diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs
index d7f23f5cc0..4b22af38c5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // 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.Game.Overlays;
@@ -11,14 +10,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
 {
     public class TestSceneSongTicker : OsuTestScene
     {
-        [Cached]
-        private MusicController musicController = new MusicController();
-
         public TestSceneSongTicker()
         {
             AddRange(new Drawable[]
             {
-                musicController,
                 new SongTicker
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
index 127915c6c6..82b7e65c4f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
     {
         private readonly NowPlayingOverlay np;
 
-        [Cached]
-        private MusicController musicController = new MusicController();
-
         public TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer()
         {
             Clock = new FramedClock();
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
             AddRange(new Drawable[]
             {
-                musicController,
                 new BeatContainer
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,