diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Toolbox.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Toolbox.scala
index b5decbd5b6f4..2462d5e5967c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Toolbox.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Toolbox.scala
@@ -17,11 +17,26 @@ object Toolbox {
   type Run
   type Show
 
-  implicit def toolbox[T]: Toolbox[T] = new Toolbox[T] {
-
-    def run(expr: Expr[T]): T = Toolbox.run(expr, Settings.run())
+  implicit def toolbox[T](implicit
+      runSettings: Settings[Run] = Settings.run(),
+      showSettings: Settings[Show] = Settings.show()
+    ): Toolbox[T] = new Toolbox[T] {
+
+    def run(expr: Expr[T]): T = expr match {
+      case expr: ValueExpr[T] => expr.value
+      case _ => new QuoteDriver().run(expr, runSettings)
+    }
 
-    def show(expr: Expr[T]): String = Toolbox.show(expr, Settings.show())
+    def show(expr: Expr[T]): String = expr match {
+      case expr: ValueExpr[T] =>
+        implicit val ctx = new QuoteDriver().initCtx
+        if (showSettings.compilerArgs.contains("-color:never"))
+          ctx.settings.color.update("never")
+        val printer = new RefinedPrinter(ctx)
+        if (expr.value == BoxedUnit.UNIT) "()"
+        else printer.toText(Literal(Constant(expr.value))).mkString(Int.MaxValue, false)
+      case _ => new QuoteDriver().show(expr, showSettings)
+    }
 
     def toConstantOpt(expr: Expr[T]): Option[T] = {
       def toConstantOpt(tree: Tree): Option[T] = tree match {
@@ -38,22 +53,6 @@ object Toolbox {
 
   }
 
-  def run[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Settings[Run]): T = expr match {
-    case expr: ValueExpr[T] => expr.value
-    case _ => new QuoteDriver().run(expr, settings)
-  }
-
-  def show[T](expr: Expr[T], settings: Settings[Show]): String = expr match {
-    case expr: ValueExpr[T] =>
-      implicit val ctx = new QuoteDriver().initCtx
-      if (settings.compilerArgs.contains("-color:never"))
-        ctx.settings.color.update("never")
-      val printer = new RefinedPrinter(ctx)
-      if (expr.value == BoxedUnit.UNIT) "()"
-      else printer.toText(Literal(Constant(expr.value))).mkString(Int.MaxValue, false)
-    case _ => new QuoteDriver().show(expr, settings)
-  }
-
   class Settings[T] private (val outDir: Option[String], val compilerArgs: List[String])
 
   object Settings {
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
index c40fb0c4cab4..770a51901e9a 100644
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
+++ b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-run-with-settings.scala
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ object Test {
 
     Files.deleteIfExists(classFile)
 
-    val settings = Settings.run(optimise = true, outDir = Some(outDir.toString))
-
-    println(run(expr, settings))
-    assert(Files.exists(classFile))
+    {
+      implicit val settings = Settings.run(optimise = true, outDir = Some(outDir.toString))
+      println(expr.run)
+      assert(Files.exists(classFile))
+    }
   }
 }