diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
index 9eca8f6871..ea3b6fb0e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         private readonly CatcherArea catcherArea;
 
         public CatchPlayfield(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty, Func<CatchHitObject, DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject>> getVisualRepresentation)
-            : base(ScrollingDirection.Down, BASE_WIDTH)
+            : base(BASE_WIDTH)
         {
+            Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Down;
+
             Container explodingFruitContainer;
 
             Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseColumn.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseColumn.cs
index de2bfaed9c..cceee718ca 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseColumn.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseColumn.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
         private Drawable createColumn(ScrollingDirection direction, ManiaAction action)
         {
-            var column = new Column(direction)
+            var column = new Column
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseStage.cs
index 8046c46fc1..b1bb7f5187 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestCaseStage.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
         {
             var specialAction = ManiaAction.Special1;
 
-            var stage = new ManiaStage(direction, 0, new StageDefinition { Columns = 2 }, ref action, ref specialAction) { VisibleTimeRange = { Value = 2000 } };
+            var stage = new ManiaStage(0, new StageDefinition { Columns = 2 }, ref action, ref specialAction) { VisibleTimeRange = { Value = 2000 } };
             stages.Add(stage);
 
             return new ScrollingTestContainer(direction)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index 8465258055..063531da45 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => hitObjectArea;
 
-        public Column(ScrollingDirection direction)
-            : base(direction)
+        public Column()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Width = column_width;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index 2f8ad7b17e..d6781a6e8f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public List<Column> Columns => stages.SelectMany(x => x.Columns).ToList();
         private readonly List<ManiaStage> stages = new List<ManiaStage>();
 
-        public ManiaPlayfield(ScrollingDirection direction, List<StageDefinition> stageDefinitions)
-            : base(direction)
+        public ManiaPlayfield(List<StageDefinition> stageDefinitions)
         {
             if (stageDefinitions == null)
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(stageDefinitions));
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             int firstColumnIndex = 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < stageDefinitions.Count; i++)
             {
-                var newStage = new ManiaStage(direction, firstColumnIndex, stageDefinitions[i], ref normalColumnAction, ref specialColumnAction);
+                var newStage = new ManiaStage(firstColumnIndex, stageDefinitions[i], ref normalColumnAction, ref specialColumnAction);
                 newStage.VisibleTimeRange.BindTo(VisibleTimeRange);
 
                 playfieldGrid.Content[0][i] = newStage;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
index abc9705119..aaa4505b5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             return dependencies;
         }
 
-        protected sealed override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new ManiaPlayfield(scrollingInfo.Direction, Beatmap.Stages)
+        protected sealed override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new ManiaPlayfield(Beatmap.Stages)
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaScrollingPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaScrollingPlayfield.cs
index f1ff0665cd..4d6c5a747a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaScrollingPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaScrollingPlayfield.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
     {
         private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
-        public ManiaScrollingPlayfield(ScrollingDirection direction)
-            : base(direction)
-        {
-        }
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index 4c7deb4567..a0ff8780ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         private readonly int firstColumnIndex;
 
-        public ManiaStage(ScrollingDirection direction, int firstColumnIndex, StageDefinition definition, ref ManiaAction normalColumnStartAction, ref ManiaAction specialColumnStartAction)
-            : base(direction)
+        public ManiaStage(int firstColumnIndex, StageDefinition definition, ref ManiaAction normalColumnStartAction, ref ManiaAction specialColumnStartAction)
         {
             this.firstColumnIndex = firstColumnIndex;
 
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             for (int i = 0; i < definition.Columns; i++)
             {
                 var isSpecial = definition.IsSpecialColumn(i);
-                var column = new Column(direction)
+                var column = new Column
                 {
                     IsSpecial = isSpecial,
                     Action = { Value = isSpecial ? specialColumnStartAction++ : normalColumnStartAction++ }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 7fdd3cd1e2..a47c433631 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         private readonly Box background;
 
         public TaikoPlayfield(ControlPointInfo controlPoints)
-            : base(ScrollingDirection.Left)
         {
+            Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Left;
+
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
                 backgroundContainer = new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseScrollingHitObjects.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseScrollingHitObjects.cs
index 9b48ec17bd..bbc9d2b860 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseScrollingHitObjects.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseScrollingHitObjects.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             public new readonly ScrollingDirection Direction;
 
             public TestPlayfield(ScrollingDirection direction)
-                : base(direction)
             {
                 Direction = direction;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
index cfcfca157b..7146ad8064 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
@@ -57,22 +57,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
         /// </summary>
         public new ScrollingHitObjectContainer HitObjects => (ScrollingHitObjectContainer)base.HitObjects;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The direction in which <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s in this <see cref="ScrollingPlayfield"/> should scroll.
+        /// </summary>
         protected readonly Bindable<ScrollingDirection> Direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="ScrollingPlayfield"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="direction">The direction in which <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s in this container should scroll.</param>
         /// <param name="customWidth">The width to scale the internal coordinate space to.
         /// May be null if scaling based on <paramref name="customHeight"/> is desired. If <paramref name="customHeight"/> is also null, no scaling will occur.
         /// </param>
         /// <param name="customHeight">The height to scale the internal coordinate space to.
         /// May be null if scaling based on <paramref name="customWidth"/> is desired. If <paramref name="customWidth"/> is also null, no scaling will occur.
         /// </param>
-        protected ScrollingPlayfield(ScrollingDirection direction, float? customWidth = null, float? customHeight = null)
+        protected ScrollingPlayfield(float? customWidth = null, float? customHeight = null)
             : base(customWidth, customHeight)
         {
-            Direction.Value = direction;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]