diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNote.cs
index 759d2346e8..264a1bd5ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNote.cs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
 
         protected override void OnFree()
         {
-            slidingSample.Samples = null;
+            slidingSample.ClearSamples();
             base.OnFree();
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 4601af45d8..a7b02596d5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             PathVersion.UnbindFrom(HitObject.Path.Version);
 
-            slidingSample.Samples = null;
+            slidingSample?.ClearSamples();
         }
 
         protected override void LoadSamples()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
index eed5c3e2e3..a5193f1b6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.OnFree();
 
-            spinningSample.Samples = null;
+            spinningSample.ClearSamples();
         }
 
         protected override void LoadSamples()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index be5a7f71e7..39f0888882 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             samplesBindable.CollectionChanged -= onSamplesChanged;
 
             // Release the samples for other hitobjects to use.
-            if (Samples != null)
-                Samples.Samples = null;
+            Samples?.ClearSamples();
 
             foreach (var obj in nestedHitObjects)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
index ec296d4e89..475b79053a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSound.cs
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// <summary>
         /// The samples that should be played.
         /// </summary>
-        public ISampleInfo[]? Samples
+        public ISampleInfo[] Samples
         {
             get => samples;
             set
             {
-                value ??= Array.Empty<ISampleInfo>();
-
                 if (samples == value)
                     return;
 
@@ -92,6 +90,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             }
         }
 
+        public void ClearSamples() => Samples = Array.Empty<ISampleInfo>();
+
         private bool looping;
 
         /// <summary>