diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinResources.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinResources.cs
index 748668b6ca..b29211f442 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinResources.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Skins/TestSceneSkinResources.cs
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
         [Resolved]
         private SkinManager skins { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        private ISkin skin = null!;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
-        {
-            var imported = skins.Import(new ImportTask(TestResources.OpenResource("Archives/ogg-skin.osk"), "ogg-skin.osk")).GetResultSafely();
-            skin = imported.PerformRead(skinInfo => skins.GetSkin(skinInfo));
-        }
-
         [Test]
-        public void TestRetrieveOggSample() => AddAssert("sample is non-null", () => skin.GetSample(new SampleInfo("sample")) != null);
+        public void TestRetrieveOggSample()
+        {
+            ISkin skin = null!;
+
+            AddStep("import skin", () => skin = importSkinFromArchives(@"ogg-skin.osk"));
+            AddAssert("sample is non-null", () => skin.GetSample(new SampleInfo(@"sample")) != null);
+        }
 
         [Test]
         public void TestSampleRetrievalOrder()
@@ -78,6 +75,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Skins
             });
         }
 
+        private Skin importSkinFromArchives(string filename)
+        {
+            var imported = skins.Import(new ImportTask(TestResources.OpenResource($@"Archives/{filename}"), filename)).GetResultSafely();
+            return imported.PerformRead(skinInfo => skins.GetSkin(skinInfo));
+        }
+
         private class TestSkin : Skin
         {
             public const string SAMPLE_NAME = "test-sample";