diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
index feb03c1609..8e1a0bb8f7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/RealmContextFactory.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ private void onMigration(Migration migration, ulong oldschemaversion)
         private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> commits = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>("Realm", "Commits");
         private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> rollbacks = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>("Realm", "Rollbacks");
         private static readonly GlobalStatistic<int> contexts = GlobalStatistics.Get<int>("Realm", "Contexts");
-        private Thread writingThread;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a context for the current thread for read-only usage.
@@ -86,11 +85,7 @@ public RealmWriteUsage GetForWrite()
             {
                 context = getContextForCurrentThread();
 
-                if (currentWriteTransaction == null)
-                {
-                    writingThread = Thread.CurrentThread;
-                    currentWriteTransaction = context.BeginWrite();
-                }
+                currentWriteTransaction ??= context.BeginWrite();
             }
             catch
             {
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ private void usageCompleted(RealmWriteUsage usage)
                     }
 
                     currentWriteTransaction = null;
-                    writingThread = null;
                     rollbackRequired = false;
 
                     refreshCompleted = new ThreadLocal<bool>();