diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Slider.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Slider.cs
index b218c003c2..d6e28d8ccf 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Slider.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Slider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Mixins;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
-using Avalonia.Data;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Layout;
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// </summary>
         static Slider()
         {
+            PressedMixin.Attach<Slider>();
             OrientationProperty.OverrideDefaultValue(typeof(Slider), Orientation.Horizontal);
             Thumb.DragStartedEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.OnThumbDragStarted(e), RoutingStrategies.Bubble);
             Thumb.DragDeltaEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.OnThumbDragDelta(e), RoutingStrategies.Bubble);
-            Thumb.DragCompletedEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.OnThumbDragCompleted(e), RoutingStrategies.Bubble);
-            PointerPressedEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.HandlePointerPressed(e), RoutingStrategies.Tunnel, true);
-            PointerReleasedEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.HandlePointerReleased(), RoutingStrategies.Tunnel, true);
-            PointerCaptureLostEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.HandlePointerReleased(), RoutingStrategies.Tunnel, true);
+            Thumb.DragCompletedEvent.AddClassHandler<Slider>((x, e) => x.OnThumbDragCompleted(e), RoutingStrategies.Bubble);            
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -201,24 +199,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             return value;
         }
 
-        private void HandlePointerPressed(PointerPressedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (e.GetCurrentPoint(this).Properties.IsLeftButtonPressed)
-            {
-                UpdatePseudoClasses(true);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void HandlePointerReleased()
-        {
-            UpdatePseudoClasses(false);
-        }
-
-        private void UpdatePseudoClasses(bool isPressed)
-        {
-            PseudoClasses.Set(":pressed", isPressed);
-        }
-
         private void UpdatePseudoClasses(Orientation o)
         {
             PseudoClasses.Set(":vertical", o == Orientation.Vertical);