diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs
index 86be638781..e7eb06c795 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Chat/TestSceneChannelManager.cs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Chat
 
             public ChannelManagerContainer(IAPIProvider apiProvider)
             {
-                InternalChild = ChannelManager = new ChannelManager(apiProvider, apiProvider.GetNotificationsConnector());
+                InternalChild = ChannelManager = new ChannelManager(apiProvider);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
index 5c46cd96be..de44986001 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatLink.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         {
             linkColour = colours.Blue;
 
-            var chatManager = new ChannelManager(API, API.GetNotificationsConnector());
+            var chatManager = new ChannelManager(API);
             BindableList<Channel> availableChannels = (BindableList<Channel>)chatManager.AvailableChannels;
             availableChannels.Add(new Channel { Name = "#english" });
             availableChannels.Add(new Channel { Name = "#japanese" });
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
index 6b2124f1f8..0b982a5745 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneChatOverlay.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 CachedDependencies = new (Type, object)[]
                 {
-                    (typeof(ChannelManager), channelManager = new ChannelManager(API, API.GetNotificationsConnector())),
+                    (typeof(ChannelManager), channelManager = new ChannelManager(API)),
                 },
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneMessageNotifier.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneMessageNotifier.cs
index cb93812bc2..57514cdf37 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneMessageNotifier.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneMessageNotifier.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             public TestContainer(IAPIProvider api, Channel[] channels)
             {
                 this.channels = channels;
-                ChannelManager = new ChannelManager(api, api.GetNotificationsConnector());
+                ChannelManager = new ChannelManager(api);
             }
 
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneStandAloneChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneStandAloneChatDisplay.cs
index 07196cc92a..34ecad7dc1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneStandAloneChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneStandAloneChatDisplay.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
         {
             var api = parent.Get<IAPIProvider>();
 
-            Add(channelManager = new ChannelManager(api, api.GetNotificationsConnector()));
+            Add(channelManager = new ChannelManager(api));
 
             var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentMatchChatDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentMatchChatDisplay.cs
index 48ff45974d..ca2b400e8b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentMatchChatDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tournament/Components/TournamentMatchChatDisplay.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tournament.Components
 
                     if (manager == null)
                     {
-                        AddInternal(manager = new ChannelManager(api, api.GetNotificationsConnector()));
+                        AddInternal(manager = new ChannelManager(api));
                         Channel.BindTo(manager.CurrentChannel);
                     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
index 77d53911d9..a9603506c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Chat/ChannelManager.cs
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Chat
         private bool channelsInitialised;
         private ScheduledDelegate ackDelegate;
 
-        public ChannelManager(IAPIProvider api, NotificationsClientConnector connector)
+        public ChannelManager(IAPIProvider api)
         {
             this.api = api;
-            this.connector = connector;
+
+            connector = api.GetNotificationsConnector();
 
             CurrentChannel.ValueChanged += currentChannelChanged;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index f36d83d5c2..3a8f202d97 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
-using osu.Game.Online.Notifications;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Music;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
         private ChatOverlay chatOverlay;
 
         private ChannelManager channelManager;
-        private NotificationsClientConnector notificationsClient;
 
         [NotNull]
         protected readonly NotificationOverlay Notifications = new NotificationOverlay();
@@ -680,7 +678,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
         {
             base.Dispose(isDisposing);
             SentryLogger.Dispose();
-            notificationsClient.Dispose();
         }
 
         protected override IDictionary<FrameworkSetting, object> GetFrameworkConfigDefaults()
@@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ namespace osu.Game
             BackButton.Receptor receptor;
 
             dependencies.CacheAs(idleTracker = new GameIdleTracker(6000));
-            dependencies.CacheAs(notificationsClient = API.GetNotificationsConnector());
 
             var sessionIdleTracker = new GameIdleTracker(300000);
             sessionIdleTracker.IsIdle.BindValueChanged(idle =>
@@ -885,7 +881,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             loadComponentSingleFile(dashboard = new DashboardOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(news = new NewsOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             var rankingsOverlay = loadComponentSingleFile(new RankingsOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
-            loadComponentSingleFile(channelManager = new ChannelManager(API, notificationsClient), AddInternal, true);
+            loadComponentSingleFile(channelManager = new ChannelManager(API), AddInternal, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(chatOverlay = new ChatOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(new MessageNotifier(), AddInternal, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(Settings = new SettingsOverlay(), leftFloatingOverlayContent.Add, true);