diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageBackground.cs
index 687b3a747d..0744d7e2e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageBackground.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ public class TestSceneStageBackground : ManiaSkinnableTestScene
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            SetContents(_ => new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageBackground, stageDefinition: new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 }),
+            SetContents(_ => new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageBackground),
                 _ => new DefaultStageBackground())
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageForeground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageForeground.cs
index 6cbc172755..979c90c802 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageForeground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneStageForeground.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ public class TestSceneStageForeground : ManiaSkinnableTestScene
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            SetContents(_ => new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageForeground, stageDefinition: new StageDefinition { Columns = 4 }), _ => null)
+            SetContents(_ => new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageForeground), _ => null)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSkinComponent.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSkinComponent.cs
index 6d0eb15b64..f05edb4677 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSkinComponent.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaSkinComponent.cs
@@ -3,29 +3,19 @@
 
 #nullable disable
 
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
 {
     public class ManiaSkinComponent : GameplaySkinComponent<ManiaSkinComponents>
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The intended <see cref="StageDefinition"/> for this component.
-        /// May be null if the component is not a direct member of a <see cref="Stage"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        public readonly StageDefinition StageDefinition;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="ManiaSkinComponent"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="component">The component.</param>
-        /// <param name="stageDefinition">The intended <see cref="StageDefinition"/> for this component. May be null if the component is not a direct member of a <see cref="Stage"/>.</param>
-        public ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents component, StageDefinition stageDefinition = null)
+        public ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents component)
             : base(component)
         {
-            StageDefinition = stageDefinition;
         }
 
         protected override string RulesetPrefix => ManiaRuleset.SHORT_NAME;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
index 740ccbfe27..d039551cd7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
@@ -18,20 +18,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
 {
     public class LegacyStageBackground : CompositeDrawable
     {
-        private readonly StageDefinition stageDefinition;
-
         private Drawable leftSprite;
         private Drawable rightSprite;
         private ColumnFlow<Drawable> columnBackgrounds;
 
-        public LegacyStageBackground(StageDefinition stageDefinition)
+        public LegacyStageBackground()
         {
-            this.stageDefinition = stageDefinition;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(ISkinSource skin)
+        private void load(ISkinSource skin, StageDefinition stageDefinition)
         {
             string leftImage = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftStageImage)?.Value
                                ?? "mania-stage-left";
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index a1b196e53e..5ecdf988f9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -113,8 +112,7 @@ public override Drawable GetDrawableComponent(ISkinComponent component)
                             return new LegacyHitExplosion();
 
                         case ManiaSkinComponents.StageBackground:
-                            Debug.Assert(maniaComponent.StageDefinition != null);
-                            return new LegacyStageBackground(maniaComponent.StageDefinition);
+                            return new LegacyStageBackground();
 
                         case ManiaSkinComponents.StageForeground:
                             return new LegacyStageForeground();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
index 9e51ed84db..a19d423e69 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Stage.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public Stage(int firstColumnIndex, StageDefinition definition, ref ManiaAction n
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageBackground, stageDefinition: definition), _ => new DefaultStageBackground())
+                        new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageBackground), _ => new DefaultStageBackground())
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                         },
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public Stage(int firstColumnIndex, StageDefinition definition, ref ManiaAction n
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                             }
                         },
-                        new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageForeground, stageDefinition: definition), _ => null)
+                        new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.StageForeground), _ => null)
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                         },