diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
index acf01b2a838c..575e03051c75 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ protected override DifficultyAttributes CreateDifficultyAttributes(IBeatmap beat
 
             double sliderFactor = aimRating > 0 ? aimRatingNoSliders / aimRating : 1;
 
-            double aimDifficultyStrainCount = ((OsuStrainSkill)skills[0]).CountDifficultStrains();
-            double speedDifficultyStrainCount = ((OsuStrainSkill)skills[2]).CountDifficultStrains();
+            double aimDifficultyStrainCount = ((OsuStrainSkill)skills[0]).CountTopWeightedStrains();
+            double speedDifficultyStrainCount = ((OsuStrainSkill)skills[2]).CountTopWeightedStrains();
 
             if (mods.Any(m => m is OsuModTouchDevice))
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
index b3d530e3affa..faf91e46520b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ protected override double StrainValueAt(DifficultyHitObject current)
         {
             currentStrain *= strainDecay(current.DeltaTime);
             currentStrain += AimEvaluator.EvaluateDifficultyOf(current, withSliders) * skillMultiplier;
-            ObjectStrains.Add(currentStrain);
 
             return currentStrain;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs
index 96180c0aa120..559a871df1f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/OsuStrainSkill.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public abstract class OsuStrainSkill : StrainSkill
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual double ReducedStrainBaseline => 0.75;
 
-        protected List<double> ObjectStrains = new List<double>();
         protected double Difficulty;
 
         protected OsuStrainSkill(Mod[] mods)
@@ -60,20 +59,6 @@ public override double DifficultyValue()
             return Difficulty;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Returns the number of strains weighted against the top strain.
-        /// The result is scaled by clock rate as it affects the total number of strains.
-        /// </summary>
-        public double CountDifficultStrains()
-        {
-            if (Difficulty == 0)
-                return 0.0;
-
-            double consistentTopStrain = Difficulty / 10; // What would the top strain be if all strain values were identical
-            // Use a weighted sum of all strains. Constants are arbitrary and give nice values
-            return ObjectStrains.Sum(s => 1.1 / (1 + Math.Exp(-10 * (s / consistentTopStrain - 0.88))));
-        }
-
         public static double DifficultyToPerformance(double difficulty) => Math.Pow(5.0 * Math.Max(1.0, difficulty / 0.0675) - 4.0, 3.0) / 100000.0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Speed.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Speed.cs
index e5aa25c1ebc2..d2c4bbb6180e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Speed.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Speed.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ protected override double StrainValueAt(DifficultyHitObject current)
             currentRhythm = RhythmEvaluator.EvaluateDifficultyOf(current);
 
             double totalStrain = currentStrain * currentRhythm;
-            ObjectStrains.Add(totalStrain);
 
             return totalStrain;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/Skills/StrainSkill.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/Skills/StrainSkill.cs
index b07e8399c024..1cb6b69f91e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/Skills/StrainSkill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Difficulty/Skills/StrainSkill.cs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ public abstract class StrainSkill : Skill
         protected virtual int SectionLength => 400;
 
         private double currentSectionPeak; // We also keep track of the peak strain level in the current section.
-
         private double currentSectionEnd;
 
         private readonly List<double> strainPeaks = new List<double>();
+        protected readonly List<double> ObjectStrains = new List<double>(); // Store individual strains
 
         protected StrainSkill(Mod[] mods)
             : base(mods)
@@ -57,7 +57,25 @@ public sealed override void Process(DifficultyHitObject current)
                 currentSectionEnd += SectionLength;
             }
 
-            currentSectionPeak = Math.Max(StrainValueAt(current), currentSectionPeak);
+            double strain = StrainValueAt(current);
+            currentSectionPeak = Math.Max(strain, currentSectionPeak);
+
+            // Store the strain value for the object
+            ObjectStrains.Add(strain);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Calculates the number of strains weighted against the top strain.
+        /// The result is scaled by clock rate as it affects the total number of strains.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual double CountTopWeightedStrains()
+        {
+            if (ObjectStrains.Count == 0)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            double consistentTopStrain = DifficultyValue() / 10; // What would the top strain be if all strain values were identical
+            // Use a weighted sum of all strains. Constants are arbitrary and give nice values
+            return ObjectStrains.Sum(s => 1.1 / (1 + Math.Exp(-10 * (s / consistentTopStrain - 0.88))));
         }
 
         /// <summary>