diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
index a6eceb2e48..ae3c03de5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Database;
-
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects
 {
-    public class BarLine
+    public class BarLine : TaikoHitObject
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The start time of the control point this bar line represents.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double StartTime;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The time to scroll in the bar line.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double PreEmpt;
-
-        public void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
-        {
-            PreEmpt = TaikoHitObject.BASE_SCROLL_TIME / difficulty.SliderMultiplier * timing.BeatLengthAt(StartTime) * timing.SpeedMultiplierAt(StartTime) / 1000;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
index 6567975796..2ff1f2d9e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            LifetimeStart = BarLine.StartTime - BarLine.PreEmpt * 2;
-            LifetimeEnd = BarLine.StartTime + BarLine.PreEmpt;
+            LifetimeStart = BarLine.StartTime - BarLine.ScrollTime * 2;
+            LifetimeEnd = BarLine.StartTime + BarLine.ScrollTime;
 
             Delay(BarLine.StartTime - Time.Current);
-            FadeOut(base_fadeout_time * BarLine.PreEmpt / 1000);
+            FadeOut(base_fadeout_time * BarLine.ScrollTime / 1000);
         }
 
-        private void updateScrollPosition(double time) => MoveToX((float)((BarLine.StartTime - time) / BarLine.PreEmpt));
+        private void updateScrollPosition(double time) => MoveToX((float)((BarLine.StartTime - time) / BarLine.ScrollTime));
 
         protected override void Update()
         {