diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index 23db29b9a6..841a52da7b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             Size = HitArea.DrawSize;
 
-            PositionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Position = HitObject.StackedPosition);
-            StackHeightBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Position = HitObject.StackedPosition);
+            PositionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdatePosition());
+            StackHeightBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdatePosition());
             ScaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale => scaleContainer.Scale = new Vector2(scale.NewValue));
         }
 
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             }
         }
 
+        protected virtual void UpdatePosition()
+        {
+            Position = HitObject.StackedPosition;
+        }
+
         public override void Shake() => shakeContainer.Shake();
 
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
index 80b9544e5b..d1d749d7e2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderHead.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -43,13 +42,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
-        {
-            PositionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => updatePosition());
-            pathVersion.BindValueChanged(_ => updatePosition());
-        }
-
         protected override void OnFree()
         {
             base.OnFree();
@@ -57,6 +49,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             pathVersion.UnbindFrom(DrawableSlider.PathVersion);
         }
 
+        protected override void UpdatePosition()
+        {
+            // Slider head is always drawn at (0,0).
+        }
+
         protected override void OnApply()
         {
             base.OnApply();
@@ -100,11 +97,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             base.Shake();
             DrawableSlider.Shake();
         }
-
-        private void updatePosition()
-        {
-            if (Slider != null)
-                Position = HitObject.Position - Slider.Position;
-        }
     }
 }