diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/ContentCache.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/ContentCache.cs
index d8862eb3..cbb6c1e9 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/ContentCache.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/ContentCache.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 using System.Linq;
-using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Reflection;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Toolkit.Utilities;
-using StardewValley;
 
 namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
 {
@@ -41,12 +39,10 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
         ** Constructor
         ****/
         /// <summary>Construct an instance.</summary>
-        /// <param name="contentManager">The underlying content manager whose cache to manage.</param>
-        /// <param name="reflection">Simplifies access to private game code.</param>
-        public ContentCache(LocalizedContentManager contentManager, Reflector reflection)
+        /// <param name="loadedAssets">The asset cache for the underlying content manager.</param>
+        public ContentCache(Dictionary<string, object> loadedAssets)
         {
-            this.Cache = reflection.GetField<Dictionary<string, object>>(contentManager, "loadedAssets").GetValue()
-                ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Can't initialize content cache: required field 'loadedAssets' is missing.");
+            this.Cache = loadedAssets;
         }
 
         /****
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
index 5ae5313d..613df023 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ContentManagers/BaseContentManager.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ContentManagers
             // init
             this.Name = name;
             this.Coordinator = coordinator ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(coordinator));
-            this.Cache = new ContentCache(this, reflection);
+            // ReSharper disable once VirtualMemberCallInConstructor -- LoadedAssets isn't overridden by SMAPI or Stardew Valley
+            this.Cache = new ContentCache(this.LoadedAssets);
             this.Monitor = monitor ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(monitor));
             this.Reflection = reflection;
             this.OnDisposing = onDisposing;