diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/TestRealmKeyBindingStore.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/TestRealmKeyBindingStore.cs
index 58633e2f03..691c55c601 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Database/TestRealmKeyBindingStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Database/TestRealmKeyBindingStore.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Database
             Assert.That(query().Where(k => k.Action == (int)GlobalAction.Select).Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
         }
 
-        private IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> query() => realmContextFactory.Get().All<RealmKeyBinding>();
+        private IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> query() => realmContextFactory.Context.All<RealmKeyBinding>();
 
         [Test]
         public void TestUpdateViaQueriedReference()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/Live.cs b/osu.Game/Database/Live.cs
index 24a2aa258b..49218ddd6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/Live.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/Live.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
 
         private T getThreadLocalValue()
         {
-            var context = contextFactory.Get();
+            var context = contextFactory.Context;
 
             // only use the original if no context is available or the source realm is the same.
             if (context == null || original.Realm?.IsSameInstance(context) == true) return original;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
index d5ae4d9bd6..04f050f536 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/DatabasedKeyBindingContainer.cs
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
-            var realm = realmFactory.Get();
-
             if (ruleset == null || ruleset.ID.HasValue)
             {
                 var rulesetId = ruleset?.ID;
 
-                realmKeyBindings = realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>()
-                                        .Where(b => b.RulesetID == rulesetId && b.Variant == variant);
+                realmKeyBindings = realmFactory.Context.All<RealmKeyBinding>()
+                                               .Where(b => b.RulesetID == rulesetId && b.Variant == variant);
 
                 realmSubscription = realmKeyBindings
                     .SubscribeForNotifications((sender, changes, error) =>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/RealmKeyBindingStore.cs b/osu.Game/Input/RealmKeyBindingStore.cs
index b42d2688f0..dd487af9bc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/RealmKeyBindingStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/RealmKeyBindingStore.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
         /// <returns>A set of display strings for all the user's key configuration for the action.</returns>
         public IEnumerable<string> GetReadableKeyCombinationsFor(GlobalAction globalAction)
         {
-            foreach (var action in query().Where(b => (GlobalAction)b.Action == globalAction))
+            foreach (var action in RealmFactory.Context.All<RealmKeyBinding>().Where(b => (GlobalAction)b.Action == globalAction))
             {
                 string str = ((IKeyBinding)action).KeyCombination.ReadableString();
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
                 // compare counts in database vs defaults
                 foreach (var group in defaults.GroupBy(k => k.Action))
                 {
-                    int count = query(rulesetId, variant).Count(k => k.Action == (int)group.Key);
+                    int count = usage.Context.All<RealmKeyBinding>().Count(k => k.RulesetID == rulesetId && k.Variant == variant && k.Action == (int)group.Key);
                     int aimCount = group.Count();
 
                     if (aimCount <= count)
@@ -113,13 +113,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieve live queryable <see cref="RealmKeyBinding"/>s for a specified ruleset/variant content.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="rulesetId">An optional ruleset ID. If null, global bindings are returned.</param>
-        /// <param name="variant">An optional ruleset variant. If null, the no-variant bindings are returned.</param>
-        private IQueryable<RealmKeyBinding> query(int? rulesetId = null, int? variant = null) =>
-            RealmFactory.Get().All<RealmKeyBinding>().Where(b => b.RulesetID == rulesetId && b.Variant == variant);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingsSubsection.cs
index b067e50d4d..0f95d07da8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingsSubsection.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.KeyBinding
         {
             var rulesetId = Ruleset?.ID;
 
-            using (var realm = realmFactory.Get())
+            using (var realm = realmFactory.GetForRead())
             {
                 var bindings = realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>().Where(b => b.RulesetID == rulesetId && b.Variant == variant).Detach();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
index fcb5031657..7bb0eb894c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 
             if (Hotkey != null)
             {
-                var realm = realmFactory.Get();
-                realmKeyBinding = realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>().FirstOrDefault(rkb => rkb.RulesetID == null && rkb.Action == (int)Hotkey.Value);
+                realmKeyBinding = realmFactory.Context.All<RealmKeyBinding>().FirstOrDefault(rkb => rkb.RulesetID == null && rkb.Action == (int)Hotkey.Value);
 
                 if (realmKeyBinding != null)
                 {