diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentModDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentModDisplay.cs
index 3df8550667..fa9ee7edff 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentModDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentModDisplay.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
                 if (modIcon == null)
                     return;
 
-                AddInternal(new ModIcon(modIcon)
+                AddInternal(new ModIcon(modIcon, false)
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
index ab8efdabcc..8e0d1f5bbd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             {
                 iconsContainer.AddRange(new[]
                 {
-                    backgroundIcon = new PassThroughTooltipModIcon(Mods[1])
+                    backgroundIcon = new ModIcon(Mods[1], false)
                     {
                         Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                         Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
                         Position = new Vector2(1.5f),
                     },
-                    foregroundIcon = new PassThroughTooltipModIcon(Mods[0])
+                    foregroundIcon = new ModIcon(Mods[0], false)
                     {
                         Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                         Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             }
             else
             {
-                iconsContainer.Add(foregroundIcon = new PassThroughTooltipModIcon(Mod)
+                iconsContainer.Add(foregroundIcon = new ModIcon(Mod, false)
                 {
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -297,15 +297,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
             Mod = mod;
         }
-
-        private class PassThroughTooltipModIcon : ModIcon
-        {
-            public override string TooltipText => null;
-
-            public PassThroughTooltipModIcon(Mod mod)
-                : base(mod)
-            {
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
index 8ea6c74349..04a2e052fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Display the specified mod at a fixed size.
+    /// </summary>
     public class ModIcon : Container, IHasTooltip
     {
         public readonly BindableBool Selected = new BindableBool();
@@ -28,9 +31,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
         private readonly ModType type;
 
-        public virtual string TooltipText => mod.IconTooltip;
+        public virtual string TooltipText => showTooltip ? mod.IconTooltip : null;
 
         private Mod mod;
+        private readonly bool showTooltip;
 
         public Mod Mod
         {
@@ -42,9 +46,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public ModIcon(Mod mod)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a new instance.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="mod">The mod to be displayed</param>
+        /// <param name="showTooltip">Whether a tooltip describing the mod should display on hover.</param>
+        public ModIcon(Mod mod, bool showTooltip = true)
         {
             this.mod = mod ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(mod));
+            this.showTooltip = showTooltip;
 
             type = mod.Type;