diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogChart.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogChart.cs
index 3313e4adcc..c88eae98a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogChart.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogChart.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ public class ChangelogChart : BufferedContainer
 
         private readonly Container container;
         private readonly Box background;
-        private readonly SpriteText text;
         private APIAccess api;
 
         public ChangelogChart()
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ public ChangelogChart()
                         Colour = StreamColour.STABLE,
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     },
-                    text = new SpriteText
+                    new SpriteText
                     {
                         Text = "Graph Placeholder",
                         TextSize = 28,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogContentGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogContentGroup.cs
index 07e695b439..1346689cb7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogContentGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Changelog/ChangelogContentGroup.cs
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ public void GenerateText(List<ChangelogEntry> changelogEntries)
                     {
                         t.TextSize = 14; // web: 12,
                         t.Colour = new Color4(235, 184, 254, 255);
-                        t = new ClickableText();
                     });
                     ChangelogEntries.Add(messageContainer);
                 }