diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
index 065771bc4a..b8a844cb86 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/CatchRuleset.cs
@@ -137,10 +137,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch
         public override int? LegacyID => 2;
 
         public override IConvertibleReplayFrame CreateConvertibleReplayFrame() => new CatchReplayFrame();
-
-        public CatchRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-            : base(rulesetInfo)
-        {
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index 8b53ce01f6..bf630cf892 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
 
         public override RulesetSettingsSubsection CreateSettings() => new ManiaSettingsSubsection(this);
 
-        public ManiaRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-            : base(rulesetInfo)
-        {
-        }
-
         public override IEnumerable<int> AvailableVariants
         {
             get
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
index 835ae2564c..27af615935 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuRuleset.cs
@@ -183,10 +183,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
         public override IConvertibleReplayFrame CreateConvertibleReplayFrame() => new OsuReplayFrame();
 
         public override IRulesetConfigManager CreateConfig(SettingsStore settings) => new OsuRulesetConfigManager(settings, RulesetInfo);
-
-        public OsuRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-            : base(rulesetInfo)
-        {
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
index 4d6c5fa1c0..ca7ab30867 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -136,10 +136,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
         public override int? LegacyID => 1;
 
         public override IConvertibleReplayFrame CreateConvertibleReplayFrame() => new TaikoReplayFrame();
-
-        public TaikoRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-            : base(rulesetInfo)
-        {
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneDrawableScrollingRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneDrawableScrollingRuleset.cs
index c958932730..ae20bbc86d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneDrawableScrollingRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneDrawableScrollingRuleset.cs
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 
         private class TestScrollingRuleset : Ruleset
         {
-            public TestScrollingRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-                : base(rulesetInfo)
-            {
-            }
-
             public override IEnumerable<Mod> GetModsFor(ModType type) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override DrawableRuleset CreateDrawableRulesetWith(IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null) => new TestDrawableScrollingRuleset(this, beatmap, mods);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
index 9ea254b23f..46efe38d37 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         private class DummyRulesetInfo : RulesetInfo
         {
-            public override Ruleset CreateInstance() => new DummyRuleset(this);
+            public override Ruleset CreateInstance() => new DummyRuleset();
 
             private class DummyRuleset : Ruleset
             {
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
                 public override string ShortName => "dummy";
 
-                public DummyRuleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
-                    : base(rulesetInfo)
-                {
-                }
-
                 private class DummyBeatmapConverter : IBeatmapConverter
                 {
                     public event Action<HitObject, IEnumerable<HitObject>> ObjectConverted;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
index 6f5fe066aa..7ad93379f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
 
         public virtual ISkin CreateLegacySkinProvider(ISkinSource source) => null;
 
-        protected Ruleset(RulesetInfo rulesetInfo = null)
+        protected Ruleset()
         {
-            RulesetInfo = rulesetInfo ?? createRulesetInfo();
+            RulesetInfo = createRulesetInfo();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetInfo.cs
index 6a69fd8dd0..d695e0b56d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetInfo.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         {
             if (!Available) return null;
 
-            return (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(InstantiationInfo), this);
+            return (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(InstantiationInfo));
         }
 
         public bool Equals(RulesetInfo other) => other != null && ID == other.ID && Available == other.Available && Name == other.Name && InstantiationInfo == other.InstantiationInfo;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
index 7d13afe9e5..5d0c5c7ccf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
             {
                 var context = usage.Context;
 
-                var instances = loadedAssemblies.Values.Select(r => (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(r, (RulesetInfo)null)).ToList();
+                var instances = loadedAssemblies.Values.Select(r => (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(r)).ToList();
 
                 //add all legacy modes in correct order
                 foreach (var r in instances.Where(r => r.LegacyID != null).OrderBy(r => r.LegacyID))
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
                             // this allows for debug builds to successfully load rulesets (even though debug rulesets have a 0.0.0 version).
                             asm.Version = null;
                             return Assembly.Load(asm);
-                        }, null), (RulesetInfo)null)).RulesetInfo;
+                        }, null))).RulesetInfo;
 
                         r.Name = instanceInfo.Name;
                         r.ShortName = instanceInfo.ShortName;