ManiaScrollingDirection.Down);
-            SetDefault(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, false);
+            SetDefault(ManiaRulesetSetting.TimingBasedNoteColouring, false);
         }
 
         public override TrackedSettings CreateTrackedSettings() => new TrackedSettings
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration
     {
         ScrollTime,
         ScrollDirection,
-        ColourCodedNotes
+        TimingBasedNoteColouring
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSettingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSettingsSubsection.cs
index 552c793096..1c89d9cd00 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSettingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSettingsSubsection.cs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
                 },
                 new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
-                    LabelText = "Colour-coded notes",
-                    Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes),
+                    LabelText = "Timing-based note colouring",
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(ManiaRulesetSetting.TimingBasedNoteColouring),
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
index 49536080ab..102cd485dc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
         [Resolved]
         private BeatDivisorFinder beatDivisorFinder { get; set; }
 
-        private readonly Bindable<bool> configColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> configTimingBasedNoteColouring = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         protected virtual ManiaSkinComponents Component => ManiaSkinComponents.Note;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(ManiaRulesetConfigManager rulesetConfig)
         {
-            rulesetConfig?.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, configColourCodedNotes);
+            rulesetConfig?.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.TimingBasedNoteColouring, configTimingBasedNoteColouring);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
             }
 
             snap.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSnapColour());
-            configColourCodedNotes.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSnapColour(), true);
+            configTimingBasedNoteColouring.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSnapColour(), true);
         }
 
         protected override void OnDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> e)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
 
         private void updateSnapColour()
         {
-            Colour = configColourCodedNotes.Value
+            Colour = configTimingBasedNoteColouring.Value
                 ? BindableBeatDivisor.GetColourFor(snap.Value, colours)
                 : Color4.White;
         }