diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 558993f8b2..f701712739 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 {
     public class OsuDistanceSnapGrid : CircularDistanceSnapGrid
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Scoring distance with a speed-adjusted beat length of 1 second.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const float base_scoring_distance = 100;
-
         public OsuDistanceSnapGrid(OsuHitObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject, hitObject.StackedEndPosition)
         {
@@ -25,7 +20,7 @@ protected override float GetVelocity(double time, ControlPointInfo controlPointI
             TimingControlPoint timingPoint = controlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(time);
             DifficultyControlPoint difficultyPoint = controlPointInfo.DifficultyPointAt(time);
 
-            double scoringDistance = base_scoring_distance * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplier;
+            double scoringDistance = OsuHitObject.BASE_SCORING_DISTANCE * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplier;
 
             return (float)(scoringDistance / timingPoint.BeatLength);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 80e013fe68..b506c1f918 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
     public abstract class OsuHitObject : HitObject, IHasComboInformation, IHasPosition
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The radius of hit objects (ie. the radius of a <see cref="HitCircle"/>).
+        /// </summary>
         public const float OBJECT_RADIUS = 64;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Scoring distance with a speed-adjusted beat length of 1 second (ie. the speed slider balls move through their track).
+        /// </summary>
+        internal const float BASE_SCORING_DISTANCE = 100;
+
         public double TimePreempt = 600;
         public double TimeFadeIn = 400;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 9bed123465..d98d72331a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
     public class Slider : OsuHitObject, IHasCurve
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Scoring distance with a speed-adjusted beat length of 1 second.
-        /// </summary>
-        private const float base_scoring_distance = 100;
-
         public double EndTime => StartTime + this.SpanCount() * Path.Distance / Velocity;
         public double Duration => EndTime - StartTime;
 
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, B
             TimingControlPoint timingPoint = controlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(StartTime);
             DifficultyControlPoint difficultyPoint = controlPointInfo.DifficultyPointAt(StartTime);
 
-            double scoringDistance = base_scoring_distance * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplier;
+            double scoringDistance = BASE_SCORING_DISTANCE * difficulty.SliderMultiplier * difficultyPoint.SpeedMultiplier;
 
             Velocity = scoringDistance / timingPoint.BeatLength;
             TickDistance = scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate * TickDistanceMultiplier;