diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index d9b9c31617..d3358da013 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Desktop.Platform;
 using osu.Desktop.Overlays;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 
 namespace osu.Desktop
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             // this method will only be executed if e.Effect in dragEnter gets set to something other that None.
             var dropData = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) as object[];
             var filePaths = dropData.Select(f => f.ToString()).ToArray();
-            ImportBeatmapsAsync(filePaths);
+            Task.Run(() => BeatmapDatabase.Import(filePaths));
         }
 
         private void dragEnter(DragEventArgs e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 9f7e3e04dc..c56907c86d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             if (args?.Length > 0)
             {
                 var paths = args.Where(a => !a.StartsWith(@"-"));
-                ImportBeatmapsAsync(paths);
+                Task.Run(() => BeatmapDatabase.Import(paths));
             }
 
             Dependencies.Cache(this);
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
             PlayMode = LocalConfig.GetBindable<PlayMode>(OsuConfig.PlayMode);
         }
 
-        protected async void ImportBeatmapsAsync(IEnumerable<string> paths)
-        {
-            await Task.Run(() => BeatmapDatabase.Import(paths));
-        }
-
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();