diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
index ef2027fdab..c35690151c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
@@ -93,15 +93,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 
         public bool MatchingFilter
         {
-            set => this.FadeTo(value ? 1 : 0);
+            set => Alpha = value ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
         public bool FilteringActive { get; set; }
 
         public event Action SettingChanged;
 
-        private readonly RestoreDefaultValueButton<T> restoreDefaultButton;
-
         protected SettingsItem()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                restoreDefaultButton = new RestoreDefaultValueButton<T>(),
                 FlowContent = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -122,7 +119,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
                     },
                 },
             };
+        }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
             // all bindable logic is in constructor intentionally to support "CreateSettingsControls" being used in a context it is
             // never loaded, but requires bindable storage.
             if (controlWithCurrent == null)
@@ -130,14 +131,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 
             controlWithCurrent.Current.ValueChanged += _ => SettingChanged?.Invoke();
             controlWithCurrent.Current.DisabledChanged += _ => updateDisabled();
-        }
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
 
+            // intentionally done before LoadComplete to avoid overhead.
             if (ShowsDefaultIndicator)
-                restoreDefaultButton.Current = controlWithCurrent.Current;
+            {
+                AddInternal(new RestoreDefaultValueButton<T>
+                {
+                    Current = controlWithCurrent.Current,
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         private void updateDisabled()