diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index 57021dfc68..64fcc48004 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 },
                 idleTracker = new IdleTracker(750)
             });
-
-            loadNewPlayer();
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -127,6 +125,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             base.LoadComplete();
 
             inputManager = GetContainingInputManager();
+        }
+
+        public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
+        {
+            base.OnEntering(last);
+
+            loadNewPlayer();
+
+            content.ScaleTo(0.7f);
+            Background?.FadeColour(Color4.White, 800, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+            contentIn();
+
+            info.Delay(750).FadeIn(500);
+            this.Delay(1800).Schedule(pushWhenLoaded);
 
             if (!muteWarningShownOnce.Value)
             {
@@ -179,19 +192,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             content.FadeOut(250);
         }
 
-        public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
-        {
-            base.OnEntering(last);
-
-            content.ScaleTo(0.7f);
-            Background?.FadeColour(Color4.White, 800, Easing.OutQuint);
-
-            contentIn();
-
-            info.Delay(750).FadeIn(500);
-            this.Delay(1800).Schedule(pushWhenLoaded);
-        }
-
         protected override void LogoArriving(OsuLogo logo, bool resuming)
         {
             base.LogoArriving(logo, resuming);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs
index c8ca604902..4572570437 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
@@ -20,15 +20,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             scoreInfo = score.ScoreInfo;
         }
 
-        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
+        public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
         {
-            var dependencies = base.CreateChildDependencies(parent);
-
             // these will be reverted thanks to PlayerLoader's lease.
             Mods.Value = scoreInfo.Mods;
             Ruleset.Value = scoreInfo.Ruleset;
 
-            return dependencies;
+            base.OnEntering(last);
         }
     }
 }