diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
index 2a2c94ee7d..db8bb14b4a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Statistics;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Models;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using Realms;
 
 #nullable enable
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// </summary>
         public readonly string Filename;
 
-        private readonly RulesetStore? rulesets;
+        private readonly IDatabaseContextFactory? efContextFactory;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Version history:
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// </summary>
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim contextCreationLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1);
 
-        private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> refreshes = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>("Realm", "Dirty Refreshes");
-        private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> contexts_created = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>("Realm", "Contexts (Created)");
+        private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> refreshes = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>(@"Realm", @"Dirty Refreshes");
+        private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> contexts_created = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>(@"Realm", @"Contexts (Created)");
 
         private readonly object contextLock = new object();
         private Realm? context;
@@ -62,14 +61,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             get
             {
                 if (!ThreadSafety.IsUpdateThread)
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Use {nameof(CreateContext)} when performing realm operations from a non-update thread");
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException(@$"Use {nameof(CreateContext)} when performing realm operations from a non-update thread");
 
                 lock (contextLock)
                 {
                     if (context == null)
                     {
                         context = CreateContext();
-                        Logger.Log($"Opened realm \"{context.Config.DatabasePath}\" at version {context.Config.SchemaVersion}");
+                        Logger.Log(@$"Opened realm ""{context.Config.DatabasePath}"" at version {context.Config.SchemaVersion}");
                     }
 
                     // creating a context will ensure our schema is up-to-date and migrated.
@@ -78,14 +77,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             }
         }
 
-        public RealmContextFactory(Storage storage, string filename, RulesetStore? rulesets = null)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Construct a new instance of a realm context factory.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="storage">The game storage which will be used to create the realm backing file.</param>
+        /// <param name="filename">The filename to use for the realm backing file. A ".realm" extension will be added automatically if not specified.</param>
+        /// <param name="efContextFactory">An EF factory used only for migration purposes.</param>
+        public RealmContextFactory(Storage storage, string filename, IDatabaseContextFactory? efContextFactory = null)
         {
             this.storage = storage;
-            this.rulesets = rulesets;
+            this.efContextFactory = efContextFactory;
 
             Filename = filename;
 
-            const string realm_extension = ".realm";
+            const string realm_extension = @".realm";
 
             if (!Filename.EndsWith(realm_extension, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 Filename += realm_extension;
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                         var newItem = newSettings.ElementAt(i);
 
                         long rulesetId = oldItem.RulesetID;
-                        string? rulesetName = rulesets?.GetRuleset((int)rulesetId)?.ShortName;
+                        string? rulesetName = getRulesetShortNameFromLegacyID(rulesetId);
 
                         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rulesetName))
                             migration.NewRealm.Remove(newItem);
@@ -279,8 +284,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                             continue;
 
                         long rulesetId = oldItem.RulesetID;
-
-                        string? rulesetName = rulesets?.GetRuleset((int)rulesetId)?.ShortName;
+                        string? rulesetName = getRulesetShortNameFromLegacyID(rulesetId);
 
                         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(rulesetName))
                             migration.NewRealm.Remove(newItem);
@@ -292,6 +296,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             }
         }
 
+        private string? getRulesetShortNameFromLegacyID(long rulesetId)
+        {
+            if (efContextFactory == null)
+                return null;
+
+            using (var efContext = efContextFactory.Get())
+                return efContext.RulesetInfo.First(r => r.ID == rulesetId)?.ShortName;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Flush any active contexts and block any further writes.
         /// </summary>
@@ -306,7 +319,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                 throw new ObjectDisposedException(nameof(RealmContextFactory));
 
             if (!ThreadSafety.IsUpdateThread)
-                throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(BlockAllOperations)} must be called from the update thread.");
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(@$"{nameof(BlockAllOperations)} must be called from the update thread.");
 
             Logger.Log(@"Blocking realm operations.", LoggingTarget.Database);
 
@@ -330,7 +343,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                     timeout -= sleep_length;
 
                     if (timeout < 0)
-                        throw new TimeoutException("Took too long to acquire lock");
+                        throw new TimeoutException(@"Took too long to acquire lock");
                 }
             }
             catch
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index a2dd417491..1890fd7d24 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             dependencies.Cache(RulesetStore = new RulesetStore(contextFactory, Storage));
 
-            dependencies.Cache(realmFactory = new RealmContextFactory(Storage, "client", RulesetStore));
+            dependencies.Cache(realmFactory = new RealmContextFactory(Storage, "client", contextFactory));
 
             dependencies.CacheAs(Storage);