diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs
index a696d2cad7..bc953e05d2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/GameplayScoreCounter.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;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -15,8 +13,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
     public abstract partial class GameplayScoreCounter : ScoreCounter
     {
-        private Bindable<ScoringMode> scoreDisplayMode;
-        private Bindable<long> totalScoreBindable;
+        private Bindable<ScoringMode> scoreDisplayMode = null!;
+
+        private Bindable<long> totalScoreBindable = null!;
 
         protected GameplayScoreCounter()
             : base(6)