diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
index 3017428039..290ba3317b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneHUDOverlay.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 {
     public class TestSceneHUDOverlay : OsuManualInputManagerTestScene
     {
+        private OsuConfigManager localConfig;
+
         private HUDOverlay hudOverlay;
 
         [Cached]
@@ -31,8 +33,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         private Drawable hideTarget => hudOverlay.KeyCounter;
         private FillFlowContainer<KeyCounter> keyCounterFlow => hudOverlay.KeyCounter.ChildrenOfType<FillFlowContainer<KeyCounter>>().First();
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Dependencies.Cache(localConfig = new OsuConfigManager(LocalStorage));
+        }
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp() => Schedule(() => localConfig.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, HUDVisibilityMode.Always));
 
         [Test]
         public void TestComboCounterIncrementing()
@@ -85,11 +93,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         {
             createNew();
 
-            HUDVisibilityMode originalConfigValue = HUDVisibilityMode.HideDuringGameplay;
-
-            AddStep("get original config value", () => originalConfigValue = config.Get<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode));
-
-            AddStep("set hud to never show", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, HUDVisibilityMode.Never));
+            AddStep("set hud to never show", () => localConfig.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, HUDVisibilityMode.Never));
 
             AddUntilStep("wait for fade", () => !hideTarget.IsPresent);
 
@@ -98,37 +102,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 
             AddStep("stop trigering", () => InputManager.ReleaseKey(Key.ControlLeft));
             AddUntilStep("wait for fade", () => !hideTarget.IsPresent);
-
-            AddStep("set original config value", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, originalConfigValue));
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestExternalHideDoesntAffectConfig()
         {
-            HUDVisibilityMode originalConfigValue = HUDVisibilityMode.HideDuringGameplay;
-
             createNew();
 
-            AddStep("get original config value", () => originalConfigValue = config.Get<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode));
-
             AddStep("set showhud false", () => hudOverlay.ShowHud.Value = false);
-            AddAssert("config unchanged", () => originalConfigValue == config.Get<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode));
+            AddAssert("config unchanged", () => localConfig.GetBindable<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode).IsDefault);
 
             AddStep("set showhud true", () => hudOverlay.ShowHud.Value = true);
-            AddAssert("config unchanged", () => originalConfigValue == config.Get<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode));
+            AddAssert("config unchanged", () => localConfig.GetBindable<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode).IsDefault);
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestChangeHUDVisibilityOnHiddenKeyCounter()
         {
-            bool keyCounterVisibleValue = false;
-
             createNew();
-            AddStep("save keycounter visible value", () => keyCounterVisibleValue = config.Get<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay));
 
-            AddStep("set keycounter visible false", () =>
+            AddStep("hide key overlay", () =>
             {
-                config.SetValue(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay, false);
+                localConfig.SetValue(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay, false);
                 hudOverlay.KeyCounter.AlwaysVisible.Value = false;
             });
 
@@ -139,24 +134,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddStep("set showhud true", () => hudOverlay.ShowHud.Value = true);
             AddUntilStep("hidetarget is visible", () => hideTarget.IsPresent);
             AddAssert("key counters still hidden", () => !keyCounterFlow.IsPresent);
-
-            AddStep("return value", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay, keyCounterVisibleValue));
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestHiddenHUDDoesntBlockSkinnableComponentsLoad()
         {
-            HUDVisibilityMode originalConfigValue = default;
-
-            AddStep("get original config value", () => originalConfigValue = config.Get<HUDVisibilityMode>(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode));
-
-            AddStep("set hud to never show", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, HUDVisibilityMode.Never));
+            AddStep("set hud to never show", () => localConfig.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, HUDVisibilityMode.Never));
 
             createNew();
             AddUntilStep("wait for hud load", () => hudOverlay.IsLoaded);
             AddUntilStep("skinnable components loaded", () => hudOverlay.ChildrenOfType<SkinnableTargetContainer>().Single().ComponentsLoaded);
-
-            AddStep("set original config value", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.HUDVisibilityMode, originalConfigValue));
         }
 
         private void createNew(Action<HUDOverlay> action = null)
@@ -175,5 +162,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
                 Child = hudOverlay;
             });
         }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+        {
+            localConfig?.Dispose();
+            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+        }
     }
 }