diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
index 62d694976f58..c0fb5fa3977d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
@@ -10,8 +10,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
     /// <summary>
     /// A group which ensures only one item is selected.
     /// </summary>
-    public class CarouselGroup : CarouselItem
+    public abstract class CarouselGroup : CarouselItem
     {
+        protected CarouselGroup(List<CarouselItem>? items = null)
+        {
+            if (items != null) this.items = items;
+
+            State.ValueChanged += state =>
+            {
+                switch (state.NewValue)
+                {
+                    case CarouselItemState.Collapsed:
+                    case CarouselItemState.NotSelected:
+                        this.items.ForEach(c => c.State.Value = CarouselItemState.Collapsed);
+                        break;
+
+                    case CarouselItemState.Selected:
+                        this.items.ForEach(c =>
+                        {
+                            if (c.State.Value == CarouselItemState.Collapsed) c.State.Value = CarouselItemState.NotSelected;
+                        });
+                        break;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
         public override DrawableCarouselItem? CreateDrawableRepresentation() => null;
 
         public SlimReadOnlyListWrapper<CarouselItem> Items => items.AsSlimReadOnly();
@@ -67,29 +90,6 @@ public virtual void AddItem(CarouselItem i)
                 TotalItemsNotFiltered++;
         }
 
-        public CarouselGroup(List<CarouselItem>? items = null)
-        {
-            if (items != null) this.items = items;
-
-            State.ValueChanged += state =>
-            {
-                switch (state.NewValue)
-                {
-                    case CarouselItemState.Collapsed:
-                    case CarouselItemState.NotSelected:
-                        this.items.ForEach(c => c.State.Value = CarouselItemState.Collapsed);
-                        break;
-
-                    case CarouselItemState.Selected:
-                        this.items.ForEach(c =>
-                        {
-                            if (c.State.Value == CarouselItemState.Collapsed) c.State.Value = CarouselItemState.NotSelected;
-                        });
-                        break;
-                }
-            };
-        }
-
         public override void Filter(FilterCriteria criteria)
         {
             base.Filter(criteria);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
index cf4ba5924fdc..8cc1ea258a71 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroupEagerSelect.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
     /// <summary>
     /// A group which ensures at least one item is selected (if the group itself is selected).
     /// </summary>
-    public class CarouselGroupEagerSelect : CarouselGroup
+    public abstract class CarouselGroupEagerSelect : CarouselGroup
     {
-        public CarouselGroupEagerSelect()
+        protected CarouselGroupEagerSelect()
         {
             State.ValueChanged += state =>
             {