diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
index 1cd02e8292..864a7b80a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable
 {
-    public class DrawableTaikoHitObject : DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgementInfo>
+    public abstract class DrawableTaikoHitObject : DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgementInfo>
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The colour used for various elements of this DrawableHitObject.
-        /// </summary>
-        public virtual Color4 AccentColour { get; }
-
-        public DrawableTaikoHitObject(TaikoHitObject hitObject)
+        protected DrawableTaikoHitObject(TaikoHitObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft;
@@ -25,17 +19,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable
 
             LifetimeStart = HitObject.StartTime - HitObject.PreEmpt * 2;
             LifetimeEnd = HitObject.StartTime + HitObject.PreEmpt;
-
-            // Todo: Remove (suppresses Resharper)
-            AccentColour = Color4.White;
         }
 
         protected override TaikoJudgementInfo CreateJudgementInfo() => new TaikoJudgementInfo();
 
-        protected override void UpdateState(ArmedState state)
-        {
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the scroll position of the DrawableHitObject relative to the offset between
         /// a time value and the HitObject's StartTime.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 3ff30bd90e..f3bb07d2d8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Judgements;
 using Container = osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers.Container;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
 
         public TObject HitObject;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The colour used for various elements of this DrawableHitObject.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 AccentColour { get; protected set; }
+
         protected DrawableHitObject(TObject hitObject)
         {
             HitObject = hitObject;