diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyAttributes.cs
index c2f5aa3629..2d01153f98 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/CatchDifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/ManiaDifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/ManiaDifficultyAttributes.cs
index 023c45fbcf..680732f26e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/ManiaDifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Difficulty/ManiaDifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
index abab44b96a..4b06502e32 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoDifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoDifficultyAttributes.cs
index eec59afc5b..380ab4a4fc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoDifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Difficulty/TaikoDifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/DifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/DifficultyAttributes.cs
index 1f08790408..b0e83d6abe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/DifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/DifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Difficulty
         /// <summary>
         /// The mods which were applied to the beatmap.
         /// </summary>
-        public Mod[] Mods { get; set; }
+        public Mod[] Mods { get; set; } = Array.Empty<Mod>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The combined star rating of all skills.