diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneSettingsPanel.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneSettingsPanel.cs
index 4e295ba665..24c2eee783 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneSettingsPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneSettingsPanel.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public void TestFiltering([Values] bool beforeLoad)
                                                                          section.Children.Where(f => f.IsPresent)
                                                                                 .OfType<ISettingsItem>()
                                                                                 .OfType<IFilterable>()
-                                                                                .Where(f => !(f is IHasFilterableChildren))
                                                                                 .All(f => f.FilterTerms.Any(t => t.ToString().Contains("scaling")))
                                                                      ));
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
index dced187035..9602e4373f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSection.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
-    public abstract partial class SettingsSection : Container, IHasFilterableChildren
+    public abstract partial class SettingsSection : Container, IFilterable
     {
         protected FillFlowContainer FlowContent;
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => FlowContent;
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ public abstract partial class SettingsSection : Container, IHasFilterableChildre
         public abstract Drawable CreateIcon();
         public abstract LocalisableString Header { get; }
 
-        public IEnumerable<IFilterable> FilterableChildren => Children.OfType<IFilterable>();
         public virtual IEnumerable<LocalisableString> FilterTerms => new[] { Header };
 
         public const int ITEM_SPACING = 14;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSubsection.cs
index 78fb53230e..784f20a6e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsSubsection.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
     [ExcludeFromDynamicCompile]
-    public abstract partial class SettingsSubsection : FillFlowContainer, IHasFilterableChildren
+    public abstract partial class SettingsSubsection : FillFlowContainer, IFilterable
     {
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => FlowContent;
 
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ public abstract partial class SettingsSubsection : FillFlowContainer, IHasFilter
 
         protected abstract LocalisableString Header { get; }
 
-        public IEnumerable<IFilterable> FilterableChildren => Children.OfType<IFilterable>();
-
         public virtual IEnumerable<LocalisableString> FilterTerms => new[] { Header };
 
         public bool MatchingFilter