diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneDisclaimer.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneDisclaimer.cs
index f2718b8e80..13116de320 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneDisclaimer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneDisclaimer.cs
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
 {
     public class TestSceneDisclaimer : ScreenTestScene
     {
-        [Cached(typeof(IAPIProvider))]
-        private readonly DummyAPIAccess api = new DummyAPIAccess();
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api)
         {
-            Add(api);
-
             AddStep("load disclaimer", () => LoadScreen(new Disclaimer()));
 
             AddStep("toggle support", () =>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchLeaderboard.cs
index fa3c392b2e..723e5fc03d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMatchLeaderboard.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
 {
     public class TestSceneMatchLeaderboard : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         public TestSceneMatchLeaderboard()
         {
             Room.RoomID.Value = 3;
@@ -27,11 +29,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             });
         }
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api)
         {
             var req = new GetRoomScoresRequest();
             req.Success += v => { };
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiScreen.cs
index 069e133c2b..b646433846 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiScreen.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneMultiScreen : ScreenTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
         {
             typeof(Screens.Multi.Multiplayer),
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneAccountCreationOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneAccountCreationOverlay.cs
index 35449f5687..66ab1fe18a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneAccountCreationOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneAccountCreationOverlay.cs
@@ -25,17 +25,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             typeof(AccountCreationScreen),
         };
 
-        [Cached(typeof(IAPIProvider))]
-        private DummyAPIAccess api = new DummyAPIAccess();
+        private readonly Container userPanelArea;
 
         public TestSceneAccountCreationOverlay()
         {
-            Container userPanelArea;
             AccountCreationOverlay accountCreation;
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                api,
                 accountCreation = new AccountCreationOverlay(),
                 userPanelArea = new Container
                 {
@@ -46,11 +43,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                 },
             };
 
+            AddStep("show", () => accountCreation.Show());
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api)
+        {
             api.Logout();
             api.LocalUser.BindValueChanged(user => { userPanelArea.Child = new UserPanel(user.NewValue) { Width = 200 }; }, true);
 
-            AddStep("show", () => accountCreation.Show());
-            AddStep("logout", () => api.Logout());
+            AddStep("logout", api.Logout);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneBeatmapSetOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneBeatmapSetOverlay.cs
index ee9e088dcc..5068064a1f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneBeatmapSetOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneBeatmapSetOverlay.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             typeof(BeatmapAvailability),
         };
 
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         private RulesetInfo taikoRuleset;
         private RulesetInfo maniaRuleset;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChangelogOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChangelogOverlay.cs
index cf8bac7642..324291c9d7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChangelogOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChangelogOverlay.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             typeof(Comments),
         };
 
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDirectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDirectOverlay.cs
index 75c2a2a6a1..14ae975806 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDirectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneDirectOverlay.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     {
         private DirectOverlay direct;
 
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneHistoricalSection.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneHistoricalSection.cs
index 838347800f..c98f98c23d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneHistoricalSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneHistoricalSection.cs
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneHistoricalSection : OsuTestScene
     {
-        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes =>
-            new[]
-            {
-                typeof(HistoricalSection),
-                typeof(PaginatedMostPlayedBeatmapContainer),
-                typeof(DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap),
-                typeof(DrawableProfileRow)
-            };
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
+        public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
+        {
+            typeof(HistoricalSection),
+            typeof(PaginatedMostPlayedBeatmapContainer),
+            typeof(DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap),
+            typeof(DrawableProfileRow)
+        };
 
         public TestSceneHistoricalSection()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneSocialOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneSocialOverlay.cs
index 5cb96c7ed2..806b36e855 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneSocialOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneSocialOverlay.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneSocialOverlay : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
         {
             typeof(UserPanel),
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
index 2285c9b799..555d5334d8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileHeader.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
 {
     public class TestSceneUserProfileHeader : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
         {
             typeof(ProfileHeader),
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileOverlay.cs
index 84c99d8c3a..42c8ffbf0a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserProfileOverlay.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneUserProfileOverlay : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         private readonly TestUserProfileOverlay profile;
 
         [Resolved]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserRanks.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserRanks.cs
index 9f0a8c769a..d777f9766a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserRanks.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneUserRanks.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneUserRanks : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[] { typeof(DrawableProfileScore), typeof(RanksSection) };
 
         public TestSceneUserRanks()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
index 9cdfcb6cc4..fdc50be3fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 {
     public class TestSceneUpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite : OsuTestScene
     {
+        protected override bool RequiresAPIAccess => true;
+
         private BeatmapSetInfo testBeatmap;
         private IAPIProvider api;
         private RulesetStore rulesets;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
index 27d72f3950..dd68ed93e6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OsuTestScene.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Database;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps;
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         private readonly Lazy<DatabaseContextFactory> contextFactory;
         protected DatabaseContextFactory ContextFactory => contextFactory.Value;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this test scene requires API access
+        /// Setting this will cache an actual <see cref="APIAccess"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual bool RequiresAPIAccess => false;
+
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
         {
             // This is the earliest we can get OsuGameBase, which is used by the dummy working beatmap to find textures
@@ -57,7 +64,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 Default = working
             };
 
-            return Dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
+            Dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
+
+            if (!RequiresAPIAccess)
+            {
+                var dummyAPI = new DummyAPIAccess();
+
+                Dependencies.CacheAs<IAPIProvider>(dummyAPI);
+                Add(dummyAPI);
+            }
+
+            return Dependencies;
         }
 
         protected OsuTestScene()