diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
index 7d7d2db7f3..e7d0ed793f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         public DefaultLegacySkin(SkinInfo skin, IStorageResourceProvider resources)
             : base(
                 skin,
+                // In the case of the actual default legacy skin (ie. the fallback one, which a user hasn't applied any modifications to) we want to use the game provided resources.
                 skin.Protected ? new NamespacedResourceStore<byte[]>(resources.Resources, "Skins/Legacy") : null,
                 resources,
-                // A default legacy skin may still have a skin.ini if it is modified by the user.
-                // We must specify the stream directly as we are redirecting storage to the osu-resources location for other files.
-                new RealmBackedResourceStore(skin, resources.Files).GetStream("skin.ini")
+                "skin.ini"
             )
         {
             Configuration.CustomColours["SliderBall"] = new Color4(2, 170, 255, 255);