diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
index 29a797bd78..6fa63e5874 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
@@ -86,11 +88,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 AddInternal(new HoverClickSounds(hoverSounds.Value));
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(permitNulls: true)]
+        private void load([CanBeNull] OverlayColourProvider overlayColourProvider, OsuColour colours)
         {
             if (backgroundColour == null)
-                BackgroundColour = colours.BlueDark;
+                BackgroundColour = overlayColourProvider?.Highlight1 ?? colours.Blue3;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
index f535a32b39..b1529774d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
-using osu.Game.Overlays;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
 {
@@ -26,13 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
             }
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load([CanBeNull] OverlayColourProvider overlayColourProvider, OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            if (BackgroundColour == Color4.White)
-                BackgroundColour = overlayColourProvider?.Highlight1 ?? colours.Blue3;
-        }
-
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();