diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 7ec72a0e0e..9b341fbfe5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@ protected override void OnEntering(Screen last)
             if (!loadedSuccessfully)
                 return;
 
-            ConfigureBackgroundUpdate();
-
             Content.Alpha = 0;
             Content
                 .ScaleTo(0.7f)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index 042b4fc744..784dcf7657 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ protected override void OnEntering(Screen last)
         {
             base.OnEntering(last);
 
-            ConfigureBackgroundUpdate();
-
             Content.ScaleTo(0.7f);
 
             contentIn();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
index d83f7e087d..9942bf4ef5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using OpenTK;
@@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
             UserAudioOffset = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.AudioOffset);
         }
 
-        protected void ConfigureBackgroundUpdate()
+        protected override void OnEntering(Screen last)
         {
+            base.OnEntering(last);
             DimLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();
             BlurLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();
             ShowStoryboard.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateBackgroundElements();