diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
index d216d88c0d..35e8f3e17e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
@@ -42,16 +40,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             typeof(DrawableOsuHitObject)
         };
 
-        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
-        {
-            var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
-
-            var configCache = dependencies.Get<RulesetConfigCache>();
-            dependencies.CacheAs((OsuRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(new OsuRuleset()));
-
-            return dependencies;
-        }
-
         private readonly Container content;
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 4279925db5..a7386ba48b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestCaseSliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
@@ -31,16 +29,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             typeof(PathControlPointPiece)
         };
 
-        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
-        {
-            var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
-
-            var configCache = dependencies.Get<RulesetConfigCache>();
-            dependencies.CacheAs((OsuRulesetConfigManager)configCache.GetConfigFor(new OsuRuleset()));
-
-            return dependencies;
-        }
-
         private readonly DrawableSlider drawableObject;
 
         public TestCaseSliderSelectionBlueprint()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index f9aa1c6b54..ff74954552 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         private readonly IBindable<float> scaleBindable = new Bindable<float>();
         private readonly IBindable<SliderPath> pathBindable = new Bindable<SliderPath>();
 
+        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
+        private OsuRulesetConfigManager config { get; set; }
+
         public DrawableSlider(Slider s)
             : base(s)
         {
@@ -94,10 +97,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuRulesetConfigManager config)
+        private void load()
         {
-            config.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingInSliders, Body.SnakingIn);
-            config.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders, Body.SnakingOut);
+            config?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingInSliders, Body.SnakingIn);
+            config?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.SnakingOutSliders, Body.SnakingOut);
 
             positionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => Position = HitObject.StackedPosition);
             scaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale =>