diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
index 3322a4c236..6248dcc359 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
@@ -25,21 +25,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void Prepare(bool reset = false)
-        {
-            if (reset)
-            {
-                var context = GetContext();
-
-                // https://stackoverflow.com/a/10450893
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapMetadata");
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapDifficulty");
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapSetInfo");
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapSetFileInfo");
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapInfo");
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Add a <see cref="BeatmapSetInfo"/> to the database.
         /// </summary>
@@ -151,6 +136,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             context.SaveChanges();
         }
 
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            var context = GetContext();
+
+            // https://stackoverflow.com/a/10450893
+            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapMetadata");
+            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapDifficulty");
+            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapSetInfo");
+            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapSetFileInfo");
+            context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM BeatmapInfo");
+        }
+
         public IEnumerable<BeatmapSetInfo> BeatmapSets => GetContext().BeatmapSetInfo
                                                                       .Include(s => s.Metadata)
                                                                       .Include(s => s.Beatmaps).ThenInclude(s => s.Ruleset)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
index 68f412eee6..f46c388ba6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
-using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Database
@@ -32,16 +31,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             queryContext = new ThreadLocal<OsuDbContext>(CreateContext);
 
             Storage = storage;
-
-            try
-            {
-                Prepare();
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Logger.Error(e, $@"Failed to initialise the {GetType()}! Trying again with a clean database...");
-                Prepare(true);
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -51,14 +40,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         {
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Prepare this database for use. Tables should be created here.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected abstract void Prepare(bool reset = false);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Reset this database to a default state. Undo all changes to database and storage backings.
         /// </summary>
-        public void Reset() => Prepare(true);
+        public abstract void Reset();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/IO/FileStore.cs b/osu.Game/IO/FileStore.cs
index b69916e565..9f63151ed1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/IO/FileStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/IO/FileStore.cs
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.IO
             Store = new StorageBackedResourceStore(Storage);
         }
 
-        protected override void Prepare(bool reset = false)
-        {
-            if (reset)
-            {
-                if (Storage.ExistsDirectory(string.Empty))
-                    Storage.DeleteDirectory(string.Empty);
-
-                GetContext().Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM FileInfo");
-            }
-        }
-
         public FileInfo Add(Stream data, bool reference = true)
         {
             var context = GetContext();
@@ -114,5 +103,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.IO
 
             context.SaveChanges();
         }
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            if (Storage.ExistsDirectory(string.Empty))
+                Storage.DeleteDirectory(string.Empty);
+
+            GetContext().Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM FileInfo");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs b/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
index 1e1b1d74d4..ea99f84de9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/KeyBindingStore.cs
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
 
         public void Register(KeyBindingInputManager manager) => insertDefaults(manager.DefaultKeyBindings);
 
-        protected override void Prepare(bool reset = false)
-        {
-            if (reset)
-                GetContext().Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM KeyBinding");
-        }
-
         private void insertDefaults(IEnumerable<KeyBinding> defaults, int? rulesetId = null, int? variant = null)
         {
             var context = GetContext();
@@ -83,5 +77,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
 
             KeyBindingChanged?.Invoke();
         }
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            GetContext().Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM KeyBinding");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
index 7d982eb39e..958642f9aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/RulesetStore.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         public RulesetStore(Func<OsuDbContext> factory)
             : base(factory)
         {
+            AddMissingRulesets();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -47,15 +48,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
 
         private const string ruleset_library_prefix = "osu.Game.Rulesets";
 
-        protected override void Prepare(bool reset = false)
+        protected void AddMissingRulesets()
         {
             var context = GetContext();
 
-            if (reset)
-            {
-                context.Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM RulesetInfo");
-            }
-
             var instances = loaded_assemblies.Values.Select(r => (Ruleset)Activator.CreateInstance(r, new RulesetInfo())).ToList();
 
             //add all legacy modes in correct order
@@ -123,5 +119,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
             InstantiationInfo = ruleset.GetType().AssemblyQualifiedName,
             ID = ruleset.LegacyID
         };
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            GetContext().Database.ExecuteSqlCommand("DELETE FROM RulesetInfo");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
index 67a8e5372e..b971161f88 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
             return new Replay { Frames = frames };
         }
 
-        protected override void Prepare(bool reset = false)
+        public override void Reset()
         {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
     }
 }