diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
index 8a15d730cd..00009f4c3d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModClassic.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ public class OsuModClassic : ModClassic, IApplicableToHitObject, IApplicableToDr
         [SettingSource("Apply classic note lock", "Applies note lock to the full hit window.")]
         public Bindable<bool> ClassicNoteLock { get; } = new BindableBool(true);
 
-        [SettingSource("Use fixed slider follow circle hit area", "Makes the slider follow circle track its final size at all times.")]
-        public Bindable<bool> FixedFollowCircleHitArea { get; } = new BindableBool(true);
-
         [SettingSource("Always play a slider's tail sample", "Always plays a slider's tail sample regardless of whether it was hit or not.")]
         public Bindable<bool> AlwaysPlayTailSample { get; } = new BindableBool(true);
 
@@ -62,10 +59,6 @@ public void ApplyToDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject obj)
         {
             switch (obj)
             {
-                case DrawableSlider slider:
-                    slider.Ball.InputTracksVisualSize = !FixedFollowCircleHitArea.Value;
-                    break;
-
                 case DrawableSliderHead head:
                     head.TrackFollowCircle = !NoSliderHeadMovement.Value;
                     break;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SliderBall.cs
index d2ea8f1660..389e9343e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Default/SliderBall.cs
@@ -34,13 +34,8 @@ public Color4 AccentColour
             set => ball.Colour = value;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether to track accurately to the visual size of this <see cref="SliderBall"/>.
-        /// If <c>false</c>, tracking will be performed at the final scale at all times.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool InputTracksVisualSize = true;
-
         private readonly Drawable followCircle;
+        private readonly Drawable fullSizeFollowCircle;
         private readonly DrawableSlider drawableSlider;
         private readonly Drawable ball;
 
@@ -62,6 +57,13 @@ public SliderBall(DrawableSlider drawableSlider)
                     Alpha = 0,
                     Child = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderFollowCircle), _ => new DefaultFollowCircle()),
                 },
+                fullSizeFollowCircle = new CircularContainer
+                {
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Masking = true
+                },
                 ball = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderBall), _ => new DefaultSliderBall())
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -104,14 +106,9 @@ private set
 
                 tracking = value;
 
-                if (InputTracksVisualSize)
-                    followCircle.ScaleTo(tracking ? 2.4f : 1f, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
-                else
-                {
-                    // We need to always be tracking the final size, at both endpoints. For now, this is achieved by removing the scale duration.
-                    followCircle.ScaleTo(tracking ? 2.4f : 1f);
-                }
+                fullSizeFollowCircle.Scale = new Vector2(tracking ? 2.4f : 1f);
 
+                followCircle.ScaleTo(tracking ? 2.4f : 1f, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
                 followCircle.FadeTo(tracking ? 1f : 0, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
         }
@@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ protected override void Update()
                 // in valid time range
                 Time.Current >= drawableSlider.HitObject.StartTime && Time.Current < drawableSlider.HitObject.EndTime &&
                 // in valid position range
-                lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.HasValue && followCircle.ReceivePositionalInputAt(lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.Value) &&
+                lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.HasValue && fullSizeFollowCircle.ReceivePositionalInputAt(lastScreenSpaceMousePosition.Value) &&
                 // valid action
                 (actions?.Any(isValidTrackingAction) ?? false);