diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index a0db896f46..5b5f5c2167 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Versioning;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
+using osu.Desktop.Performance;
 using osu.Desktop.Security;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game;
@@ -15,9 +16,11 @@ using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Desktop.Windows;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.IO;
 using osu.Game.IPC;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
+using osu.Game.Performance;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
 using SDL2;
 
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
         private OsuSchemeLinkIPCChannel? osuSchemeLinkIPCChannel;
         private ArchiveImportIPCChannel? archiveImportIPCChannel;
 
+        [Cached(typeof(IHighPerformanceSessionManager))]
+        private readonly HighPerformanceSessionManager highPerformanceSessionManager = new HighPerformanceSessionManager();
+
         public OsuGameDesktop(string[]? args = null)
             : base(args)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
similarity index 90%
rename from osu.Game/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
rename to osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
index 304ab44975..eb2b3be5b9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Performance/HighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
+using osu.Game.Performance;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Performance
+namespace osu.Desktop.Performance
 {
-    public partial class HighPerformanceSessionManager : Component
+    public class HighPerformanceSessionManager : IHighPerformanceSessionManager
     {
         private GCLatencyMode originalGCMode;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 13e80e0707..f65557c6bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Volume;
-using osu.Game.Performance;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens;
@@ -1086,8 +1085,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
             loadComponentSingleFile(new AccountCreationOverlay(), topMostOverlayContent.Add, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile<IDialogOverlay>(new DialogOverlay(), topMostOverlayContent.Add, true);
 
-            loadComponentSingleFile(new HighPerformanceSessionManager(), Add, true);
-
             loadComponentSingleFile(new BackgroundDataStoreProcessor(), Add);
 
             Add(difficultyRecommender);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Performance/IHighPerformanceSessionManager.cs b/osu.Game/Performance/IHighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..826a0a04f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Performance/IHighPerformanceSessionManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// 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 System;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Performance
+{
+    public interface IHighPerformanceSessionManager
+    {
+        IDisposable BeginSession();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index fe235dd56d..00a4a86c71 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         private BatteryInfo? batteryInfo { get; set; }
 
         [Resolved]
-        private HighPerformanceSessionManager? highPerformanceSessionManager { get; set; }
+        private IHighPerformanceSessionManager? highPerformanceSessionManager { get; set; }
 
         public PlayerLoader(Func<Player> createPlayer)
         {