diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
index 523301f4fd..2d03276fe5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
                                         .DefaultIfEmpty(0)
                                         .Min();
 
-            masterClockContainer.Reset(true, startTime);
+            masterClockContainer.StartTime = startTime;
+            masterClockContainer.Reset(true);
 
             // Although the clock has been started, this flag is set to allow for later synchronisation state changes to also be able to start it.
             canStartMasterClock = true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClockContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClockContainer.cs
index f2df00d691..721abc66f8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClockContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClockContainer.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         /// If not set, a value of zero will be used.
         /// Importantly, the value will be inferred from the current ruleset in <see cref="MasterGameplayClockContainer"/> unless specified.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected double? StartTime { get; set; }
+        public double? StartTime { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="GameplayClockContainer"/>.
@@ -116,12 +116,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         /// Resets this <see cref="GameplayClockContainer"/> and the source to an initial state ready for gameplay.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="startClock">Whether to start the clock immediately, if not already started.</param>
-        /// <param name="gameplayStartTime">A time to use for future <see cref="Reset"/> calls as the definite start of gameplay.</param>
-        public void Reset(bool startClock = false, double? gameplayStartTime = null)
+        public void Reset(bool startClock = false)
         {
-            if (gameplayStartTime != null)
-                StartTime = gameplayStartTime;
-
             // Manually stop the source in order to not affect the IsPaused state.
             AdjustableSource.Stop();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
index 54901746fc..88dc6db0f7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             bool isStarted = !IsPaused.Value;
 
             // If a custom start time was not specified, calculate the best value to use.
-            double gameplayStartTime = StartTime ?? findEarliestStartTime();
+            StartTime ??= findEarliestStartTime();
 
-            Reset(startClock: isStarted, gameplayStartTime: gameplayStartTime);
+            Reset(startClock: isStarted);
         }
 
         private double findEarliestStartTime()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index be19565657..f99b07c313 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             bool wasFrameStable = DrawableRuleset.FrameStablePlayback;
             DrawableRuleset.FrameStablePlayback = false;
 
-            GameplayClockContainer.Reset(gameplayStartTime: time);
+            GameplayClockContainer.StartTime = time;
+            GameplayClockContainer.Reset();
 
             // Delay resetting frame-stable playback for one frame to give the FrameStabilityContainer a chance to seek.
             frameStablePlaybackResetDelegate = ScheduleAfterChildren(() => DrawableRuleset.FrameStablePlayback = wasFrameStable);