diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditor.cs
index f186537875..5300747633 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditor.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IRulesetConfigCache configCache)
+        private void load()
         {
-            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
+            var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)RulesetConfigs.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
             config.BindWith(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollDirection, direction);
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs
index 94b199c5d5..4c688520ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
@@ -25,9 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneTimingBasedNoteColouring : OsuTestScene
     {
-        [Resolved]
-        private IRulesetConfigCache configCache { get; set; }
-
         private Bindable<bool> configTimingBasedNoteColouring;
 
         private ManualClock clock;
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
             });
             AddStep("retrieve config bindable", () =>
             {
-                var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
+                var config = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)RulesetConfigs.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
                 configTimingBasedNoteColouring = config.GetBindable<bool>(ManiaRulesetSetting.TimingBasedNoteColouring);
             });
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderSnaking.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderSnaking.cs
index 23d2d650bf..a3aa84d0e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderSnaking.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderSnaking.cs
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             => new ClockBackedTestWorkingBeatmap(this.beatmap = beatmap, storyboard, new FramedClock(new ManualClock { Rate = 1 }), audioManager);
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IRulesetConfigCache configCache)
+        private void load()
         {
-            var config = (OsuRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
+            var config = (OsuRulesetConfigManager)RulesetConfigs.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
             config.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingInSliders, snakingIn);
             config.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders, snakingOut);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
index df8c9f22db..6b029729ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         /// </remarks>
         protected Storage LocalStorage => localStorage.Value;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A cache for ruleset configurations to be used in this test scene.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This <see cref="IRulesetConfigCache"/> instance is provided to the children of this test scene via DI.
+        /// It is only exposed so that test scenes themselves can access the ruleset config cache in a safe manner
+        /// (<see cref="OsuTestScene"/>s cannot use DI themselves, as they will end up accessing the real cached instance from <see cref="OsuGameBase"/>).
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected IRulesetConfigCache RulesetConfigs { get; private set; }
+
         private Lazy<Storage> localStorage;
 
         private Storage headlessHostStorage;
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             // as well as problems due to the implementation details of the "real" implementation (the configs only being available at `LoadComplete()`),
             // cache a test implementation of the ruleset config cache over the "real" one.
             var isolatedBaseDependencies = new DependencyContainer(baseDependencies);
-            isolatedBaseDependencies.CacheAs<IRulesetConfigCache>(new TestRulesetConfigCache());
+            isolatedBaseDependencies.CacheAs(RulesetConfigs = new TestRulesetConfigCache());
             baseDependencies = isolatedBaseDependencies;
 
             var providedRuleset = CreateRuleset();