diff --git a/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go b/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
index 00a45c48f..43c2ea821 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ func (r *run) newCacheFs(t *testing.T, remote, id string, needRemote, purge bool
 		config.FileSet(remote, "type", "cache")
 		config.FileSet(remote, "remote", localRemote+":/var/tmp/"+localRemote)
 	} else {
-		remoteType := fs.ConfigFileGet(remote, "type", "")
+		remoteType := config.FileGet(remote, "type", "")
 		if remoteType == "" {
 			t.Skipf("skipped due to invalid remote type for %v", remote)
 			return nil, nil
@@ -1407,14 +1407,14 @@ func (r *run) newCacheFs(t *testing.T, remote, id string, needRemote, purge bool
 				config.FileSet(remote, "password", cryptPassword1)
 				config.FileSet(remote, "password2", cryptPassword2)
 			}
-			remoteRemote := fs.ConfigFileGet(remote, "remote", "")
+			remoteRemote := config.FileGet(remote, "remote", "")
 			if remoteRemote == "" {
 				t.Skipf("skipped due to invalid remote wrapper for %v", remote)
 				return nil, nil
 			}
 			remoteRemoteParts := strings.Split(remoteRemote, ":")
 			remoteWrapping := remoteRemoteParts[0]
-			remoteType := fs.ConfigFileGet(remoteWrapping, "type", "")
+			remoteType := config.FileGet(remoteWrapping, "type", "")
 			if remoteType != "cache" {
 				t.Skipf("skipped due to invalid remote type for %v: '%v'", remoteWrapping, remoteType)
 				return nil, nil
diff --git a/backend/mega/mega.go b/backend/mega/mega.go
index 5dbb03030..d864640a6 100644
--- a/backend/mega/mega.go
+++ b/backend/mega/mega.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config/flags"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/fshttp"
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ func (f *Fs) readMetaDataForPath(remote string) (info *mega.Node, err error) {
 
 // NewFs constructs an Fs from the path, container:path
 func NewFs(name, root string) (fs.Fs, error) {
-	user := fs.ConfigFileGet(name, "user")
-	pass := fs.ConfigFileGet(name, "pass")
+	user := config.FileGet(name, "user")
+	pass := config.FileGet(name, "pass")
 	if pass != "" {
 		var err error
 		pass, err = obscure.Reveal(pass)
diff --git a/backend/opendrive/opendrive.go b/backend/opendrive/opendrive.go
index 9a2f9aeb0..be9958072 100644
--- a/backend/opendrive/opendrive.go
+++ b/backend/opendrive/opendrive.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/fshttp"
@@ -111,11 +112,11 @@ func (f *Fs) DirCacheFlush() {
 // NewFs contstructs an Fs from the path, bucket:path
 func NewFs(name, root string) (fs.Fs, error) {
 	root = parsePath(root)
-	username := fs.ConfigFileGet(name, "username")
+	username := config.FileGet(name, "username")
 	if username == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("username not found")
 	}
-	password, err := obscure.Reveal(fs.ConfigFileGet(name, "password"))
+	password, err := obscure.Reveal(config.FileGet(name, "password"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("password coudl not revealed")
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/listremotes/listremotes.go b/cmd/listremotes/listremotes.go
index f7ccd43b2..6ecb9f107 100644
--- a/cmd/listremotes/listremotes.go
+++ b/cmd/listremotes/listremotes.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/cmd"
-	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ When uses with the -l flag it lists the types too.
 		}
 		for _, remote := range remotes {
 			if listLong {
-				remoteType := fs.ConfigFileGet(remote, "type", "UNKNOWN")
+				remoteType := config.FileGet(remote, "type", "UNKNOWN")
 				fmt.Printf("%-*s %s\n", maxlen+1, remote+":", remoteType)
 			} else {
 				fmt.Printf("%s:\n", remote)