diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 42313a7e71..9648ba9c87 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -66,11 +68,11 @@ public OsuScoreResult ScoreResultForOffset(double offset)
             return OsuScoreResult.Miss;
         }
 
-        public override void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BaseDifficulty difficulty)
         {
-            base.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
+            base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
-            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (defaults.Difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
+            Scale = (1.0f - 0.7f * (difficulty.CircleSize - 5) / 5) / 2;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 35883ff131..baa6e9442d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects
 {
@@ -46,17 +47,17 @@ public override int StackHeight
         public double Velocity;
         public double TickDistance;
 
-        public override void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults)
+        public override void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BaseDifficulty difficulty)
         {
-            base.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
+            base.ApplyDefaults(timing, difficulty);
 
             ControlPoint overridePoint;
-            ControlPoint timingPoint = defaults.Timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
+            ControlPoint timingPoint = timing.TimingPointAt(StartTime, out overridePoint);
             var velocityAdjustment = overridePoint?.VelocityAdjustment ?? 1;
-            var baseVelocity = 100 * defaults.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
+            var baseVelocity = 100 * difficulty.SliderMultiplier / velocityAdjustment;
 
             Velocity = baseVelocity / timingPoint.BeatLength;
-            TickDistance = baseVelocity / defaults.Difficulty.SliderTickRate;
+            TickDistance = baseVelocity / difficulty.SliderTickRate;
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<SliderTick> Ticks
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
index 94e1f88b7f..7fe30ff1ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Samples;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
 {
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ public class HitObject
         /// <summary>
         /// Applies default values to this HitObject.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="defaults">The default values to apply.</param>
-        public virtual void ApplyDefaults(HitObjectDefaults defaults) { }
+        /// <param name="difficulty">The difficulty settings to use.</param>
+        /// <param name="timing">The timing settings to use.</param>
+        public virtual void ApplyDefaults(TimingInfo timing, BaseDifficulty difficulty) { }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a0d64391e..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/HitObjectDefaults.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
-
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Database;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A set of default Beatmap values for HitObjects to consume.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class HitObjectDefaults
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The Beatmap timing.
-        /// </summary>
-        public TimingInfo Timing;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The Beatmap difficulty.
-        /// </summary>
-        public BaseDifficulty Difficulty;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
index da47bf2c67..6707f7aa15 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Modes.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -96,14 +95,8 @@ protected HitRenderer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
             Beatmap = converter.Convert(beatmap.Beatmap);
 
             // Apply defaults
-            HitObjectDefaults defaults = new HitObjectDefaults
-            {
-                Timing = Beatmap.TimingInfo,
-                Difficulty = Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty
-            };
-
             foreach (var h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
-                h.ApplyDefaults(defaults);
+                h.ApplyDefaults(Beatmap.TimingInfo, Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
 
             // Post-process the beatmap
             processor.PostProcess(Beatmap);
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index d7370078ed..80d5c906e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\BezierApproximator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\CircularArcApproximator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\CurvedHitObject.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\HitObjectDefaults.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\Legacy\LegacyHit.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\LegacyHitObjectParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Modes\Objects\Legacy\LegacyHold.cs" />