diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
index f31f8bc92a..5514ce5e40 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIMod.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using osu.Game.Utils;
 namespace osu.Game.Online.API
 {
     [MessagePackObject]
-    public class APIMod : IMod, IEquatable<APIMod>
+    public class APIMod
     {
         [JsonProperty("acronym")]
         [Key(0)]
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             return resultMod;
         }
 
-        public bool Equals(IMod other) => other is APIMod them && Equals(them);
-
         public bool Equals(APIMod other)
         {
             if (ReferenceEquals(null, other)) return false;