diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
index ee92b6b40a..d606d94b97 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ public abstract class Skin : IDisposable, ISkin
 
         protected Skin(SkinInfo skin, IStorageResourceProvider resources, [CanBeNull] Stream configurationStream = null)
         {
-            SkinInfo = skin.ToLive(resources.RealmContextFactory);
+            SkinInfo = resources?.RealmContextFactory != null
+                ? skin.ToLive(resources.RealmContextFactory)
+                // This path should only be used in some tests.
+                : skin.ToLiveUnmanaged();
+
             this.resources = resources;
 
             configurationStream ??= getConfigurationStream();