diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchSkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchSkinnableTestScene.cs
index f7f1a8d58f..0c46b078b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchSkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/CatchSkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
             typeof(CatchRuleset),
             typeof(CatchLegacySkinTransformer),
         };
+
+        protected override Ruleset CreateRulesetForSkinProvider() => new CatchRuleset();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
index 009e609c56..7f0503913f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaSkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
             typeof(ManiaLegacySkinTransformer),
         };
 
+        protected override Ruleset CreateRulesetForSkinProvider() => new ManiaRuleset();
+
         protected ManiaSkinnableTestScene()
         {
             scrollingInfo.Direction.Value = ScrollingDirection.Down;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuSkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuSkinnableTestScene.cs
index 929ce5dcc0..90ebbd9f04 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuSkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/OsuSkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             typeof(OsuRuleset),
             typeof(OsuLegacySkinTransformer),
         };
+
+        protected override Ruleset CreateRulesetForSkinProvider() => new OsuRuleset();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/SkinnableTestScene.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/SkinnableTestScene.cs
index 71d3266d18..50cc5b6c5c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/SkinnableTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/SkinnableTestScene.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         {
         }
 
+        // Required to be part of the per-ruleset implementation to construct the newer version of the Ruleset.
+        protected abstract Ruleset CreateRulesetForSkinProvider();
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(AudioManager audio, SkinManager skinManager)
         {
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                         {
                             new OutlineBox { Alpha = autoSize ? 1 : 0 },
                             mainProvider.WithChild(
-                                new SkinProvidingContainer(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance().CreateLegacySkinProvider(mainProvider, beatmap))
+                                new SkinProvidingContainer(CreateRulesetForSkinProvider().CreateLegacySkinProvider(mainProvider, beatmap))
                                 {
                                     Child = created,
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = !autoSize ? Axes.Both : Axes.None,