diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/BarHitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/BarHitErrorMeter.cs
index 03a0f23fb6..208bdd17ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/BarHitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/BarHitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -163,30 +163,9 @@ private void createColourBars(OsuColour colours)
             centre.Width = 2.5f;
             colourBars.Add(centre);
 
-            Color4 getColour(HitResult result)
-            {
-                switch (result)
-                {
-                    case HitResult.Meh:
-                        return colours.Yellow;
-
-                    case HitResult.Ok:
-                        return colours.Green;
-
-                    case HitResult.Good:
-                        return colours.GreenLight;
-
-                    case HitResult.Great:
-                        return colours.Blue;
-
-                    default:
-                        return colours.BlueLight;
-                }
-            }
-
             Drawable createColourBar(HitResult result, float height, bool first = false)
             {
-                var colour = getColour(result);
+                var colour = GetColourForHitResult(result);
 
                 if (first)
                 {
@@ -201,7 +180,7 @@ Drawable createColourBar(HitResult result, float height, bool first = false)
                             new Box
                             {
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Colour = getColour(result),
+                                Colour = colour,
                                 Height = height * gradient_start
                             },
                             new Box
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
index 41401a0048..6775b98f84 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/ColourHitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 // 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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
 {
@@ -34,56 +33,21 @@ public ColourHitErrorMeter(HitWindows hitWindows)
 
         public override void OnNewJudgement(JudgementResult judgement)
         {
-            judgementsFlow.Add(new DrawableJudgement(HitWindows.ResultFor(judgement.TimeOffset)));
+            judgementsFlow.Add(new DrawableJudgement(GetColourForHitResult(HitWindows.ResultFor(judgement.TimeOffset))));
         }
 
         private class DrawableJudgement : CircularContainer
         {
-            private readonly Box background;
-            private readonly HitResult result;
-
-            public DrawableJudgement(HitResult result)
+            public DrawableJudgement(Color4 colour)
             {
-                this.result = result;
-
                 Masking = true;
                 Size = new Vector2(8);
-                Child = background = new Box
+                Child = new Box
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = colour
                 };
             }
-
-            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-            private void load(OsuColour colours)
-            {
-                switch (result)
-                {
-                    case HitResult.Miss:
-                        background.Colour = colours.Red;
-                        break;
-
-                    case HitResult.Meh:
-                        background.Colour = colours.Yellow;
-                        break;
-
-                    case HitResult.Ok:
-                        background.Colour = colours.Green;
-                        break;
-
-                    case HitResult.Good:
-                        background.Colour = colours.GreenLight;
-                        break;
-
-                    case HitResult.Great:
-                        background.Colour = colours.Blue;
-                        break;
-
-                    default:
-                        background.Colour = colours.BlueLight;
-                        break;
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
index dee25048ed..b3edfdedec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -1,9 +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 osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
 {
@@ -11,11 +14,38 @@ public abstract class HitErrorMeter : CompositeDrawable
     {
         protected readonly HitWindows HitWindows;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
+
         protected HitErrorMeter(HitWindows hitWindows)
         {
             HitWindows = hitWindows;
         }
 
         public abstract void OnNewJudgement(JudgementResult judgement);
+
+        protected Color4 GetColourForHitResult(HitResult result)
+        {
+            switch (result)
+            {
+                case HitResult.Miss:
+                    return colours.Red;
+
+                case HitResult.Meh:
+                    return colours.Yellow;
+
+                case HitResult.Ok:
+                    return colours.Green;
+
+                case HitResult.Good:
+                    return colours.GreenLight;
+
+                case HitResult.Great:
+                    return colours.Blue;
+
+                default:
+                    return colours.BlueLight;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }