diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
index 47362c0003..25293e8e20 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ private IEnumerable<ColumnDimContainer> createColumns()
                 yield return new ColumnDimContainer(new ModPresetColumn
                 {
                     Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 10 }
-                }, this);
+                });
             }
 
             yield return createModColumnContent(ModType.DifficultyReduction);
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ private ColumnDimContainer createModColumnContent(ModType modType)
                 column.Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 10 };
             });
 
-            return new ColumnDimContainer(column, this);
+            return new ColumnDimContainer(column);
         }
 
         private void createLocalMods()
@@ -895,17 +895,13 @@ internal partial class ColumnDimContainer : Container
             [Resolved]
             private OsuColour colours { get; set; } = null!;
 
-            private ModSelectOverlay modSelectOverlayInstance;
-
-            public ColumnDimContainer(ModSelectColumn column, ModSelectOverlay modSelectOverlay)
+            public ColumnDimContainer(ModSelectColumn column)
             {
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
 
                 Child = Column = column;
                 column.Active.BindTo(Active);
-
-                this.modSelectOverlayInstance = modSelectOverlay;
             }
 
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -953,7 +949,7 @@ protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
                     RequestScroll?.Invoke(this);
 
                 // Killing focus is done here because it's the only feasible place on ModSelectOverlay you can click on without triggering any action.
-                modSelectOverlayInstance.setTextBoxFocus(false);
+                Scheduler.Add(() => GetContainingInputManager().ChangeFocus(null));
 
                 return true;
             }