diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs
index cd5975edac..8e89ab25b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using osuTK.Graphics;
-
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -12,13 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public DefaultSkinConfiguration()
         {
-            ComboColours.AddRange(new[]
-            {
-                new Color4(255, 192, 0, 255),
-                new Color4(0, 202, 0, 255),
-                new Color4(18, 124, 255, 255),
-                new Color4(242, 24, 57, 255),
-            });
+            ComboColours = DefaultComboColours;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index bc12c00cd8..ff1e501a06 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             else
                 Configuration = new SkinConfiguration();
 
+            Configuration.AllowDefaultColoursFallback = AllowDefaultColoursFallback;
+
             if (storage != null)
             {
                 Samples = audioManager?.GetSampleStore(storage);
@@ -68,10 +70,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     switch (global)
                     {
                         case GlobalSkinConfiguration.ComboColours:
-                            if (Configuration.ComboColours.Any())
-                                return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<List<Color4>>(Configuration.ComboColours));
-                            else if (AllowDefaultColoursFallback)
-                                return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<List<Color4>>(new DefaultSkinConfiguration().ComboColours));
+                            var comboColours = Configuration.ComboColours;
+                            if (comboColours != null)
+                                return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<List<Color4>>(comboColours));
 
                             break;
                     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
index 54aac86e3c..57b969be33 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,32 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public readonly SkinInfo SkinInfo = new SkinInfo();
 
-        public List<Color4> ComboColours { get; set; } = new List<Color4>();
+        internal bool AllowDefaultColoursFallback;
+
+        public static List<Color4> DefaultComboColours = new List<Color4>
+        {
+            new Color4(255, 192, 0, 255),
+            new Color4(0, 202, 0, 255),
+            new Color4(18, 124, 255, 255),
+            new Color4(242, 24, 57, 255),
+        };
+
+        private List<Color4> comboColours = new List<Color4>();
+
+        public List<Color4> ComboColours
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (comboColours.Count > 0)
+                    return comboColours;
+
+                if (AllowDefaultColoursFallback)
+                    return DefaultComboColours;
+
+                return null;
+            }
+            set => comboColours = value;
+        }
 
         public Dictionary<string, Color4> CustomColours { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, Color4>();