diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/PatternGenerator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/PatternGenerator.cs
index fba52dfc32..f225173326 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/PatternGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/Patterns/Legacy/PatternGenerator.cs
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ protected int FindAvailableColumn(int initialColumn, params Pattern[] patterns)
         protected int FindAvailableColumn(int initialColumn, int? lowerBound = null, int? upperBound = null, Func<int, int> nextColumn = null, [InstantHandle] Func<int, bool> validation = null,
                                           params Pattern[] patterns)
         {
-            lowerBound = lowerBound ?? RandomStart;
-            upperBound = upperBound ?? TotalColumns;
-            nextColumn = nextColumn ?? (_ => GetRandomColumn(lowerBound, upperBound));
+            lowerBound ??= RandomStart;
+            upperBound ??= TotalColumns;
+            nextColumn ??= (_ => GetRandomColumn(lowerBound, upperBound));
 
             // Check for the initial column
             if (isValid(initialColumn))
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneHitCircle.cs
index 84a7bfc53e..64f353c4d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneHitCircle.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public TestSceneHitCircle()
 
         private Drawable testSingle(float circleSize, bool auto = false, double timeOffset = 0, Vector2? positionOffset = null)
         {
-            positionOffset = positionOffset ?? Vector2.Zero;
+            positionOffset ??= Vector2.Zero;
 
             var circle = new HitCircle
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
index c46343c73c..a677cb6a72 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protected DrawableOsuHitObject(OsuHitObject hitObject)
         protected sealed override double InitialLifetimeOffset => HitObject.TimePreempt;
 
         private OsuInputManager osuActionInputManager;
-        internal OsuInputManager OsuActionInputManager => osuActionInputManager ?? (osuActionInputManager = GetContainingInputManager() as OsuInputManager);
+        internal OsuInputManager OsuActionInputManager => osuActionInputManager ??= GetContainingInputManager() as OsuInputManager;
 
         protected virtual void Shake(double maximumLength) => shakeContainer.Shake(maximumLength);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
index b879b92f01..4924842e81 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ protected override Track GetTrack()
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    return (trackStore ?? (trackStore = AudioManager.GetTrackStore(store))).Get(getPathForFile(Metadata.AudioFile));
+                    return (trackStore ??= AudioManager.GetTrackStore(store)).Get(getPathForFile(Metadata.AudioFile));
                 }
                 catch
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index 7c69a992dd..44d6d33cef 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public IBeatmap GetPlayableBeatmap(RulesetInfo ruleset, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods)
 
         public bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmapLoadTask?.IsCompleted ?? false;
 
-        public Task<IBeatmap> LoadBeatmapAsync() => (beatmapLoadTask ?? (beatmapLoadTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
+        public Task<IBeatmap> LoadBeatmapAsync() => beatmapLoadTask ??= Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
         {
             // Todo: Handle cancellation during beatmap parsing
             var b = GetBeatmap() ?? new Beatmap();
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public Task<IBeatmap> LoadBeatmapAsync() => (beatmapLoadTask ?? (beatmapLoadTask
             b.BeatmapInfo = BeatmapInfo;
 
             return b;
-        }, beatmapCancellation.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default)));
+        }, beatmapCancellation.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning, TaskScheduler.Default);
 
         public IBeatmap Beatmap
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
index 7763b0eaaf..61c27d0fba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private void ensureInitialised()
 
             isInitialised = true;
 
-            controlPoints = controlPoints ?? Array.Empty<Vector2>();
+            controlPoints ??= Array.Empty<Vector2>();
             calculatedPath = new List<Vector2>();
             cumulativeLength = new List<double>();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index aa3b3981c2..3d469ab6e1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ protected override async Task Populate(SkinInfo model, ArchiveReader archive, Ca
             else
             {
                 model.Name = model.Name.Replace(".osk", "");
-                model.Creator = model.Creator ?? "Unknown";
+                model.Creator ??= "Unknown";
             }
         }