diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
index ceabaee43b..0726536ddd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/FailOverlay.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);
         }
 
-        protected override void AddButtons(OsuColour colours)
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
             AddButton(@"Retry", colours.YellowDark, OnRetry);
             AddButton(@"Quit to Main Menu", new Color4(170, 27, 39, 255), OnQuit);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs
index cdd858644d..d35fe28f3e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/InGameOverlay.cs
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         protected override bool OnMouseMove(InputState state) => true;
 
-        protected abstract void AddButtons(OsuColour colours);
-
         protected void AddButton(string text, Color4 colour, Action action)
         {
             buttons.Add(new PauseButton
@@ -185,8 +183,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             };
 
             Retries = 0;
-
-            AddButtons(colours);
         }
 
         protected InGameOverlay()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
index a6b550368b..061b91d289 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             return base.OnKeyDown(state, args);
         }
 
-        protected override void AddButtons(OsuColour colours)
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
             AddButton(@"Continue", colours.Green, OnResume);
             AddButton(@"Retry", colours.YellowDark, OnRetry);