diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
index 3e4a9759a3..ba129b93e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using Realms;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
 {
@@ -46,41 +47,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
                 throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(variant)} can not be null when a non-null {nameof(ruleset)} is provided.");
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> queryRealmKeyBindings()
-        {
-            string rulesetName = ruleset?.ShortName;
-            return realm.Realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>()
-                        .Where(b => b.RulesetName == rulesetName && b.Variant == variant);
-        }
-
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
-            realmSubscription = realm.RegisterForNotifications(r => queryRealmKeyBindings(), (sender, changes, error) =>
+            realmSubscription = realm.RegisterForNotifications(queryRealmKeyBindings, (sender, changes, error) =>
             {
                 // The first fire of this is a bit redundant as this is being called in base.LoadComplete,
                 // but this is safest in case the subscription is restored after a context recycle.
-                ReloadMappings();
+                reloadMappings(sender.AsQueryable());
             });
 
             base.LoadComplete();
         }
 
-        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
-        {
-            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+        protected override void ReloadMappings() => reloadMappings(queryRealmKeyBindings(realm.Realm));
 
-            realmSubscription?.Dispose();
+        private IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> queryRealmKeyBindings(Realm realm)
+        {
+            string rulesetName = ruleset?.ShortName;
+            return realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>()
+                        .Where(b => b.RulesetName == rulesetName && b.Variant == variant);
         }
 
-        protected override void ReloadMappings()
+        private void reloadMappings(IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> realmKeyBindings)
         {
             var defaults = DefaultKeyBindings.ToList();
 
-            List<RealmKeyBinding> newBindings = queryRealmKeyBindings().Detach()
-                                                                       // this ordering is important to ensure that we read entries from the database in the order
-                                                                       // enforced by DefaultKeyBindings. allow for song select to handle actions that may otherwise
-                                                                       // have been eaten by the music controller due to query order.
-                                                                       .OrderBy(b => defaults.FindIndex(d => (int)d.Action == b.ActionInt)).ToList();
+            List<RealmKeyBinding> newBindings = realmKeyBindings.Detach()
+                                                                // this ordering is important to ensure that we read entries from the database in the order
+                                                                // enforced by DefaultKeyBindings. allow for song select to handle actions that may otherwise
+                                                                // have been eaten by the music controller due to query order.
+                                                                .OrderBy(b => defaults.FindIndex(d => (int)d.Action == b.ActionInt)).ToList();
 
             // In the case no bindings were found in the database, presume this usage is for a non-databased ruleset.
             // This actually should never be required and can be removed if it is ever deemed to cause a problem.
@@ -91,5 +87,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
             else
                 KeyBindings = newBindings;
         }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+        {
+            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+
+            realmSubscription?.Dispose();
+        }
     }
 }