diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
index bd1508b4a685..5ff28726c02a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public LegacyJudgementPieceNew(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawab
             if (!result.IsMiss())
             {
                 //new judgement shows old as a temporary effect
-                AddInternal(temporaryOldStyle = new LegacyJudgementPieceOld(result, createMainDrawable, 1.05f)
+                AddInternal(temporaryOldStyle = new LegacyJudgementPieceOld(result, createMainDrawable, 1.05f, true)
                 {
                     Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
index c15ff041d122..edfb5a23ec70 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceOld.cs
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ public partial class LegacyJudgementPieceOld : CompositeDrawable, IAnimatableJud
         private readonly HitResult result;
 
         private readonly float finalScale;
+        private readonly bool forceTransforms;
 
         [Resolved]
         private ISkinSource skin { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        public LegacyJudgementPieceOld(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawable, float finalScale = 1f)
+        public LegacyJudgementPieceOld(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawable, float finalScale = 1f, bool forceTransforms = false)
         {
             this.result = result;
             this.finalScale = finalScale;
+            this.forceTransforms = forceTransforms;
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
@@ -45,6 +47,10 @@ public virtual void PlayAnimation()
 
             this.FadeInFromZero(fade_in_length);
 
+            // legacy judgements don't play any transforms if they are an animation.... UNLESS they are the temporary displayed judgement from new piece.
+            if (animation?.FrameCount > 1 && !forceTransforms)
+                return;
+
             if (result.IsMiss())
             {
                 decimal? legacyVersion = skin.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value;
@@ -95,12 +101,6 @@ public virtual void PlayAnimation()
 
         private bool isMissedTick() => result.IsMiss() && result != HitResult.Miss;
 
-        private void applyMissedTickScaling()
-        {
-            this.ScaleTo(0.6f);
-            this.ScaleTo(0.3f, 100, Easing.In);
-        }
-
         public Drawable GetAboveHitObjectsProxiedContent() => CreateProxy();
     }
 }