diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
index 5e538126b3..abe7e5e803 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/ControlPoint.cs
@@ -19,15 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 
         public int CompareTo(ControlPoint other) => Time.CompareTo(other.Time);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this <see cref="ControlPoint"/> provides the same parametric changes as another <see cref="ControlPoint"/>.
-        /// Basically an equality check without considering the <see cref="Time"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="other">The <see cref="ControlPoint"/> to compare to.</param>
-        /// <returns>Whether this <see cref="ControlPoint"/> is equivalent to <paramref name="other"/>.</returns>
-        public virtual bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other) => true;
-
         public bool Equals(ControlPoint other)
-            => EquivalentTo(other) && Time.Equals(other?.Time);
+            => Time.Equals(other?.Time);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
index 013271d597..a3e3121575 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // 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 System;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
-    public class DifficultyControlPoint : ControlPoint
+    public class DifficultyControlPoint : ControlPoint, IEquatable<DifficultyControlPoint>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The speed multiplier at this control point.
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 
         private double speedMultiplier = 1;
 
-        public override bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other)
-            => base.EquivalentTo(other)
-               && other is DifficultyControlPoint difficulty
-               && SpeedMultiplier.Equals(difficulty.SpeedMultiplier);
+        public bool Equals(DifficultyControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && SpeedMultiplier.Equals(other?.SpeedMultiplier);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
index 3978b7b4b0..354d86dc13 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/EffectControlPoint.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // 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 System;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
-    public class EffectControlPoint : ControlPoint
+    public class EffectControlPoint : ControlPoint, IEquatable<EffectControlPoint>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this control point enables Kiai mode.
@@ -15,10 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         /// </summary>
         public bool OmitFirstBarLine;
 
-        public override bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other)
-            => base.EquivalentTo(other)
-               && other is EffectControlPoint effect
-               && KiaiMode.Equals(effect.KiaiMode)
-               && OmitFirstBarLine.Equals(effect.OmitFirstBarLine);
+        public bool Equals(EffectControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && KiaiMode == other?.KiaiMode && OmitFirstBarLine == other.OmitFirstBarLine;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
index 241ce90740..4c45bef862 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/SampleControlPoint.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 // 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 System;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
-    public class SampleControlPoint : ControlPoint
+    public class SampleControlPoint : ControlPoint, IEquatable<SampleControlPoint>
     {
         public const string DEFAULT_BANK = "normal";
 
@@ -44,10 +45,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
             return newSampleInfo;
         }
 
-        public override bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other)
-            => base.EquivalentTo(other)
-               && other is SampleControlPoint sample
-               && SampleBank.Equals(sample.SampleBank)
-               && SampleVolume.Equals(sample.SampleVolume);
+        public bool Equals(SampleControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && string.Equals(SampleBank, other?.SampleBank) && SampleVolume == other?.SampleVolume;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
index 9ec27bdfdf..e5815a3f3b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/TimingControlPoint.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // 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 System;
 using osuTK;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 {
-    public class TimingControlPoint : ControlPoint
+    public class TimingControlPoint : ControlPoint, IEquatable<TimingControlPoint>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The time signature at this control point.
@@ -24,10 +25,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
 
         private double beatLength = 1000;
 
-        public override bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other)
-            => base.EquivalentTo(other)
-               && other is TimingControlPoint timing
-               && TimeSignature.Equals(timing.TimeSignature)
-               && BeatLength.Equals(timing.BeatLength);
+        public bool Equals(TimingControlPoint other)
+            => base.Equals(other)
+               && TimeSignature == other?.TimeSignature && beatLength.Equals(other.beatLength);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
index ad5089958c..854d3b41d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyDecoder.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
             Foreground = 3
         }
 
-        internal class LegacySampleControlPoint : SampleControlPoint
+        internal class LegacySampleControlPoint : SampleControlPoint, IEquatable<LegacySampleControlPoint>
         {
             public int CustomSampleBank;
 
@@ -203,10 +203,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
                 return baseInfo;
             }
 
-            public override bool EquivalentTo(ControlPoint other)
-                => base.EquivalentTo(other)
-                   && other is LegacySampleControlPoint legacy
-                   && CustomSampleBank == legacy.CustomSampleBank;
+            public bool Equals(LegacySampleControlPoint other)
+                => base.Equals(other)
+                   && CustomSampleBank == other?.CustomSampleBank;
         }
     }
 }