diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
index c04b875245..ece523e84c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@@ -30,9 +28,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
         [Cached(typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
         private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo;
 
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
         protected ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene()
         {
             scrollingInfo = ((ScrollingTestContainer)HitObjectContainer).ScrollingInfo;
@@ -46,13 +41,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
             });
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetConfigCache configCache)
-        {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance());
-            config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
-        }
-
         protected override SnapResult SnapForBlueprint(PlacementBlueprint blueprint)
         {
             var time = column.TimeAtScreenSpacePosition(InputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
index 1c11dc397e..176fbba921 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -17,9 +15,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
         [Cached(Type = typeof(IAdjustableClock))]
         private readonly IAdjustableClock clock = new StopwatchClock();
 
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
         protected ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene()
         {
             Add(new Column(0)
@@ -31,13 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
             });
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetConfigCache configCache)
-        {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance());
-            config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
-        }
-
         public ManiaPlayfield Playfield => null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaInputTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaInputTestScene.cs
index 2b2db8aa96..9049bb3a82 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaInputTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaInputTestScene.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
@@ -16,21 +13,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
         private readonly Container<Drawable> content;
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content ?? base.Content;
 
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
         protected ManiaInputTestScene(int keys)
         {
             base.Content.Add(content = new LocalInputManager(keys));
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetConfigCache configCache)
-        {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance());
-            config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
-        }
-
         private class LocalInputManager : ManiaInputManager
         {
             public LocalInputManager(int variant)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
index 941d01a1d6..1d84a2dfcb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling.Algorithms;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
         [Cached(Type = typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
         private readonly TestScrollingInfo scrollingInfo = new TestScrollingInfo();
 
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
         protected override Ruleset CreateRulesetForSkinProvider() => new ManiaRuleset();
 
         protected ManiaSkinnableTestScene()
@@ -42,13 +38,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
             });
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetConfigCache configCache)
-        {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance());
-            config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void TestScrollingDown()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneNotes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneNotes.cs
index 1d053688a2..706268e478 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneNotes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneNotes.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -30,16 +29,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneNotes : OsuTestScene
     {
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(RulesetConfigCache configCache)
-        {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance());
-            config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void TestVariousNotes()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
index c364b395e1..09dd0da5ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableNote.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -25,8 +26,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
         [Resolved]
         private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private Bindable<bool> configColourCodedNotes { get; set; }
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private ManiaRulesetConfigManager config { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> configColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private SnapFinder snapFinder { get; set; }
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
 
             if (snapFinder != null)
             {
+                config?.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, configColourCodedNotes);
+
                 HitObject.StartTimeBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Snap.Value = snapFinder.FindSnap(HitObject), true);
 
                 Snap.BindValueChanged(_ => updateSnapColour(), true);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
index c1b61aaf31..174727cc2d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         protected new ManiaRulesetConfigManager Config => (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)base.Config;
 
-        [Cached]
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> ConfigColourCodedNotes = new Bindable<bool>();
-
         public ScrollVisualisationMethod ScrollMethod
         {
             get => scrollMethod;
@@ -111,8 +108,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             configDirection.BindValueChanged(direction => Direction.Value = (ScrollingDirection)direction.NewValue, true);
 
             Config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollTime, configTimeRange);
-
-            Config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ColourCodedNotes, ConfigColourCodedNotes);
         }
 
         protected override void AdjustScrollSpeed(int amount)