diff --git a/dvc/project.py b/dvc/project.py
index 5eebf9d39..a6f605770 100644
--- a/dvc/project.py
+++ b/dvc/project.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class Project(object):
         info['branch'] = branch
         ret = [info]
 
-        if out.path_info['scheme'] != 'local':
+        if out.scheme != 'local':
             return ret
 
         md5 = info[out.remote.PARAM_CHECKSUM]
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ class Project(object):
             msg = "unable to find file '{}' in the pipeline".format(path)
             raise DvcException(msg)
 
-        if out.path_info['scheme'] != 'local':
+        if out.scheme != 'local':
             msg = "output '{}' scheme '{}' is not supported for metrics"
             raise DvcException(msg.format(out.path, out.path_info['scheme']))
 
diff --git a/dvc/stage.py b/dvc/stage.py
index 59da076c1..73e0abfee 100644
--- a/dvc/stage.py
+++ b/dvc/stage.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Stage(object):
 
     def unprotect_outs(self):
         for out in self.outs:
-            if out.path_info['scheme'] != 'local' or not out.exists:
+            if out.scheme != 'local' or not out.exists:
                 continue
             self.project.unprotect(out.path)
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class Stage(object):
             return (cls.STAGE_FILE, cwd if cwd else os.getcwd())
 
         out = outs[0]
-        if out.path_info['scheme'] == 'local':
+        if out.scheme == 'local':
             path = os.path
         else:
             path = posixpath
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ class Stage(object):
 
     def check_missing_outputs(self):
         outs = [out for out in self.outs if not out.exists]
-        paths = [out.path if out.path_info['scheme'] != 'local' else
+        paths = [out.path if out.scheme != 'local' else
                  out.rel_path for out in outs]
         if paths:
             raise MissingDataSource(paths)