diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistOverlay.cs
index 245886743a..6adcd2a6d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistOverlay.cs
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Music
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; }
 
         [Resolved]
-        private RealmContextFactory realmFactory { get; set; }
+        private RealmAccess realm { get; set; }
 
         private IDisposable beatmapSubscription;
 
-        private IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> availableBeatmaps => realmFactory.Context
-                                                                            .All<BeatmapSetInfo>()
-                                                                            .Where(s => !s.DeletePending);
+        private IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> availableBeatmaps => realm.Realm
+                                                                     .All<BeatmapSetInfo>()
+                                                                     .Where(s => !s.DeletePending);
 
         private FilterControl filter;
         private Playlist list;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Music
 
             // tests might bind externally, in which case we don't want to involve realm.
             if (beatmapSets.Count == 0)
-                beatmapSubscription = realmFactory.RegisterForNotifications(realm => availableBeatmaps, beatmapsChanged);
+                beatmapSubscription = realm.RegisterForNotifications(realm => availableBeatmaps, beatmapsChanged);
 
             list.Items.BindTo(beatmapSets);
             beatmap.BindValueChanged(working => list.SelectedSet.Value = working.NewValue.BeatmapSetInfo, true);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 335abb53dc..5fc0da8891 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
-using Realms;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
     /// </summary>
     public class MusicController : CompositeDrawable
     {
-        private IDisposable beatmapSubscription;
-
         [Resolved]
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; }
 
@@ -35,8 +32,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         /// </summary>
         private const double restart_cutoff_point = 5000;
 
-        private readonly BindableList<BeatmapSetInfo> beatmapSets = new BindableList<BeatmapSetInfo>();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the user has requested the track to be paused. Use <see cref="IsPlaying"/> to determine whether the track is still playing.
         /// </summary>
@@ -69,50 +64,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             mods.BindValueChanged(_ => ResetTrackAdjustments(), true);
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> queryRealmBeatmapSets() =>
-            realm.Realm
-                 .All<BeatmapSetInfo>()
-                 .Where(s => !s.DeletePending);
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-            beatmapSubscription = realm.RegisterForNotifications(r => queryRealmBeatmapSets(), beatmapsChanged);
-        }
-
-        private void beatmapsChanged(IRealmCollection<BeatmapSetInfo> sender, ChangeSet changes, Exception error)
-        {
-            if (changes == null)
-            {
-                beatmapSets.Clear();
-                foreach (var s in sender)
-                    beatmapSets.Add(s);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            foreach (int i in changes.InsertedIndices)
-                beatmapSets.Insert(i, sender[i]);
-
-            foreach (int i in changes.DeletedIndices.OrderByDescending(i => i))
-                beatmapSets.RemoveAt(i);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Forcefully reload the current <see cref="WorkingBeatmap"/>'s track from disk.
         /// </summary>
         public void ReloadCurrentTrack() => changeTrack();
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Change the position of a <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/> in the current playlist.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="beatmapSetInfo">The beatmap to move.</param>
-        /// <param name="index">The new position.</param>
-        public void ChangeBeatmapSetPosition(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSetInfo, int index)
-        {
-            beatmapSets.Remove(beatmapSetInfo);
-            beatmapSets.Insert(index, beatmapSetInfo);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns whether the beatmap track is playing.
         /// </summary>
@@ -238,11 +194,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
             queuedDirection = TrackChangeDirection.Prev;
 
-            var playable = beatmapSets.TakeWhile(i => !i.Equals(current.BeatmapSetInfo)).LastOrDefault() ?? beatmapSets.LastOrDefault();
+            var playableSet = getBeatmapSets().AsEnumerable().TakeWhile(i => !i.Equals(current.BeatmapSetInfo)).LastOrDefault()
+                              ?? getBeatmapSets().LastOrDefault();
 
-            if (playable != null)
+            if (playableSet != null)
             {
-                changeBeatmap(beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(playable.Beatmaps.First()));
+                changeBeatmap(beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(playableSet.Beatmaps.First()));
                 restartTrack();
                 return PreviousTrackResult.Previous;
             }
@@ -269,7 +226,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
             queuedDirection = TrackChangeDirection.Next;
 
-            var playableSet = beatmapSets.SkipWhile(i => i.ID != current.BeatmapSetInfo.ID).ElementAtOrDefault(1) ?? beatmapSets.FirstOrDefault();
+            var playableSet = getBeatmapSets().AsEnumerable().SkipWhile(i => !i.Equals(current.BeatmapSetInfo)).ElementAtOrDefault(1)
+                              ?? getBeatmapSets().FirstOrDefault();
+
             var playableBeatmap = playableSet?.Beatmaps.FirstOrDefault();
 
             if (playableBeatmap != null)
@@ -293,6 +252,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private TrackChangeDirection? queuedDirection;
 
+        private IQueryable<BeatmapSetInfo> getBeatmapSets() => realm.Realm.All<BeatmapSetInfo>().Where(s => !s.DeletePending);
+
         private void beatmapChanged(ValueChangedEvent<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap) => changeBeatmap(beatmap.NewValue);
 
         private void changeBeatmap(WorkingBeatmap newWorking)
@@ -320,8 +281,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 else
                 {
                     // figure out the best direction based on order in playlist.
-                    int last = beatmapSets.TakeWhile(b => !b.Equals(current.BeatmapSetInfo)).Count();
-                    int next = newWorking == null ? -1 : beatmapSets.TakeWhile(b => !b.Equals(newWorking.BeatmapSetInfo)).Count();
+                    int last = getBeatmapSets().AsEnumerable().TakeWhile(b => !b.Equals(current.BeatmapSetInfo)).Count();
+                    int next = newWorking == null ? -1 : getBeatmapSets().AsEnumerable().TakeWhile(b => !b.Equals(newWorking.BeatmapSetInfo)).Count();
 
                     direction = last > next ? TrackChangeDirection.Prev : TrackChangeDirection.Next;
                 }
@@ -435,13 +396,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     mod.ApplyToTrack(CurrentTrack);
             }
         }
-
-        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
-        {
-            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
-
-            beatmapSubscription?.Dispose();
-        }
     }
 
     public enum TrackChangeDirection