diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/HitObjectApplicationTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/HitObjectApplicationTestScene.cs
index 07c7b4d1db..a1d000386f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/HitObjectApplicationTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/HitObjectApplicationTestScene.cs
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
         private ScrollingHitObjectContainer hitObjectContainer;
 
-        [SetUpSteps]
-        public void SetUp()
-            => AddStep("create SHOC", () => Child = hitObjectContainer = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Child = hitObjectContainer = new ScrollingHitObjectContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                 Height = 200,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 Clock = new FramedClock(new StopwatchClock())
-            });
+            };
+        }
+
+        [SetUpSteps]
+        public void SetUp()
+            => AddStep("clear SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Clear(false));
 
         protected void AddHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
             => AddStep("add to SHOC", () => hitObjectContainer.Add(hitObject));
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneBarLineApplication.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneBarLineApplication.cs
index 65230a07bc..a970965141 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneBarLineApplication.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneBarLineApplication.cs
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         [Test]
         public void TestApplyNewBarLine()
         {
-            DrawableBarLine barLine = new DrawableBarLine(PrepareObject(new BarLine
+            DrawableBarLine barLine = new DrawableBarLine();
+
+            AddStep("apply new bar line", () => barLine.Apply(PrepareObject(new BarLine
             {
                 StartTime = 400,
                 Major = true
-            }));
-
+            }), null));
             AddHitObject(barLine);
             RemoveHitObject(barLine);