diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
index ec74225774..882f848190 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
                         break;
 
                     case DrawableSliderTail tail:
-                        tail.AlwaysPlaySample = AlwaysPlayTailSample.Value;
+                        tail.SamplePlaysOnlyOnHit = !AlwaysPlayTailSample.Value;
                         break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 4288f00e3a..04708a5ece 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             // rather than doing it this way, we should probably attach the sample to the tail circle.
             // this can only be done after we stop using LegacyLastTick.
-            if (TailCircle.IsHit || TailCircle.AlwaysPlaySample)
+            if (!TailCircle.SamplePlaysOnlyOnHit || TailCircle.IsHit)
                 base.PlaySamples();
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
index ad6b98cba8..4b9c10ab67 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the hit sample should always be played, regardless of whether the tail was actually hit.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool AlwaysPlaySample { get; set; }
+        public bool SamplePlaysOnlyOnHit { get; set; } = true;
 
         public bool Tracking { get; set; }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            AlwaysPlaySample = false;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
             Size = new Vector2(OsuHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * 2);