diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/CommentBundle.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/CommentBundle.cs
index f910c738ac..7db3126ade 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/CommentBundle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/Responses/CommentBundle.cs
@@ -47,15 +47,11 @@ public List<Comment> Comments
         [JsonProperty(@"included_comments")]
         public List<Comment> IncludedComments { get; set; }
 
-        private List<long> userVotes;
-
         [JsonProperty(@"user_votes")]
-        public List<long> UserVotes
+        private List<long> userVotes
         {
-            get => userVotes;
             set
             {
-                userVotes = value;
                 value.ForEach(v =>
                 {
                     Comments.ForEach(c =>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
index cd50546b45..d8288c8ec4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ public class VotePill : LoadingButton, IHasAccentColour
         private CommentVoteRequest request;
 
         private readonly BindableBool isVoted = new BindableBool();
+        private readonly BindableInt votesCount = new BindableInt();
 
         public VotePill(Comment comment)
         {
             this.comment = comment;
-            setCount(comment.VotesCount);
 
             Action = onAction;
 
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
             isVoted.Value = comment.IsVoted;
+            votesCount.Value = comment.VotesCount;
             isVoted.BindValueChanged(voted => background.Colour = voted.NewValue ? AccentColour : OsuColour.Gray(0.05f), true);
+            votesCount.BindValueChanged(count => votesCounter.Text = $"+{count.NewValue}", true);
         }
 
         private void onAction()
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ private void onAction()
         private void onSuccess(CommentBundle response)
         {
             isVoted.Value = !isVoted.Value;
-            setCount(response.Comments.First().VotesCount);
+            votesCount.Value = response.Comments.Single().VotesCount;
             IsLoading = false;
         }
 
@@ -168,8 +170,6 @@ private void onHoverAction()
             }
         }
 
-        private void setCount(int count) => votesCounter.Text = $"+{count}";
-
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(isDisposing);