diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
index 76ec35d87d..e0a497cf24 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public void TestSamplePlaybackAtZero()
         [Test]
         public void TestSampleHasLifetimeEndWithInitialClockTime()
         {
-            GameplayClockContainer gameplayContainer = null;
+            MasterGameplayClockContainer gameplayContainer = null;
             DrawableStoryboardSample sample = null;
 
             AddStep("create container", () =>
@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ public void TestSampleHasLifetimeEndWithInitialClockTime()
                 var working = CreateWorkingBeatmap(new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo);
                 working.LoadTrack();
 
-                Add(gameplayContainer = new MasterGameplayClockContainer(working, 1000, true)
+                const double start_time = 1000;
+
+                Add(gameplayContainer = new MasterGameplayClockContainer(working, start_time)
                 {
+                    StartTime = start_time,
                     IsPaused = { Value = true },
                     Child = new FrameStabilityContainer
                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiSpectatorScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiSpectatorScreen.cs
index 653a35417e..703b526e8c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiSpectatorScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiSpectatorScreen.cs
@@ -464,16 +464,16 @@ private void waitForCatchup(int userId)
 
         private class TestMultiSpectatorScreen : MultiSpectatorScreen
         {
-            private readonly double? gameplayStartTime;
+            private readonly double? startTime;
 
-            public TestMultiSpectatorScreen(Room room, MultiplayerRoomUser[] users, double? gameplayStartTime = null)
+            public TestMultiSpectatorScreen(Room room, MultiplayerRoomUser[] users, double? startTime = null)
                 : base(room, users)
             {
-                this.gameplayStartTime = gameplayStartTime;
+                this.startTime = startTime;
             }
 
             protected override MasterGameplayClockContainer CreateMasterGameplayClockContainer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
-                => new MasterGameplayClockContainer(beatmap, gameplayStartTime ?? 0, true);
+                => new MasterGameplayClockContainer(beatmap, 0) { StartTime = startTime ?? 0 };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/GameplayTest/EditorPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/GameplayTest/EditorPlayer.cs
index f49603c754..d9e19df350 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/GameplayTest/EditorPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/GameplayTest/EditorPlayer.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public EditorPlayer(Editor editor)
         }
 
         protected override GameplayClockContainer CreateGameplayClockContainer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, double gameplayStart)
-            => new MasterGameplayClockContainer(beatmap, editorState.Time, true);
+            => new MasterGameplayClockContainer(beatmap, gameplayStart) { StartTime = editorState.Time };
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
index 61f31db435..c5a5c14070 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/MasterGameplayClockContainer.cs
@@ -71,16 +71,11 @@ public class MasterGameplayClockContainer : GameplayClockContainer
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="beatmap">The beatmap to be used for time and metadata references.</param>
         /// <param name="skipTargetTime">The latest time which should be used when introducing gameplay. Will be used when skipping forward.</param>
-        /// <param name="startFromSkipTarget">Whether to start from the provided latest start time rather than zero.</param>
-        public MasterGameplayClockContainer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, double skipTargetTime, bool startFromSkipTarget = false)
+        public MasterGameplayClockContainer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, double skipTargetTime)
             : base(beatmap.Track)
         {
             this.beatmap = beatmap;
-
             this.skipTargetTime = skipTargetTime;
-
-            if (startFromSkipTarget)
-                StartTime = skipTargetTime;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()