diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 2bdcb57f2a..0a5dd02cbd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -280,10 +280,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             configRuleset = LocalConfig.GetBindable<string>(OsuSetting.Ruleset);
             uiScale = LocalConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIScale);
 
-            var preferredRuleset = int.TryParse(configRuleset.Value, out int rulesetId)
-                // int parsing can be removed 20220522
-                ? RulesetStore.GetRuleset(rulesetId)
-                : RulesetStore.GetRuleset(configRuleset.Value);
+            var preferredRuleset = RulesetStore.GetRuleset(configRuleset.Value);
 
             try
             {