diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableDrawable.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableDrawable.cs
index 0a7c398990..995cb15136 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableDrawable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableDrawable.cs
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// </summary>
         protected Drawable Drawable { get; private set; }
 
-        protected virtual T CreateDefault(string name) => createDefault(name);
-
-        private readonly Func<string, T> createDefault;
-
         private readonly string componentName;
 
         private readonly bool restrictSize;
@@ -57,6 +53,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
+        private readonly Func<string, T> createDefault;
+
+        protected virtual T CreateDefault(string name) => createDefault(name);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether to apply size restrictions (specified via <see cref="restrictSize"/>) to the default implementation.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSprite.cs
index 9771f4cc19..ceb1ed0f70 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableSprite.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         protected override bool ApplySizeRestrictionsToDefault => true;
 
-        protected override Sprite CreateDefault(string name) => new Sprite { Texture = textures.Get(name) };
-
         [Resolved]
         private TextureStore textures { get; set; }
 
@@ -24,5 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             : base(name, allowFallback, restrictSize)
         {
         }
+
+        protected override Sprite CreateDefault(string name) => new Sprite { Texture = textures.Get(name) };
     }
 }