diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13f559ac09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserClickableAvatar.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+using osu.Game.Users;
+using osu.Game.Users.Drawables;
+using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
+{
+    public partial class TestSceneUserClickableAvatar : OsuManualInputManagerTestScene
+    {
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp() => Schedule(() =>
+        {
+            Child = new FillFlowContainer
+            {
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Spacing = new Vector2(10f),
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new ClickableAvatar(new APIUser
+                    {
+                        Username = @"flyte", Id = 3103765, CoverUrl = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/images/headers/profile-covers/c6.jpg"
+                    })
+                    {
+                        Width = 50,
+                        Height = 50,
+                        CornerRadius = 10,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+                        {
+                            Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow, Radius = 1, Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                        },
+                    },
+                    new ClickableAvatar(new APIUser
+                    {
+                        Username = @"peppy", Id = 2, Colour = "99EB47", CoverUrl = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/images/headers/profile-covers/c3.jpg",
+                    })
+                    {
+                        Width = 50,
+                        Height = 50,
+                        CornerRadius = 10,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+                        {
+                            Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow, Radius = 1, Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                        },
+                    },
+                    new ClickableAvatar(new APIUser
+                    {
+                        Username = @"flyte",
+                        Id = 3103765,
+                        CountryCode = CountryCode.JP,
+                        CoverUrl = @"https://osu.ppy.sh/images/headers/profile-covers/c6.jpg",
+                        Status =
+                        {
+                            Value = new UserStatusOnline()
+                        }
+                    })
+                    {
+                        Width = 50,
+                        Height = 50,
+                        CornerRadius = 10,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+                        {
+                            Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow, Radius = 1, Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                        },
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+        });
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestClickableAvatarHover()
+        {
+            AddStep($"click {1}. {nameof(ClickableAvatar)}", () =>
+            {
+                var targets = this.ChildrenOfType<ClickableAvatar>().ToList();
+                if (targets.Count < 1)
+                    return;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(targets[0]);
+            });
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to show", 5);
+            AddStep("Hover out", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(new Vector2(0)));
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to hide", 3);
+
+            AddStep($"click {2}. {nameof(ClickableAvatar)}", () =>
+            {
+                var targets = this.ChildrenOfType<ClickableAvatar>().ToList();
+                if (targets.Count < 2)
+                    return;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(targets[1]);
+            });
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to show", 5);
+            AddStep("Hover out", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(new Vector2(0)));
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to hide", 3);
+
+            AddStep($"click {3}. {nameof(ClickableAvatar)}", () =>
+            {
+                var targets = this.ChildrenOfType<ClickableAvatar>().ToList();
+                if (targets.Count < 3)
+                    return;
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(targets[2]);
+            });
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to show", 5);
+            AddStep("Hover out", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(new Vector2(0)));
+            AddWaitStep("wait for tooltip to hide", 3);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/ClickableAvatar.cs b/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/ClickableAvatar.cs
index 0ed9f56cc7..d6c6afba0b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/ClickableAvatar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/ClickableAvatar.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
-using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -24,24 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users.Drawables
             Width = 300
         };
 
-        public override LocalisableString TooltipText
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (!Enabled.Value)
-                    return string.Empty;
-
-                return ShowUsernameTooltip ? (user?.Username ?? string.Empty) : ContextMenuStrings.ViewProfile;
-            }
-            set => throw new NotSupportedException();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// By default, the tooltip will show "view profile" as avatars are usually displayed next to a username.
-        /// Setting this to <c>true</c> exposes the username via tooltip for special cases where this is not true.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool ShowUsernameTooltip { get; set; }
-
         private readonly APIUser? user;
 
         [Resolved]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/UpdateableAvatar.cs b/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/UpdateableAvatar.cs
index c659685807..58b3646995 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/UpdateableAvatar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Users/Drawables/UpdateableAvatar.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Users.Drawables
             {
                 return new ClickableAvatar(user)
                 {
-                    ShowUsernameTooltip = showUsernameTooltip,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 };
             }