diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
index 069810d736..778b0ecbc6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.LocalisationExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -14,13 +15,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         protected override double RollingDuration => 1000;
         protected override Easing RollingEasing => Easing.Out;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether comma separators should be displayed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool UseCommaSeparator { get; }
-
         public Bindable<int> RequiredDisplayDigits { get; } = new Bindable<int>();
 
+        private string formatString = string.Empty;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Displays score.
         /// </summary>
@@ -28,13 +26,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         /// <param name="useCommaSeparator">Whether comma separators should be displayed.</param>
         protected ScoreCounter(int leading = 0, bool useCommaSeparator = false)
         {
-            UseCommaSeparator = useCommaSeparator;
+            if (useCommaSeparator)
+            {
+                if (leading > 0)
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Should not mix leading zeroes and comma separators as it doesn't make sense");
 
-            if (useCommaSeparator && leading > 0)
-                throw new ArgumentException("Should not mix leading zeroes and comma separators as it doesn't make sense");
+                formatString = @"N0";
+            }
 
             RequiredDisplayDigits.Value = leading;
-            RequiredDisplayDigits.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateDisplay());
+            RequiredDisplayDigits.BindValueChanged(displayDigitsChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private void displayDigitsChanged(ValueChangedEvent<int> _)
+        {
+            formatString = new string('0', RequiredDisplayDigits.Value);
+            UpdateDisplay();
         }
 
         protected override double GetProportionalDuration(double currentValue, double newValue)
@@ -42,19 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             return currentValue > newValue ? currentValue - newValue : newValue - currentValue;
         }
 
-        protected override LocalisableString FormatCount(double count)
-        {
-            string format = new string('0', RequiredDisplayDigits.Value);
-            var output = ((long)count).ToString(format);
-
-            if (UseCommaSeparator)
-            {
-                for (int i = output.Length - 3; i > 0; i -= 3)
-                    output = output.Insert(i, @",");
-            }
-
-            return output;
-        }
+        protected override LocalisableString FormatCount(double count) => ((long)count).ToLocalisableString(formatString);
 
         protected override OsuSpriteText CreateSpriteText()
             => base.CreateSpriteText().With(s => s.Font = s.Font.With(fixedWidth: true));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
index 63de5c8de5..87b19e8433 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
     public class DefaultScoreCounter : GameplayScoreCounter, ISkinnableDrawable
     {
         public DefaultScoreCounter()
-            : base(6)
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
             Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs
index e09630d2c4..e05eff5f3e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
     {
         private Bindable<ScoringMode> scoreDisplayMode;
 
-        protected GameplayScoreCounter(int leading = 0, bool useCommaSeparator = false)
-            : base(leading, useCommaSeparator)
+        protected GameplayScoreCounter()
+            : base(6)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
index a12defe87e..0c9a82074f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         public bool UsesFixedAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyScoreCounter()
-            : base(6)
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.TopRight;
             Origin = Anchor.TopRight;