diff --git a/backend/combine/combine.go b/backend/combine/combine.go
index 34644a968..63fb4635e 100644
--- a/backend/combine/combine.go
+++ b/backend/combine/combine.go
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func (f *Fs) put(ctx context.Context, in io.Reader, src fs.ObjectInfo, stream bo
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	uSrc := operations.NewOverrideRemote(src, uRemote)
+	uSrc := fs.NewOverrideRemote(src, uRemote)
 	var o fs.Object
 	if stream {
 		o, err = u.f.Features().PutStream(ctx, in, uSrc, options...)
diff --git a/backend/googlephotos/googlephotos_test.go b/backend/googlephotos/googlephotos_test.go
index 3cc3a2706..cd1e0943f 100644
--- a/backend/googlephotos/googlephotos_test.go
+++ b/backend/googlephotos/googlephotos_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/rclone/rclone/backend/local"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
-	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/operations"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fstest"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/random"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			in, err := srcObj.Open(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			dstObj, err := f.Put(ctx, in, operations.NewOverrideRemote(srcObj, remote))
+			dstObj, err := f.Put(ctx, in, fs.NewOverrideRemote(srcObj, remote))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, remote, dstObj.Remote())
 			_ = in.Close()
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ func TestIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		in, err := srcObj.Open(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		dstObj, err := f.Put(ctx, in, operations.NewOverrideRemote(srcObj, remote))
+		dstObj, err := f.Put(ctx, in, fs.NewOverrideRemote(srcObj, remote))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, remote, dstObj.Remote())
 		_ = in.Close()
diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index 4b4afd041..351066332 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -297,74 +297,6 @@ func removeFailedCopy(ctx context.Context, dst fs.Object) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// OverrideRemote is a wrapper to override the Remote for an
-// ObjectInfo
-type OverrideRemote struct {
-	fs.ObjectInfo
-	remote string
-}
-
-// NewOverrideRemote returns an OverrideRemoteObject which will
-// return the remote specified
-func NewOverrideRemote(oi fs.ObjectInfo, remote string) *OverrideRemote {
-	return &OverrideRemote{
-		ObjectInfo: oi,
-		remote:     remote,
-	}
-}
-
-// Remote returns the overridden remote name
-func (o *OverrideRemote) Remote() string {
-	return o.remote
-}
-
-// MimeType returns the mime type of the underlying object or "" if it
-// can't be worked out
-func (o *OverrideRemote) MimeType(ctx context.Context) string {
-	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(fs.MimeTyper); ok {
-		return do.MimeType(ctx)
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-// ID returns the ID of the Object if known, or "" if not
-func (o *OverrideRemote) ID() string {
-	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(fs.IDer); ok {
-		return do.ID()
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-// UnWrap returns the Object that this Object is wrapping or nil if it
-// isn't wrapping anything
-func (o *OverrideRemote) UnWrap() fs.Object {
-	if o, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(fs.Object); ok {
-		return o
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetTier returns storage tier or class of the Object
-func (o *OverrideRemote) GetTier() string {
-	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(fs.GetTierer); ok {
-		return do.GetTier()
-	}
-	return ""
-}
-
-// Metadata returns metadata for an object
-//
-// It should return nil if there is no Metadata
-func (o *OverrideRemote) Metadata(ctx context.Context) (fs.Metadata, error) {
-	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(fs.Metadataer); ok {
-		return do.Metadata(ctx)
-	}
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-// Check all optional interfaces satisfied
-var _ fs.FullObjectInfo = (*OverrideRemote)(nil)
-
 // CommonHash returns a single hash.Type and a HashOption with that
 // type which is in common between the two fs.Fs.
 func CommonHash(ctx context.Context, fa, fb fs.Info) (hash.Type, *fs.HashesOption) {
@@ -491,7 +423,7 @@ func Copy(ctx context.Context, f fs.Fs, dst fs.Object, remote string, src fs.Obj
 						var wrappedSrc fs.ObjectInfo = src
 						// We try to pass the original object if possible
 						if src.Remote() != remote {
-							wrappedSrc = NewOverrideRemote(src, remote)
+							wrappedSrc = fs.NewOverrideRemote(src, remote)
 						}
 						options := []fs.OpenOption{hashOption}
 						for _, option := range ci.UploadHeaders {
diff --git a/fs/override.go b/fs/override.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..014acb8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/override.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package fs
+
+import "context"
+
+// OverrideRemote is a wrapper to override the Remote for an
+// ObjectInfo
+type OverrideRemote struct {
+	ObjectInfo
+	remote string
+}
+
+// NewOverrideRemote returns an OverrideRemoteObject which will
+// return the remote specified
+func NewOverrideRemote(oi ObjectInfo, remote string) *OverrideRemote {
+	return &OverrideRemote{
+		ObjectInfo: oi,
+		remote:     remote,
+	}
+}
+
+// Remote returns the overridden remote name
+func (o *OverrideRemote) Remote() string {
+	return o.remote
+}
+
+// MimeType returns the mime type of the underlying object or "" if it
+// can't be worked out
+func (o *OverrideRemote) MimeType(ctx context.Context) string {
+	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(MimeTyper); ok {
+		return do.MimeType(ctx)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// ID returns the ID of the Object if known, or "" if not
+func (o *OverrideRemote) ID() string {
+	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(IDer); ok {
+		return do.ID()
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// UnWrap returns the Object that this Object is wrapping or nil if it
+// isn't wrapping anything
+func (o *OverrideRemote) UnWrap() Object {
+	if o, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(Object); ok {
+		return o
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetTier returns storage tier or class of the Object
+func (o *OverrideRemote) GetTier() string {
+	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(GetTierer); ok {
+		return do.GetTier()
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// Metadata returns metadata for an object
+//
+// It should return nil if there is no Metadata
+func (o *OverrideRemote) Metadata(ctx context.Context) (Metadata, error) {
+	if do, ok := o.ObjectInfo.(Metadataer); ok {
+		return do.Metadata(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
diff --git a/fs/override_test.go b/fs/override_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f60dc7bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/override_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package fs
+
+// Check all optional interfaces satisfied
+var _ FullObjectInfo = (*OverrideRemote)(nil)