diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.main.ts
index 807ac56d8f09f8403b879b4aa88052f5145c7351..94e7052574f1d74789e1b2084e8062673a9a5a95 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/web.main.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import { ILogService, ConsoleLogService, MultiplexLogService } from 'vs/platform
 import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { BrowserWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/browser/environmentService';
 import { Workbench } from 'vs/workbench/browser/workbench';
-import { IChannel } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
-import { REMOTE_FILE_SYSTEM_CHANNEL_NAME, RemoteFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel';
+import { RemoteFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel';
 import { IWorkbenchEnvironmentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/environment/common/environmentService';
 import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
 import product from 'vs/platform/product/common/product';
@@ -244,8 +243,7 @@ class BrowserMain extends Disposable {
 		if (connection) {
 
 			// Remote file system
-			const channel = connection.getChannel<IChannel>(REMOTE_FILE_SYSTEM_CHANNEL_NAME);
-			const remoteFileSystemProvider = this._register(new RemoteFileSystemProvider(channel, remoteAgentService.getEnvironment()));
+			const remoteFileSystemProvider = this._register(new RemoteFileSystemProvider(remoteAgentService));
 			fileService.registerProvider(Schemas.vscodeRemote, remoteFileSystemProvider);
 
 			if (!this.configuration.userDataProvider) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
index 0163678d7fd077f0cad7d669c4927b4d54bab6f9..9b4db895695b57396b7ea88dc7d09cf96540005a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.main.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ import { IRemoteAgentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteA
 import { FileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/fileService';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { DiskFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/platform/files/electron-browser/diskFileSystemProvider';
-import { IChannel } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
-import { REMOTE_FILE_SYSTEM_CHANNEL_NAME, RemoteFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel';
+import { RemoteFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel';
 import { ConfigurationCache } from 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/node/configurationCache';
 import { SpdLogService } from 'vs/platform/log/node/spdlogService';
 import { SignService } from 'vs/platform/sign/node/signService';
@@ -216,8 +215,7 @@ class DesktopMain extends Disposable {
 
 		const connection = remoteAgentService.getConnection();
 		if (connection) {
-			const channel = connection.getChannel<IChannel>(REMOTE_FILE_SYSTEM_CHANNEL_NAME);
-			const remoteFileSystemProvider = this._register(new RemoteFileSystemProvider(channel, remoteAgentService.getEnvironment()));
+			const remoteFileSystemProvider = this._register(new RemoteFileSystemProvider(remoteAgentService));
 			fileService.registerProvider(Schemas.vscodeRemote, remoteFileSystemProvider);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts
rename to src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts
index 77e8b56d79cf29ce810952f18565c66650e9bff3..71da8dc93e3df27ba7e4b35fa63db796377a4133 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentFileSystemChannel.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { generateUuid } from 'vs/base/common/uuid';
 import { IChannel } from 'vs/base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
 import { FileChangeType, FileDeleteOptions, FileOverwriteOptions, FileSystemProviderCapabilities, FileType, IFileChange, IStat, IWatchOptions, FileOpenOptions, IFileSystemProviderWithFileReadWriteCapability, FileWriteOptions, IFileSystemProviderWithFileReadStreamCapability, IFileSystemProviderWithFileFolderCopyCapability, FileReadStreamOptions, IFileSystemProviderWithOpenReadWriteCloseCapability } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
-import { IRemoteAgentEnvironment } from 'vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentEnvironment';
+import { IRemoteAgentService } from 'vs/workbench/services/remote/common/remoteAgentService';
 import { OperatingSystem } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import { newWriteableStream, ReadableStreamEvents, ReadableStreamEventPayload } from 'vs/base/common/stream';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class RemoteFileSystemProvider extends Disposable implements
 	IFileSystemProviderWithFileFolderCopyCapability {
 
 	private readonly session: string = generateUuid();
+	private readonly channel: IChannel;
 
 	private readonly _onDidChange = this._register(new Emitter<readonly IFileChange[]>());
 	readonly onDidChangeFile = this._onDidChange.event;
@@ -44,11 +45,14 @@ export class RemoteFileSystemProvider extends Disposable implements
 	private _capabilities!: FileSystemProviderCapabilities;
 	get capabilities(): FileSystemProviderCapabilities { return this._capabilities; }
 
-	constructor(private readonly channel: IChannel, environment: Promise<IRemoteAgentEnvironment | null>) {
+	constructor(remoteAgentService: IRemoteAgentService) {
 		super();
 
+		const connection = remoteAgentService.getConnection()!;
+		this.channel = connection.getChannel<IChannel>(REMOTE_FILE_SYSTEM_CHANNEL_NAME);
+
 		this.setCaseSensitive(true);
-		environment.then(remoteAgentEnvironment => this.setCaseSensitive(!!(remoteAgentEnvironment && remoteAgentEnvironment.os === OperatingSystem.Linux)));
+		remoteAgentService.getEnvironment().then(remoteAgentEnvironment => this.setCaseSensitive(!!(remoteAgentEnvironment && remoteAgentEnvironment.os === OperatingSystem.Linux)));
 
 		this.registerListeners();
 	}