diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
index 68856cb11ce2..e5098054a320 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHoldNote.cs
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ public void TestTailOrigin()
             AddStep("set tail origin to regular", () =>
             {
                 foreach (var holdNote in CreatedDrawables.SelectMany(d => d.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHoldNote>()))
-                    ((Bindable<HoldNoteTailOrigin>)holdNote.Tail.TailOrigin).Value = HoldNoteTailOrigin.Regular;
+                    holdNote.Tail.TailOrigin = HoldNoteTailOrigin.Regular;
             });
             AddStep("change direction to down", () => ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Down);
             AddStep("change direction to up", () => ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Up);
             AddStep("set tail origin to inverted", () =>
             {
                 foreach (var holdNote in CreatedDrawables.SelectMany(d => d.ChildrenOfType<DrawableHoldNote>()))
-                    ((Bindable<HoldNoteTailOrigin>)holdNote.Tail.TailOrigin).Value = HoldNoteTailOrigin.Inverted;
+                    holdNote.Tail.TailOrigin = HoldNoteTailOrigin.Inverted;
             });
             AddStep("change direction to down", () => ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Down);
             AddStep("change direction to up", () => ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Up);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTail.cs
index 4736e78b3400..4db1e9c740b6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHoldNoteTail.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ public partial class DrawableHoldNoteTail : DrawableNote
 
         private HoldNoteTailOrigin tailOrigin = HoldNoteTailOrigin.Regular;
 
-        public HoldNoteTailOrigin TailOrigin => tailOrigin;
+        public HoldNoteTailOrigin TailOrigin
+        {
+            get => tailOrigin;
+            set
+            {
+                tailOrigin = value;
+                updateTailOrigin();
+            }
+        }
 
         public DrawableHoldNoteTail()
             : this(null)
@@ -38,11 +46,6 @@ public DrawableHoldNoteTail(TailNote tailNote)
             Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-        }
-
         public void UpdateResult() => base.UpdateResult(true);
 
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset) =>
@@ -70,7 +73,6 @@ protected override void ApplySkin(ISkinSource skin, bool allowFallback)
         {
             base.ApplySkin(skin, allowFallback);
             tailOrigin = skin.GetConfig<ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, HoldNoteTailOrigin>(new ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteTailOrigin))?.Value ?? HoldNoteTailOrigin.Regular;
-            updateTailOrigin();
         }
 
         protected override void OnDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> e)