diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
index a9c7d938d2..311e15116e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/JuiceStream.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         [JsonIgnore]
         public double TickDistance => tickDistanceFactor * DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity;
 
-        [JsonIgnore]
-        public bool GenerateTicks => DifficultyControlPoint.GenerateTicks;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The length of one span of this <see cref="JuiceStream"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
             int nodeIndex = 0;
             SliderEventDescriptor? lastEvent = null;
 
-            foreach (var e in SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, GenerateTicks, cancellationToken))
+            foreach (var e in SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, cancellationToken))
             {
                 // generate tiny droplets since the last point
                 if (lastEvent != null)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
index eb59122686..67b19124e1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
 
             protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             {
-                var sliderEvents = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, GenerateTicks, cancellationToken);
+                var sliderEvents = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, cancellationToken);
 
                 foreach (var e in sliderEvents)
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 31117c0836..0689c49085 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         /// </summary>
         public double TickDistanceMultiplier = 1;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this <see cref="Slider"/> should generate <see cref="SliderTick"/>s.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool GenerateTicks { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether this <see cref="Slider"/>'s judgement is fully handled by its nested <see cref="HitObject"/>s.
         /// If <c>false</c>, this <see cref="Slider"/> will be judged proportionally to the number of nested <see cref="HitObject"/>s hit.
@@ -174,15 +169,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             double scoringDistance = BASE_SCORING_DISTANCE * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity;
 
             Velocity = scoringDistance / timingPoint.BeatLength;
-            TickDistance = scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate * TickDistanceMultiplier;
-            GenerateTicks = DifficultyControlPoint.GenerateTicks;
+            TickDistance = DifficultyControlPoint.GenerateTicks ? (scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate * TickDistanceMultiplier) : double.PositiveInfinity;
         }
 
         protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             base.CreateNestedHitObjects(cancellationToken);
 
-            var sliderEvents = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, GenerateTicks, cancellationToken);
+            var sliderEvents = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(StartTime, SpanDuration, Velocity, TickDistance, Path.Distance, this.SpanCount(), LegacyLastTickOffset, cancellationToken);
 
             foreach (var e in sliderEvents)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/SliderEventGenerationTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/SliderEventGenerationTest.cs
index 077398f015..d30ab3dea1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/SliderEventGenerationTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/SliderEventGenerationTest.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
         [Test]
         public void TestSingleSpan()
         {
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 1, null, true).ToArray();
+            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 1, null).ToArray();
 
             Assert.That(events[0].Type, Is.EqualTo(SliderEventType.Head));
             Assert.That(events[0].Time, Is.EqualTo(start_time));
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
         [Test]
         public void TestRepeat()
         {
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 2, null, true).ToArray();
+            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 2, null).ToArray();
 
             Assert.That(events[0].Type, Is.EqualTo(SliderEventType.Head));
             Assert.That(events[0].Time, Is.EqualTo(start_time));
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
         [Test]
         public void TestNonEvenTicks()
         {
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, 300, span_duration, 2, null, true).ToArray();
+            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, 300, span_duration, 2, null).ToArray();
 
             Assert.That(events[0].Type, Is.EqualTo(SliderEventType.Head));
             Assert.That(events[0].Time, Is.EqualTo(start_time));
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
         [Test]
         public void TestLegacyLastTickOffset()
         {
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 1, 100, true).ToArray();
+            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 1, 100).ToArray();
 
             Assert.That(events[2].Type, Is.EqualTo(SliderEventType.LegacyLastTick));
             Assert.That(events[2].Time, Is.EqualTo(900));
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
             const double velocity = 5;
             const double min_distance = velocity * 10;
 
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, velocity, velocity, span_duration, 2, 0, true).ToArray();
+            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, velocity, velocity, span_duration, 2, 0).ToArray();
 
             Assert.Multiple(() =>
             {
@@ -114,12 +114,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
                 }
             });
         }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void TestNoTickGeneration()
-        {
-            var events = SliderEventGenerator.Generate(start_time, span_duration, 1, span_duration / 2, span_duration, 1, null, false).ToArray();
-            Assert.That(events.Any(e => e.Type == SliderEventType.Tick), Is.False);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderEventGenerator.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderEventGenerator.cs
index b77d15d565..d32a7cb16d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderEventGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderEventGenerator.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
     {
         // ReSharper disable once MethodOverloadWithOptionalParameter
         public static IEnumerable<SliderEventDescriptor> Generate(double startTime, double spanDuration, double velocity, double tickDistance, double totalDistance, int spanCount,
-                                                                  double? legacyLastTickOffset, bool shouldGenerateTicks, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+                                                                  double? legacyLastTickOffset, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             // A very lenient maximum length of a slider for ticks to be generated.
             // This exists for edge cases such as /b/1573664 where the beatmap has been edited by the user, and should never be reached in normal usage.
@@ -41,20 +41,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
                     double spanStartTime = startTime + span * spanDuration;
                     bool reversed = span % 2 == 1;
 
-                    if (shouldGenerateTicks)
+                    var ticks = generateTicks(span, spanStartTime, spanDuration, reversed, length, tickDistance, minDistanceFromEnd, cancellationToken);
+
+                    if (reversed)
                     {
-                        var ticks = generateTicks(span, spanStartTime, spanDuration, reversed, length, tickDistance, minDistanceFromEnd, cancellationToken);
-
-                        if (reversed)
-                        {
-                            // For repeat spans, ticks are returned in reverse-StartTime order, which is undesirable for some rulesets
-                            ticks = ticks.Reverse();
-                        }
-
-                        foreach (var e in ticks)
-                            yield return e;
+                        // For repeat spans, ticks are returned in reverse-StartTime order, which is undesirable for some rulesets
+                        ticks = ticks.Reverse();
                     }
 
+                    foreach (var e in ticks)
+                        yield return e;
+
                     if (span < spanCount - 1)
                     {
                         yield return new SliderEventDescriptor