diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index 49508b1caf..b724b84a56 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -218,14 +218,9 @@ public bool CanCatch(CatchHitObject hitObject)
             if (!(hitObject is PalpableCatchHitObject fruit))
                 return false;
 
-            var halfCatchWidth = catchWidth * 0.5f;
-
-            // this stuff wil disappear once we move fruit to non-relative coordinate space in the future.
-            var catchObjectPosition = fruit.EffectiveX;
-            var catcherPosition = Position.X;
-
-            return catchObjectPosition >= catcherPosition - halfCatchWidth &&
-                   catchObjectPosition <= catcherPosition + halfCatchWidth;
+            float halfCatchWidth = catchWidth * 0.5f;
+            return fruit.EffectiveX >= X - halfCatchWidth &&
+                   fruit.EffectiveX <= X + halfCatchWidth;
         }
 
         public void OnNewResult(DrawableCatchHitObject drawableObject, JudgementResult result)