diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
index 69b81d6d5c..1b5d576c1e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
     {
         private const float default_large_faint_size = 0.8f;
 
-        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => true;
-
         [Resolved]
         private Column column { get; set; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
index aad9f53b93..bef9279bac 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyHitExplosion.cs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Legacy
 {
     public class LegacyHitExplosion : CompositeDrawable, IAnimatableHitExplosion
     {
-        public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
-
         private readonly Drawable sprite;
 
         [CanBeNull]