diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 10fc4e78b2..335d78388b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/CatchLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Legacy
                         return null;
 
                     case CatchSkinComponents.Catcher:
-                        var version = GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value ?? 1;
+                        var version = GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value ?? 1;
 
                         if (version < 2.3m)
                         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
index fec3e9493e..952fc7ddd6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyStageBackground.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
                 float rightLineWidth = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<float>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightLineWidth, columnIndex)?.Value ?? 1;
 
                 bool hasLeftLine = leftLineWidth > 0;
-                bool hasRightLine = rightLineWidth > 0 && skin.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value >= 2.4m
+                bool hasRightLine = rightLineWidth > 0 && skin.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value >= 2.4m
                                     || isLastColumn;
 
                 Color4 lineColour = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLineColour, columnIndex)?.Value ?? Color4.White;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 814a737034..0de9a098bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
         {
             this.beatmap = (ManiaBeatmap)beatmap;
 
-            isLegacySkin = new Lazy<bool>(() => GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version) != null);
+            isLegacySkin = new Lazy<bool>(() => GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version) != null);
             hasKeyTexture = new Lazy<bool>(() =>
             {
                 var keyImage = this.GetManiaSkinConfig<string>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage, 0)?.Value ?? "mania-key1";
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
index d1c9b1bf92..0e0f4f4291 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
-using static osu.Game.Skinning.LegacySkinConfiguration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 {
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 
                         if (hasNumber)
                         {
-                            var legacyVersion = skin.GetConfig<LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySetting.Version)?.Value;
+                            var legacyVersion = skin.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value;
 
                             if (legacyVersion >= 2.0m)
                                 // legacy skins of version 2.0 and newer only apply very short fade out to the number piece.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyInputDrum.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyInputDrum.cs
index 86be40dea8..43c5c07f80 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyInputDrum.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyInputDrum.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Legacy
             // because the right half is flipped, we need to position using width - position to get the true "topleft" origin position
             float negativeScaleAdjust = content.Width / ratio;
 
-            if (skin.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value >= 2.1m)
+            if (skin.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value >= 2.1m)
             {
                 left.Centre.Position = new Vector2(0, taiko_bar_y) * ratio;
                 right.Centre.Position = new Vector2(negativeScaleAdjust - 56, taiko_bar_y) * ratio;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneHitObjectSamples.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneHitObjectSamples.cs
index fc420e22a1..153d5b8e36 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneHitObjectSamples.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneHitObjectSamples.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
-using static osu.Game.Skinning.LegacySkinConfiguration;
+using static osu.Game.Skinning.SkinConfiguration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Gameplay
 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
index dcb866c99f..cfc140ce39 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/LegacySkinDecoderTest.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
             var decoder = new LegacySkinDecoder();
             using (var resStream = TestResources.OpenResource("skin-latest.ini"))
             using (var stream = new LineBufferedReader(resStream))
-                Assert.AreEqual(LegacySkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION, decoder.Decode(stream).LegacyVersion);
+                Assert.AreEqual(SkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION, decoder.Decode(stream).LegacyVersion);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinConfigurationLookup.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
index aadabec100..870d6d8f57 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
         {
             AddStep("Set user skin version 2.3", () => userSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = 2.3m);
             AddStep("Set beatmap skin version null", () => beatmapSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = null);
-            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 2.3m);
+            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 2.3m);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
             // completely ignoring beatmap versions for simplicity.
             AddStep("Set user skin version 2.3", () => userSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = 2.3m);
             AddStep("Set beatmap skin version null", () => beatmapSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = 1.7m);
-            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 2.3m);
+            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 2.3m);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -169,14 +169,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
             AddStep("Set user skin version 2.3", () => userSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = null);
             AddStep("Set beatmap skin version null", () => beatmapSource.Configuration.LegacyVersion = null);
             AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup",
-                () => requester.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == LegacySkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION);
+                () => requester.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == SkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION);
         }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestIniWithNoVersionFallsBackTo1()
         {
             AddStep("Parse skin with no version", () => userSource.Configuration = new LegacySkinDecoder().Decode(new LineBufferedReader(new MemoryStream())));
-            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 1.0m);
+            AddAssert("Check legacy version lookup", () => requester.GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value == 1.0m);
         }
 
         public enum LookupType
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
index 0942a7264d..d902918e83 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Legacy/ConvertHitObjectParser.cs
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy
             /// </summary>
             /// <remarks>
             /// Layered hit samples are automatically added in all modes (except osu!mania), but can be disabled
-            /// using the <see cref="LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.LayeredHitSounds"/> skin config option.
+            /// using the <see cref="SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.LayeredHitSounds"/> skin config option.
             /// </remarks>
             public readonly bool IsLayered;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
index 8e03bddb4d..d972ce3af6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             : base(skin, resources)
         {
             this.resources = resources;
-            Configuration = new DefaultSkinConfiguration();
         }
 
         public override Texture GetTexture(string componentName, WrapMode wrapModeS, WrapMode wrapModeT) => null;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5842ee82ee..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkinConfiguration.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-namespace osu.Game.Skinning
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A skin configuration pre-populated with sane defaults.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class DefaultSkinConfiguration : SkinConfiguration
-    {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
index 2093182dcc..8720a55076 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         {
             switch (lookup)
             {
-                case LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting s when s == LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version:
+                case SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting s when s == SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version:
                     // For lookup simplicity, ignore beatmap-level versioning completely.
 
                     // If it is decided that we need this due to beatmaps somehow using it, the default (1.0 specified in LegacySkinDecoder.CreateTemplateObject)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 5ab3ef84db..6facb6fafd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual bool UseCustomSampleBanks => false;
 
-        public new LegacySkinConfiguration Configuration
-        {
-            get => base.Configuration as LegacySkinConfiguration;
-            set => base.Configuration = value;
-        }
-
         private readonly Dictionary<int, LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration> maniaConfigurations = new Dictionary<int, LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration>();
 
         [UsedImplicitly(ImplicitUseKindFlags.InstantiatedWithFixedConstructorSignature)]
@@ -81,26 +75,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// <param name="resources">Access to raw game resources.</param>
         /// <param name="configurationStream">An optional stream containing the contents of a skin.ini file.</param>
         protected LegacySkin(SkinInfo skin, [CanBeNull] IResourceStore<byte[]> storage, [CanBeNull] IStorageResourceProvider resources, [CanBeNull] Stream configurationStream)
-            : base(skin, resources)
+            : base(skin, resources, configurationStream)
         {
-            if (configurationStream != null)
-            {
-                using (LineBufferedReader reader = new LineBufferedReader(configurationStream, true))
-                    Configuration = new LegacySkinDecoder().Decode(reader);
-
-                configurationStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-
-                using (LineBufferedReader reader = new LineBufferedReader(configurationStream))
-                {
-                    var maniaList = new LegacyManiaSkinDecoder().Decode(reader);
-
-                    foreach (var config in maniaList)
-                        maniaConfigurations[config.Keys] = config;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-                Configuration = new LegacySkinConfiguration();
-
             if (storage != null)
             {
                 var samples = resources?.AudioManager?.GetSampleStore(storage);
@@ -119,6 +95,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 true) != null);
         }
 
+        protected override void ParseConfigurationStream(Stream stream)
+        {
+            base.ParseConfigurationStream(stream);
+
+            stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+
+            using (LineBufferedReader reader = new LineBufferedReader(stream))
+            {
+                var maniaList = new LegacyManiaSkinDecoder().Decode(reader);
+
+                foreach (var config in maniaList)
+                    maniaConfigurations[config.Keys] = config;
+            }
+        }
+
         public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
         {
             switch (lookup)
@@ -155,7 +146,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
                     break;
 
-                case LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting legacy:
+                case SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting legacy:
                     return legacySettingLookup<TValue>(legacy);
 
                 default:
@@ -198,7 +189,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionScale:
                     Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
 
-                    if (GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
+                    if (GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
                         return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(1));
 
                     if (existing.ExplosionWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] != 0)
@@ -245,7 +236,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteLightScale:
                     Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
 
-                    if (GetConfig<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
+                    if (GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
                         return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(1));
 
                     if (existing.HoldNoteLightWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] != 0)
@@ -318,15 +309,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             => source.ImageLookups.TryGetValue(lookup, out var image) ? new Bindable<string>(image) : null;
 
         [CanBeNull]
-        private IBindable<TValue> legacySettingLookup<TValue>(LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting legacySetting)
+        private IBindable<TValue> legacySettingLookup<TValue>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting legacySetting)
         {
             switch (legacySetting)
             {
-                case LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version:
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<decimal>(Configuration.LegacyVersion ?? LegacySkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION));
+                case SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version:
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<decimal>(Configuration.LegacyVersion ?? SkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION));
 
                 default:
-                    return genericLookup<LegacySkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, TValue>(legacySetting);
+                    return genericLookup<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, TValue>(legacySetting);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinConfiguration.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 20d1da8aaa..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinConfiguration.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-namespace osu.Game.Skinning
-{
-    public class LegacySkinConfiguration : SkinConfiguration
-    {
-        public const decimal LATEST_VERSION = 2.7m;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Legacy version of this skin.
-        /// </summary>
-        public decimal? LegacyVersion { get; internal set; }
-
-        public enum LegacySetting
-        {
-            Version,
-            ComboPrefix,
-            ComboOverlap,
-            ScorePrefix,
-            ScoreOverlap,
-            HitCirclePrefix,
-            HitCircleOverlap,
-            AnimationFramerate,
-            LayeredHitSounds
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs
index 2700f84815..dd8a9dedb2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinDecoder.cs
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
-    public class LegacySkinDecoder : LegacyDecoder<LegacySkinConfiguration>
+    public class LegacySkinDecoder : LegacyDecoder<SkinConfiguration>
     {
         public LegacySkinDecoder()
             : base(1)
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void ParseLine(LegacySkinConfiguration skin, Section section, string line)
+        protected override void ParseLine(SkinConfiguration skin, Section section, string line)
         {
             if (section != Section.Colours)
             {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
                             case @"Version":
                                 if (pair.Value == "latest")
-                                    skin.LegacyVersion = LegacySkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION;
+                                    skin.LegacyVersion = SkinConfiguration.LATEST_VERSION;
                                 else if (decimal.TryParse(pair.Value, NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var version))
                                     skin.LegacyVersion = version;
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             base.ParseLine(skin, section, line);
         }
 
-        protected override LegacySkinConfiguration CreateTemplateObject()
+        protected override SkinConfiguration CreateTemplateObject()
         {
             var config = base.CreateTemplateObject();
             config.LegacyVersion = 1.0m;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
index fd1f905868..479afabb00 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.OpenGL.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
-using static osu.Game.Skinning.LegacySkinConfiguration;
+using static osu.Game.Skinning.SkinConfiguration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 92b7a04dee..97084f34e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.OpenGL.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy;
-using static osu.Game.Skinning.LegacySkinConfiguration;
+using static osu.Game.Skinning.SkinConfiguration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
index 92441f40da..d5f41f01a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     public abstract class Skin : IDisposable, ISkin
     {
         public readonly SkinInfo SkinInfo;
+        private readonly IStorageResourceProvider resources;
 
-        public SkinConfiguration Configuration { get; protected set; }
+        public SkinConfiguration Configuration { get; set; }
 
         public IDictionary<SkinnableTarget, SkinnableInfo[]> DrawableComponentInfo => drawableComponentInfo;
 
@@ -36,9 +39,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         public abstract IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup);
 
-        protected Skin(SkinInfo skin, IStorageResourceProvider resources)
+        protected Skin(SkinInfo skin, IStorageResourceProvider resources, [CanBeNull] Stream configurationStream = null)
         {
             SkinInfo = skin;
+            this.resources = resources;
+
+            configurationStream ??= getConfigurationStream();
+
+            if (configurationStream != null)
+                ParseConfigurationStream(configurationStream);
+            else
+                Configuration = new SkinConfiguration();
 
             // we may want to move this to some kind of async operation in the future.
             foreach (SkinnableTarget skinnableTarget in Enum.GetValues(typeof(SkinnableTarget)))
@@ -73,6 +84,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             }
         }
 
+        protected virtual void ParseConfigurationStream(Stream stream)
+        {
+            using (LineBufferedReader reader = new LineBufferedReader(stream, true))
+                Configuration = new LegacySkinDecoder().Decode(reader);
+        }
+
+        private Stream getConfigurationStream()
+        {
+            var path = SkinInfo.Files.SingleOrDefault(f => f.Filename == "skin.ini")?.FileInfo.StoragePath;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+                return null;
+
+            return resources?.Files.GetStream(path);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Remove all stored customisations for the provided target.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
index a18144246f..f71f6811e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinConfiguration.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public readonly SkinInfo SkinInfo = new SkinInfo();
 
+        public const decimal LATEST_VERSION = 2.7m;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether to allow <see cref="DefaultComboColours"/> as a fallback list for when no combo colours are provided.
         /// </summary>
         internal bool AllowDefaultComboColoursFallback = true;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Legacy version of this skin.
+        /// </summary>
+        public decimal? LegacyVersion { get; internal set; }
+
+        public enum LegacySetting
+        {
+            Version,
+            ComboPrefix,
+            ComboOverlap,
+            ScorePrefix,
+            ScoreOverlap,
+            HitCirclePrefix,
+            HitCircleOverlap,
+            AnimationFramerate,
+            LayeredHitSounds
+        }
+
         public static List<Color4> DefaultComboColours { get; } = new List<Color4>
         {
             new Color4(255, 192, 0, 255),
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index 707afade09..177dbaf28f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             // By this point, the metadata in SkinInfo will be correct.
             // Regardless of whether this is an import or not, let's write the skin.ini if non-existing or non-matching.
             // This is (weirdly) done inside ComputeHash to avoid adding a new method to handle this case. After switching to realm it can be moved into another place.
-            if (instance is LegacySkin && skinIniSourcedName != item.Name)
+            if (skinIniSourcedName != item.Name)
                 updateSkinIniMetadata(item);
 
             return base.ComputeHash(item, reader);