diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
index bf4d60d4e2..df857a6dce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItem.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
@@ -28,18 +30,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
 
         private Box? hoverBox;
         private Box? selectBox;
+        private OsuSpriteText? text;
         private ControlItemClose? close;
 
         [Resolved]
         private Bindable<Channel> selectedChannel { get; set; } = null!;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; } = null!;
+
         public ControlItem(Channel channel)
         {
             this.channel = channel;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        private void load()
         {
             Height = 30;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
@@ -77,11 +83,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
                             new[]
                             {
                                 createIcon(),
-                                new ControlItemText(channel)
+                                text = new OsuSpriteText
                                 {
                                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                     Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                    Unread = { BindTarget = Unread },
+                                    Text = channel.Type == ChannelType.Public ? $"# {channel.Name.Substring(1)}" : channel.Name,
+                                    Font = OsuFont.Torus.With(size: 17, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                    Colour = colourProvider.Light3,
+                                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 2 },
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                    Truncate = true,
                                 },
                                 new ControlItemMention
                                 {
@@ -117,6 +128,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
                 else
                     selectBox?.Hide();
             }, true);
+
+            Unread.BindValueChanged(change =>
+            {
+                text!.Colour = change.NewValue ? colourProvider.Content1 : colourProvider.Light3;
+            }, true);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 490edb5d28..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChannelControl/ControlItemText.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-#nullable enable
-
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat.ChannelControl
-{
-    public class ControlItemText : Container
-    {
-        public readonly BindableBool Unread = new BindableBool();
-
-        private readonly Channel channel;
-
-        private OsuSpriteText? text;
-
-        [Resolved]
-        private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; } = null!;
-
-        public ControlItemText(Channel channel)
-        {
-            this.channel = channel;
-        }
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
-        {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Child = text = new OsuSpriteText
-            {
-                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Text = channel.Type == ChannelType.Public ? $"# {channel.Name.Substring(1)}" : channel.Name,
-                Font = OsuFont.Torus.With(size: 17, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                Colour = colourProvider.Light3,
-                Margin = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 2 },
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                Truncate = true,
-            };
-        }
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-
-            Unread.BindValueChanged(change =>
-            {
-                text!.Colour = change.NewValue ? colourProvider.Content1 : colourProvider.Light3;
-            }, true);
-        }
-    }
-}