diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index 9871209760..bbffb910d5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -301,9 +301,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
         private class FadeAccessibleBackground : BackgroundScreenBeatmap
         {
+            private Bindable<float> dimLevel;
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+            {
+                dimLevel = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.DimLevel);
+            }
+
             public bool AssertDimmed()
             {
-                return FadeContainer.Colour == OsuColour.Gray(1 - (float)DimLevel);
+                return FadeContainer.Colour == OsuColour.Gray(1 - dimLevel);
             }
 
             public bool AssertUndimmed()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index c793197f19..8aa3ef620c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 
@@ -15,18 +14,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
     public class BackgroundScreenBeatmap : BlurrableBackgroundScreen
     {
         private WorkingBeatmap beatmap;
-        protected Bindable<double> DimLevel = new Bindable<double>();
         public Bindable<bool> EnableUserDim = new Bindable<bool>();
         public Bindable<bool> StoryboardReplacesBackground = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         protected UserDimContainer FadeContainer;
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
-        {
-            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.DimLevel, DimLevel);
-        }
-
         public virtual WorkingBeatmap Beatmap
         {
             get { return beatmap; }