diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/ColumnHitObjectArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/ColumnHitObjectArea.cs
index 6bfb2b89aa..494da6c61b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/ColumnHitObjectArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/ColumnHitObjectArea.cs
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components
 
         private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
-        private readonly StageHint stageHint;
+        private readonly Drawable stageHint;
 
         public ColumnHitObjectArea(HitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer)
         {
-            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            InternalChildren = new[]
             {
                 stageHint = new DefaultStageHint
                 {
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components
 
                 accentColour = value;
 
-                stageHint.AccentColour = accentColour;
+                if (stageHint is IHasAccentColour colouredHitTarget)
+                    colouredHitTarget.AccentColour = accentColour;
             }
         }
 
-        private class DefaultStageHint : StageHint
+        private class DefaultStageHint : CompositeDrawable, IHasAccentColour
         {
             private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/StageHint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/StageHint.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 813a6928c9..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Components/StageHint.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components
-{
-    public abstract class StageHint : CompositeDrawable, IHasAccentColour
-    {
-        public virtual Color4 AccentColour { get; set; }
-    }
-}