diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/IAnimatableJudgement.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/IAnimatableJudgement.cs
index d37a270a20..b38b83b534 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/IAnimatableJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/IAnimatableJudgement.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
         /// <summary>
         /// Get proxied content which should be displayed above all hitobjects.
         /// </summary>
+        [CanBeNull]
         Drawable GetAboveHitObjectsProxiedContent();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
index 290571f46c..ca25efaa01 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             }
         }
 
-        [CanBeNull]
         public Drawable GetAboveHitObjectsProxiedContent() => temporaryOldStyle?.CreateProxy(); // for new style judgements, only the old style temporary display is in front of objects.
     }
 }