diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
index abeb96f647..988d73fed6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using osuTK;
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Serialised information governing custom changes to an <see cref="ISkinnableComponent"/>.
+    /// Serialised information governing custom changes to an <see cref="ISkinSerialisable"/>.
     /// </summary>
     [Serializable]
     public class SkinnableInfo : IJsonSerializable
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
             if (component is Container container)
             {
-                foreach (var child in container.Children.OfType<ISkinnableComponent>().OfType<Drawable>())
+                foreach (var child in container.Children.OfType<ISkinSerialisable>().OfType<Drawable>())
                     Children.Add(child.CreateSerialisedInformation());
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/IImmutableSkinnableComponent.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/IImmutableSkinnableComponent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1777512af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/IImmutableSkinnableComponent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// 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.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Skinning
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Denotes a drawable component which should be serialised as part of a skin.
+    /// Use <see cref="ISkinnableComponent"/> for components which should be mutable by the user / editor.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ISkinSerialisable : IDrawable
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableComponent.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableComponent.cs
index f6b0a182b4..e44c7be13d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableComponent.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableComponent.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 // 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.Graphics;
-
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Denotes a drawable which, as a drawable, can be adjusted via skinning specifications.
     /// </summary>
-    public interface ISkinnableComponent : IDrawable
+    public interface ISkinnableComponent : ISkinSerialisable
     {
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
index 34571ec688..cbbad4a607 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Skin.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public readonly SkinInfo SkinInfo;
 
-        private readonly IStorageResourceProvider resources;
-
         public SkinConfiguration Configuration { get; protected set; }
 
         public IDictionary<SkinnableTarget, SkinnableInfo[]> DrawableComponentInfo => drawableComponentInfo;
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             SkinInfo = skin;
 
             // may be null for default skin.
-            this.resources = resources;
 
             // we may want to move this to some kind of async operation in the future.
             foreach (SkinnableTarget skinnableTarget in Enum.GetValues(typeof(SkinnableTarget)))
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         #endregion
     }
 
-    public class SkinnableTargetWrapper : Container, ISkinnableComponent
+    public class SkinnableTargetWrapper : Container, ISkinSerialisable
     {
         public SkinnableTargetWrapper()
         {