diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index e1650b2921..8dcad2f5eb 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -724,10 +724,8 @@ static int get_remote_info(int argc,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_oids = object_info_oids;
-
-	gtransport->smart_options->object_info_results = results;
-	retval = transport_fetch_object_info(gtransport);
+	retval = transport_fetch_object_info(gtransport, object_info_oids,
+					     results);
 cleanup:
 	transport_disconnect(gtransport);
 	return retval;
diff --git a/fetch-object-info.c b/fetch-object-info.c
index 4db879c2dc..fe26bf4bbc 100644
--- a/fetch-object-info.c
+++ b/fetch-object-info.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /* Sends object-info command and its arguments into the request buffer. */
 static void send_object_info_request(const int fd_out,
 				     const struct string_list *server_options,
-				     struct oid_array *oids,
+				     const struct oid_array *oids,
 				     unsigned ask_size)
 {
 	struct strbuf req_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int parse_object_size(const char *s, size_t *res)
 
 void fetch_object_info(const enum protocol_version version,
 		       const struct string_list *server_options,
-		       struct oid_array *oids,
+		       const struct oid_array *oids,
 		       struct packet_reader *reader,
 		       struct fetch_object_info_results *results,
 		       const int stateless_rpc,
diff --git a/fetch-object-info.h b/fetch-object-info.h
index 97ee5314c9..10cf9f5f63 100644
--- a/fetch-object-info.h
+++ b/fetch-object-info.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct oid_array;
  */
 void fetch_object_info(enum protocol_version version,
 		       const struct string_list *server_options,
-		       struct oid_array *oids,
+		       const struct oid_array *oids,
 		       struct packet_reader *reader,
 		       struct fetch_object_info_results *results,
 		       int stateless_rpc,
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 623463dcea..b69cb733d8 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -784,11 +784,14 @@ static int fetch_refs(struct transport *transport,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int fetch_object_info_helper(struct transport *transport)
+static int fetch_object_info_helper(struct transport *transport,
+				    const struct oid_array *oids,
+				    struct fetch_object_info_results *results)
 {
 	get_helper(transport);
 	if (process_connect(transport, 0))
-		return transport->vtable->fetch_object_info(transport);
+		return transport->vtable->fetch_object_info(transport, oids,
+							    results);
 
 	die(_("object-info requires protocol v2"));
 }
diff --git a/transport-internal.h b/transport-internal.h
index 60db0bedcd..a10b27cc81 100644
--- a/transport-internal.h
+++ b/transport-internal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ struct ref;
 struct transport;
 struct strvec;
 struct transport_ls_refs_options;
+struct oid_array;
+struct fetch_object_info_results;
 
 struct transport_vtable {
 	/**
@@ -51,7 +53,9 @@ struct transport_vtable {
 	 *
 	 * Uses object-info capability of v2 protocol.
 	 */
-	int (*fetch_object_info)(struct transport *transport);
+	int (*fetch_object_info)(struct transport *transport,
+				 const struct oid_array *oids,
+				 struct fetch_object_info_results *results);
 
 	/**
 	 * Push the objects and refs. Send the necessary objects, and
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 242fdea95b..abca9ac29a 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ static int get_bundle_uri(struct transport *transport)
 				     transport->bundles, stateless_rpc);
 }
 
-static int fetch_object_info_via_pack(struct transport *transport)
+static int fetch_object_info_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
+				      const struct oid_array *oids,
+				      struct fetch_object_info_results *results)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct git_transport_data *data = transport->data;
@@ -450,9 +452,9 @@ static int fetch_object_info_via_pack(struct transport *transport)
 
 	fetch_object_info(data->version,
 			  transport->server_options,
-			  transport->smart_options->object_info_oids,
+			  oids,
 			  &reader,
-			  data->options.object_info_results,
+			  results,
 			  transport->stateless_rpc, data->fd[1]);
 
 	close(data->fd[0]);
@@ -465,11 +467,13 @@ static int fetch_object_info_via_pack(struct transport *transport)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int transport_fetch_object_info(struct transport *transport)
+int transport_fetch_object_info(struct transport *transport,
+				const struct oid_array *oids,
+				struct fetch_object_info_results *results)
 {
 	if (!transport->vtable->fetch_object_info)
 		die(_("remote does not support object-info"));
-	return transport->vtable->fetch_object_info(transport);
+	return transport->vtable->fetch_object_info(transport, oids, results);
 }
 
 static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index 6948b65db9..39193d0077 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ struct git_transport_options {
 	 * common commits to this oidset instead of fetching any packfiles.
 	 */
 	struct oidset *acked_commits;
-
-	struct oid_array *object_info_oids;
-	struct fetch_object_info_results *object_info_results;
 };
 
 enum transport_family {
@@ -317,7 +314,9 @@ int transport_fetch_refs(struct transport *transport, struct ref *refs);
 /*
  * Fetch the object info from remote
  */
-int transport_fetch_object_info(struct transport *transport);
+int transport_fetch_object_info(struct transport *transport,
+				const struct oid_array *oids,
+				struct fetch_object_info_results *results);
 
 /*
  * If this flag is set, unlocking will avoid to call non-async-signal-safe