diff --git a/dvc/api.py b/dvc/api.py
index 28b5c0438..9db246ad3 100644
--- a/dvc/api.py
+++ b/dvc/api.py
@@ -22,17 +22,14 @@ def get_url(path, repo=None, rev=None, remote=None):
         with reraise(FileNotFoundError, PathMissingError(path, repo)):
             info = _repo.repo_fs.info(path)
 
-        if not info["isdvc"]:
+        dvc_info = info.get("dvc_info")
+        if not dvc_info:
             raise OutputNotFoundError(path, repo)
 
-        cloud = info["repo"].cloud
-        _, _, dvc_fs, dvc_path = _repo.repo_fs._get_fs_pair(path)
+        dvc_repo = info["repo"]
+        md5 = dvc_info["md5"]
 
-        if not os.path.isabs(path):
-            dvc_path = dvc_path.replace("\\", "/")
-
-        md5 = info["repo"].dvcfs.info(dvc_path)["md5"]
-        return cloud.get_url_for(remote, checksum=md5)
+        return dvc_repo.cloud.get_url_for(remote, checksum=md5)
 
 
 def open(  # noqa, pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
diff --git a/dvc/data/reference.py b/dvc/data/reference.py
index 0cd28274e..ec391bf68 100644
--- a/dvc/data/reference.py
+++ b/dvc/data/reference.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ReferenceHashFile(HashFile):
         checksum: Optional[str] = None,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
         super().__init__(fs_path, fs, hash_info, **kwargs)
         self.checksum = checksum or fs.checksum(fs_path)
 
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ class ReferenceHashFile(HashFile):
         return self.fs.checksum(self.fs_path)
 
     def to_bytes(self):
-        from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
-
         # NOTE: dumping reference FS's this way is insecure, as the
         # fully parsed remote FS config will include credentials
         #
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ class ReferenceHashFile(HashFile):
     @classmethod
     def from_bytes(cls, data: bytes, fs_cache: Optional[dict] = None):
         from dvc.fs import get_fs_cls
-        from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
+        from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem, _RepoFileSystem
 
         try:
             dict_ = pickle.loads(data)
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ class ReferenceHashFile(HashFile):
         fs = fs_cache.get((scheme, config_pairs)) if fs_cache else None
         if not fs:
             config = dict(config_pairs)
-            if RepoFileSystem.PARAM_REPO_URL in config:
+            if _RepoFileSystem.PARAM_REPO_URL in config:
                 fs_cls = RepoFileSystem
             else:
                 fs_cls = get_fs_cls(config, scheme=scheme)
diff --git a/dvc/dependency/repo.py b/dvc/dependency/repo.py
index e4dfec357..45111bb45 100644
--- a/dvc/dependency/repo.py
+++ b/dvc/dependency/repo.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class RepoDependency(Dependency):
         from dvc.data.stage import stage
         from dvc.data.tree import Tree, TreeError
         from dvc.exceptions import NoOutputOrStageError, PathMissingError
+        from dvc.utils import as_posix
 
         local_odb = self.repo.odb.local
         locked = kwargs.pop("locked", True)
@@ -115,11 +116,7 @@ class RepoDependency(Dependency):
             if not obj_only:
                 try:
                     for odb, obj_ids in repo.used_objs(
-                        [
-                            os.path.abspath(
-                                os.path.join(repo.root_dir, self.def_path)
-                            )
-                        ],
+                        [os.path.join(repo.root_dir, self.def_path)],
                         force=True,
                         jobs=kwargs.get("jobs"),
                         recursive=True,
@@ -135,7 +132,7 @@ class RepoDependency(Dependency):
             try:
                 staging, _, staged_obj = stage(
                     local_odb,
-                    self.def_path,
+                    as_posix(self.def_path),
                     repo.repo_fs,
                     local_odb.fs.PARAM_CHECKSUM,
                 )
@@ -175,17 +172,17 @@ class RepoDependency(Dependency):
                 continue
             if (
                 obj.fs.repo_url in checked_urls
-                or obj.fs._root_dir in checked_urls
+                or obj.fs.repo.root_dir in checked_urls
             ):
                 continue
             self_url = self.repo.url or self.repo.root_dir
             if (
                 obj.fs.repo_url is not None
                 and obj.fs.repo_url == self_url
-                or obj.fs._root_dir == self.repo.root_dir
+                or obj.fs.repo.root_dir == self.repo.root_dir
             ):
                 raise CircularImportError(self, obj.fs.repo_url, self_url)
-            checked_urls.update([obj.fs.repo_url, obj.fs._root_dir])
+            checked_urls.update([obj.fs.repo_url, obj.fs.repo.root_dir])
 
     def get_obj(self, filter_info=None, **kwargs):
         locked = kwargs.get("locked", True)
diff --git a/dvc/fs/git.py b/dvc/fs/git.py
index 13c43d554..314513a0b 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/git.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/git.py
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ class GitFileSystem(FSSpecWrapper):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
     def rev(self) -> str:
         return self.fs.rev
 
-    def ls(self, path, **kwargs):
-        return self.fs.ls(path, **kwargs) or []
+    def ls(self, path, detail=True, **kwargs):
+        return self.fs.ls(path, detail=detail, **kwargs) or []
diff --git a/dvc/fs/path.py b/dvc/fs/path.py
index c06dc2a59..fdbdb3e4b 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/path.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/path.py
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ class Path:
         return self.isin_or_eq(left, right) or self.isin(right, left)
 
     def relpath(self, path, start):
-        if not start:
-            return path
         return self.flavour.relpath(path, start=start)
 
     def relparts(self, path, base):
diff --git a/dvc/fs/repo.py b/dvc/fs/repo.py
index 0f9582f74..1de35f3aa 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/repo.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/repo.py
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ from contextlib import suppress
 from itertools import takewhile
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 
-from funcy import wrap_with
+from fsspec.spec import AbstractFileSystem
+from funcy import cached_property, wrap_prop, wrap_with
 
 from ._callback import DEFAULT_CALLBACK
 from .base import FileSystem
 from .dvc import DvcFileSystem
+from .fsspec_wrapper import FSSpecWrapper
+from .path import Path
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from dvc.repo import Repo
@@ -41,27 +44,27 @@ def _ls(fs, path):
 def _merge_info(repo, fs_info, dvc_info):
     from dvc.utils import is_exec
 
-    if not fs_info:
-        dvc_info["repo"] = repo
-        dvc_info["isdvc"] = True
-        return dvc_info
+    ret = {"repo": repo}
 
-    fs_info["repo"] = repo
-    fs_info["isout"] = dvc_info.get("isout", False) if dvc_info else False
-    fs_info["outs"] = dvc_info["outs"] if dvc_info else None
-    fs_info["isdvc"] = dvc_info["isdvc"] if dvc_info else False
-    fs_info["meta"] = dvc_info.get("meta") if dvc_info else None
-
-    isexec = False
     if dvc_info:
-        isexec = dvc_info["isexec"]
-    elif fs_info["type"] == "file":
-        isexec = is_exec(fs_info["mode"])
-    fs_info["isexec"] = isexec
-    return fs_info
+        ret["dvc_info"] = dvc_info
+        ret["type"] = dvc_info["type"]
+        ret["size"] = dvc_info["size"]
+        if not fs_info and "md5" in dvc_info:
+            ret["md5"] = dvc_info["md5"]
+
+    if fs_info:
+        ret["type"] = fs_info["type"]
+        ret["size"] = fs_info["size"]
+        isexec = False
+        if fs_info["type"] == "file":
+            isexec = is_exec(fs_info["mode"])
+        ret["isexec"] = isexec
+
+    return ret
 
 
-class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
+class _RepoFileSystem(AbstractFileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
     """DVC + git-tracked files fs.
 
     Args:
@@ -71,10 +74,6 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
         kwargs: Additional keyword arguments passed to the `DvcFileSystem()`.
     """
 
-    sep = os.sep
-
-    scheme = "local"
-    PARAM_CHECKSUM = "md5"
     PARAM_REPO_URL = "repo_url"
     PARAM_REPO_ROOT = "repo_root"
     PARAM_REV = "rev"
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
         else:
             self.repo_factory = repo_factory
 
+        self.path = Path(self.sep)
         self.repo = repo
         self.hash_jobs = repo.fs.hash_jobs
         self._root_dir: str = repo.root_dir
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
     def config(self):
         return {
             self.PARAM_REPO_URL: self.repo_url,
-            self.PARAM_REPO_ROOT: self._root_dir,
+            self.PARAM_REPO_ROOT: self.repo.root_dir,
             self.PARAM_REV: getattr(self.repo.fs, "rev", None),
             self.PARAM_CACHE_DIR: os.path.abspath(
                 self.repo.odb.local.cache_dir
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
         ) as repo:
             return repo, factory
 
-    def _get_repo(self, path: str) -> Optional["Repo"]:
+    def _get_repo(self, path: str) -> "Repo":
         """Returns repo that the path falls in, using prefix.
 
         If the path is already tracked/collected, it just returns the repo.
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
         if not prefix:
             return self.repo
 
-        parents = (parent for parent in self.path.parents(path))
+        parents = (parent for parent in self.repo.fs.path.parents(path))
         dirs = [path] + list(takewhile(lambda p: p != prefix, parents))
         dirs.reverse()
         self._update(dirs, starting_repo=repo)
@@ -236,12 +236,24 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
 
     def _get_fs_pair(
         self, path
-    ) -> Tuple[FileSystem, Optional[DvcFileSystem], str]:
+    ) -> Tuple[
+        Optional[FileSystem],
+        Optional[str],
+        Optional[DvcFileSystem],
+        Optional[str],
+    ]:
         """
         Returns a pair of fss based on repo the path falls in, using prefix.
         """
+        from dvc.utils import as_posix
+
         if os.path.isabs(path):
-            return None, None, self.repo.dvcfs, path
+            if self.repo.fs.path.isin_or_eq(path, self.repo.root_dir):
+                path = self.repo.fs.path.relpath(path, self.repo.root_dir)
+            else:
+                return None, None, self.repo.dvcfs, path
+
+        path = as_posix(path)
 
         parts = self.path.parts(path)
         if parts and parts[0] == os.curdir:
@@ -260,13 +272,16 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
             dvc_parts = dvc_parts[1:]
 
         dvc_fs = self._dvcfss.get(repo.root_dir)
-        dvc_path = dvc_fs.path.join(*dvc_parts) if dvc_parts else ""
+        if dvc_fs:
+            dvc_path = dvc_fs.path.join(*dvc_parts) if dvc_parts else ""
+        else:
+            dvc_path = None
 
         return fs, fs_path, dvc_fs, dvc_path
 
     def open(
         self, path, mode="r", encoding="utf-8", **kwargs
-    ):  # pylint: disable=arguments-renamed
+    ):  # pylint: disable=arguments-renamed, arguments-differ
         if "b" in mode:
             encoding = None
 
@@ -279,29 +294,10 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
 
         return dvc_fs.open(dvc_path, mode=mode, encoding=encoding, **kwargs)
 
-    def exists(self, path, **kwargs) -> bool:
-        try:
-            self.info(path, **kwargs)
-            return True
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            return False
-
-    def isdir(self, path, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=arguments-renamed
-        try:
-            return self.info(path, **kwargs)["type"] == "directory"
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            return False
-
     def isdvc(self, path, **kwargs):
         _, _, dvc_fs, dvc_path = self._get_fs_pair(path)
         return dvc_fs is not None and dvc_fs.isdvc(dvc_path, **kwargs)
 
-    def isfile(self, path, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=arguments-renamed
-        try:
-            return self.info(path, **kwargs)["type"] == "file"
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            return False
-
     def ls(self, path, detail=True, **kwargs):
         fs, fs_path, dvc_fs, dvc_path = self._get_fs_pair(path)
 
@@ -315,13 +311,14 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
                 for entry in dvc_fs.ls(dvc_path, detail=False):
                     names.add(dvc_fs.path.name(entry))
 
-        try:
-            for entry in dvcignore.ls(
-                fs, fs_path, detail=False, ignore_subrepos=ignore_subrepos
-            ):
-                names.add(fs.path.name(entry))
-        except (FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError):
-            pass
+        if fs:
+            try:
+                for entry in dvcignore.ls(
+                    fs, fs_path, detail=False, ignore_subrepos=ignore_subrepos
+                ):
+                    names.add(fs.path.name(entry))
+            except (FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError):
+                pass
 
         dvcfiles = kwargs.get("dvcfiles", False)
 
@@ -354,61 +351,13 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
 
         return infos
 
-    def walk(self, top, topdown=True, **kwargs):
-        """Walk and merge both DVC and repo fss.
-
-        Args:
-            top: path to walk from
-            topdown: if True, fs will be walked from top down.
-            dvcfiles: if True, dvcfiles will be included in the files list
-                for walked directories.
-
-        Any kwargs will be passed into methods used for fetching and/or
-        streaming DVC outs from remotes.
-        """
-        dirs = []
-        nondirs = []
-
-        ignore_subrepos = kwargs.get("ignore_subrepos", True)
-
-        if not self.exists(top, ignore_subrepos=ignore_subrepos):
-            return
-
-        if not self.isdir(top, ignore_subrepos=ignore_subrepos):
-            return
-
-        for entry in self.ls(top, **kwargs):
-            name = self.path.name(entry["name"])
-            if entry["type"] == "directory":
-                dirs.append(name)
-            else:
-                nondirs.append(name)
-
-        if topdown:
-            yield top, dirs, nondirs
-
-        for dname in dirs:
-            yield from self.walk(
-                self.path.join(top, dname), topdown=topdown, **kwargs
-            )
-
-        if not topdown:
-            yield top, dirs, nondirs
-
-    def find(self, path, prefix=None):
-        for root, _, files in self.walk(path):
-            for fname in files:
-                yield self.path.join(root, fname)
-
-    def get_file(
-        self, from_info, to_file, callback=DEFAULT_CALLBACK, **kwargs
-    ):
-        fs, fs_path, dvc_fs, dvc_path = self._get_fs_pair(from_info)
+    def get_file(self, rpath, lpath, callback=DEFAULT_CALLBACK, **kwargs):
+        fs, fs_path, dvc_fs, dvc_path = self._get_fs_pair(rpath)
 
         if fs:
             try:
                 fs.get_file(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                    fs_path, to_file, callback=callback, **kwargs
+                    fs_path, lpath, callback=callback, **kwargs
                 )
                 return
             except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -416,7 +365,7 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
                     raise
 
         dvc_fs.get_file(  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            dvc_path, to_file, callback=callback, **kwargs
+            dvc_path, lpath, callback=callback, **kwargs
         )
 
     def info(self, path, **kwargs):
@@ -446,9 +395,9 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
                     raise
 
         # NOTE: if some parent in fs_path turns out to be a file, it means
-        # that that whole repofs branch doesn't exist.
+        # that the whole repofs branch doesn't exist.
         if fs and not fs_info and dvc_info:
-            for parent in self.path.parents(fs_path):
+            for parent in fs.path.parents(fs_path):
                 try:
                     if fs.info(parent)["type"] != "directory":
                         dvc_info = None
@@ -459,7 +408,9 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
         if not dvc_info and not fs_info:
             raise FileNotFoundError
 
-        return _merge_info(dvc_fs.repo, fs_info, dvc_info)
+        info = _merge_info(dvc_fs.repo, fs_info, dvc_info)
+        info["name"] = path
+        return info
 
     def checksum(self, path):
         fs, fs_path, dvc_fs, dvc_path = self._get_fs_pair(path)
@@ -468,3 +419,31 @@ class RepoFileSystem(FileSystem):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
             return fs.checksum(fs_path)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return dvc_fs.checksum(dvc_path)
+
+
+class RepoFileSystem(FSSpecWrapper):
+    scheme = "local"
+    PARAM_CHECKSUM = "md5"
+
+    def _prepare_credentials(self, **config):
+        return config
+
+    @wrap_prop(threading.Lock())
+    @cached_property
+    def fs(self):
+        return _RepoFileSystem(**self.fs_args)
+
+    def isdvc(self, path, **kwargs):
+        return self.fs.isdvc(path, **kwargs)
+
+    @property
+    def repo(self):
+        return self.fs.repo
+
+    @property
+    def repo_url(self):
+        return self.fs.repo_url
+
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        return self.fs.config
diff --git a/dvc/ignore.py b/dvc/ignore.py
index eaff9768d..0e8148239 100644
--- a/dvc/ignore.py
+++ b/dvc/ignore.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class DvcIgnoreFilter:
             for root, _, files in self.walk(fs, path, **kwargs):
                 for file in files:
                     # NOTE: os.path.join is ~5.5 times slower
-                    yield f"{root}{os.sep}{file}"
+                    yield f"{root}{fs.sep}{file}"
         else:
             yield from fs.find(path)
 
diff --git a/dvc/output.py b/dvc/output.py
index d4bc27432..a532f9860 100644
--- a/dvc/output.py
+++ b/dvc/output.py
@@ -386,11 +386,6 @@ class Output:
             os.path.realpath(self.fs_path), self.repo.root_dir
         )
 
-    @property
-    def repo_path(self):
-        assert self.is_in_repo
-        return relpath(self.fs_path, self.repo.root_dir)
-
     @property
     def use_scm_ignore(self):
         if not self.is_in_repo:
diff --git a/dvc/repo/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
index 7147b1abc..dbbf08e08 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
@@ -482,7 +482,9 @@ class Repo:
     def repo_fs(self):
         from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
 
-        return RepoFileSystem(self, subrepos=self.subrepos, **self._fs_conf)
+        return RepoFileSystem(
+            repo=self, subrepos=self.subrepos, **self._fs_conf
+        )
 
     @cached_property
     def index_db_dir(self):
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ class Repo:
         """Opens a specified resource as a file descriptor"""
         from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
 
-        fs = RepoFileSystem(self, subrepos=True)
+        fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=self, subrepos=True)
         try:
             with fs.open(
                 path, mode=mode, encoding=encoding, remote=remote
diff --git a/dvc/repo/collect.py b/dvc/repo/collect.py
index c942bf9e9..58ba06e61 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/collect.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/collect.py
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ def _collect_paths(
     from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
     from dvc.utils import relpath
 
-    fs = RepoFileSystem(repo)
+    fs_paths = [os.path.abspath(target) for target in targets]
+    fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=repo)
 
     target_paths = []
-    for target in targets:
-        if os.path.isabs(target):
-            target = relpath(target, repo.root_dir) 
+    for fs_path in fs_paths:
+        if recursive and fs.isdir(fs_path):
+            target_paths.extend(fs.find(fs_path))
 
-        if recursive and fs.isdir(target):
-            target_paths.extend(repo.dvcignore.find(fs, target))
-
-        if not fs.exists(target):
+        rel = relpath(fs_path)
+        if not fs.exists(fs_path):
             if rev == "workspace" or rev == "":
-                logger.warning("'%s' was not found in current workspace.", target)
+                logger.warning("'%s' was not found in current workspace.", rel)
             else:
-                logger.warning("'%s' was not found at: '%s'.", target, rev)
-        target_paths.append(target)
+                logger.warning("'%s' was not found at: '%s'.", rel, rev)
+        target_paths.append(fs_path)
+
     return target_paths
 
 
@@ -58,14 +58,12 @@ def _filter_duplicates(
 ) -> Tuple[Outputs, StrPaths]:
     res_outs: Outputs = []
     fs_res_paths = fs_paths
-    from dvc.utils import relpath
 
     for out in outs:
-        rel = relpath(out.fs_path, out.stage.repo.root_dir)
-        if rel in fs_paths:
+        if out.fs_path in fs_paths:
             res_outs.append(out)
             # MUTATING THE SAME LIST!!
-            fs_res_paths.remove(rel)
+            fs_res_paths.remove(out.fs_path)
 
     return res_outs, fs_res_paths
 
diff --git a/dvc/repo/diff.py b/dvc/repo/diff.py
index f6b6920fc..44aa3dd3e 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/diff.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/diff.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def diff(self, a_rev="HEAD", b_rev=None, targets=None):
 
     from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
 
-    repo_fs = RepoFileSystem(self)
+    repo_fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=self)
 
     b_rev = b_rev if b_rev else "workspace"
     results = {}
@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ def _filter_missing(repo_fs, paths):
     for path in paths:
         try:
             info = repo_fs.info(path)
+            dvc_info = info.get("dvc_info")
             if (
-                info["isdvc"]
+                dvc_info
                 and info["type"] == "directory"
-                and not info["meta"].obj
+                and not dvc_info["meta"].obj
             ):
                 yield path
         except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/dvc/repo/ls.py b/dvc/repo/ls.py
index eba585578..bed3f2713 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/ls.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/ls.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def ls(url, path=None, rev=None, recursive=None, dvc_only=False):
     from . import Repo
 
     with Repo.open(url, rev=rev, subrepos=True, uninitialized=True) as repo:
-        fs_path = path or ""
+        path = path or ""
 
-        ret = _ls(repo, fs_path, recursive, dvc_only)
+        ret = _ls(repo.repo_fs, path, recursive, dvc_only)
 
         if path and not ret:
             raise PathMissingError(path, repo, dvc_only=dvc_only)
@@ -44,31 +44,36 @@ def ls(url, path=None, rev=None, recursive=None, dvc_only=False):
         return ret_list
 
 
-def _ls(repo, fs_path, recursive=None, dvc_only=False):
-    fs = repo.repo_fs
-    infos = []
+def _ls(fs, path, recursive=None, dvc_only=False):
+    try:
+        fs_path = fs.info(path)["name"]
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return {}
+
+    infos = {}
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk(fs_path, dvcfiles=True):
         entries = chain(files, dirs) if not recursive else files
-        infos.extend(fs.path.join(root, entry) for entry in entries)
+
+        for entry in entries:
+            entry_fs_path = fs.path.join(root, entry)
+            relparts = fs.path.relparts(entry_fs_path, fs_path)
+            name = os.path.join(*relparts)
+            infos[name] = fs.info(entry_fs_path)
+
         if not recursive:
             break
 
     if not infos and fs.isfile(fs_path):
-        infos.append(fs_path)
+        infos[os.path.basename(path)] = fs.info(fs_path)
 
     ret = {}
-    for info in infos:
-        _info = fs.info(info)
-
-        if _info.get("outs") or not dvc_only:
-            path = (
-                fs.path.name(fs_path)
-                if fs_path == info
-                else fs.path.relpath(info, fs_path)
-            )
-            ret[path] = {
-                "isout": _info.get("isout", False),
-                "isdir": _info["type"] == "directory",
-                "isexec": _info["isexec"],
+    for name, info in infos.items():
+        dvc_info = info.get("dvc_info", {})
+        if dvc_info.get("outs") or not dvc_only:
+            ret[name] = {
+                "isout": dvc_info.get("isout", False),
+                "isdir": info["type"] == "directory",
+                "isexec": info.get("isexec", False),
             }
+
     return ret
diff --git a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
index 784faacf9..697048b98 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/metrics/show.py
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@ def _read_metric(path, fs, rev, **kwargs):
 
 
 def _read_metrics(repo, metrics, rev, onerror=None):
-    fs = RepoFileSystem(repo)
+    fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=repo)
 
     res = {}
     for metric in metrics:
-        fs_path = repo.fs.path.relpath(metric, repo.root_dir)
-        if not fs.isfile(fs_path):
+        if not fs.isfile(metric):
             continue
 
-        res[fs.path.relpath(metric, os.getcwd())] = _read_metric(
-            fs_path, fs, rev, onerror=onerror
+        res[os.path.relpath(metric, os.getcwd())] = _read_metric(
+            metric, fs, rev, onerror=onerror
         )
 
     return res
diff --git a/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
index ef684d6ce..7e3118f4d 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Plots:
     ):
         from dvc.fs.repo import RepoFileSystem
 
-        fs = RepoFileSystem(self.repo)
+        fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=self.repo)
         plots = _collect_plots(self.repo, targets, revision, recursive)
         res: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         for fs_path, rev_props in plots.items():
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def _collect_plots(
     targets: List[str] = None,
     rev: str = None,
     recursive: bool = False,
-) -> Dict["List[str]", Dict]:
+) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
     from dvc.repo.collect import collect
 
     plots, fs_paths = collect(
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ def _collect_plots(
         recursive=recursive,
     )
 
-    result = {relpath(plot.fs_path, repo.root_dir): _plot_props(plot) for plot in plots}
-    result.update({relpath(fs_path, repo.root_dir): {} for fs_path in fs_paths})
+    result = {plot.fs_path: _plot_props(plot) for plot in plots}
+    result.update({fs_path: {} for fs_path in fs_paths})
     return result
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/repo/reproduce.py b/dvc/repo/reproduce.py
index c57b3000f..d4fa759ba 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/reproduce.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/reproduce.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def _get_stage_files(stage: "Stage") -> typing.Iterator[str]:
         if (
             not dep.use_scm_ignore
             and dep.is_in_repo
-            and not stage.repo.repo_fs.isdvc(dep.fs.path.relpath(dep.fs_path, stage.repo.root_dir))
+            and not stage.repo.repo_fs.isdvc(dep.fs_path)
         ):
             yield dep.fs_path
     for out in stage.outs:
diff --git a/dvc/utils/__init__.py b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
index b23882876..05f1ec9a3 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/__init__.py
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ def relpath(path, start=os.curdir):
     return os.path.relpath(path, start)
 
 
+def as_posix(path):
+    import ntpath
+    import posixpath
+
+    return path.replace(ntpath.sep, posixpath.sep)
+
+
 def env2bool(var, undefined=False):
     """
     undefined: return value if env var is unset
diff --git a/tests/func/test_external_repo.py b/tests/func/test_external_repo.py
index ae51096e1..3a5cb2a52 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_external_repo.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_external_repo.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_pull_subdir_file(tmp_dir, erepo_dir):
     dest = tmp_dir / "file"
     with external_repo(os.fspath(erepo_dir)) as repo:
         repo.repo_fs.download(
-            os.path.join("subdir", "file"),
+            "subdir/file",
             os.fspath(dest),
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/fs/test_repo.py b/tests/unit/fs/test_repo.py
index ea3f39600..70b9e8464 100644
--- a/tests/unit/fs/test_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unit/fs/test_repo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import posixpath
 import shutil
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ def test_isdir_isfile(tmp_dir, dvc):
     assert fs.isdir("subdir")
     assert not fs.isfile("subdir")
     assert not fs.isdvc("subdir")
-    assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("subdir", "baz"))
-    assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("subdir", "data"))
+    assert fs.isfile("subdir/baz")
+    assert fs.isdir("subdir/data")
 
 
 def test_exists_isdir_isfile_dirty(tmp_dir, dvc):
@@ -129,31 +130,30 @@ def test_exists_isdir_isfile_dirty(tmp_dir, dvc):
     shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir / "datadir")
     (tmp_dir / "datafile").unlink()
 
-    root = tmp_dir
     assert fs.exists("datafile")
     assert fs.exists("datadir")
-    assert fs.exists(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
+    assert fs.exists("datadir/foo")
     assert fs.isfile("datafile")
     assert not fs.isfile("datadir")
-    assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
+    assert fs.isfile("datadir/foo")
     assert not fs.isdir("datafile")
     assert fs.isdir("datadir")
-    assert not fs.isdir(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
+    assert not fs.isdir("datadir/foo")
 
     # NOTE: creating file instead of dir and dir instead of file
     tmp_dir.gen({"datadir": "data", "datafile": {"foo": "foo", "bar": "bar"}})
     assert fs.exists("datafile")
     assert fs.exists("datadir")
-    assert not fs.exists(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
-    assert fs.exists(os.path.join("datafile", "foo"))
+    assert not fs.exists("datadir/foo")
+    assert fs.exists("datafile/foo")
     assert not fs.isfile("datafile")
     assert fs.isfile("datadir")
-    assert not fs.isfile(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
-    assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("datafile", "foo"))
+    assert not fs.isfile("datadir/foo")
+    assert fs.isfile("datafile/foo")
     assert fs.isdir("datafile")
     assert not fs.isdir("datadir")
-    assert not fs.isdir(os.path.join("datadir", "foo"))
-    assert not fs.isdir(os.path.join("datafile", "foo"))
+    assert not fs.isdir("datadir/foo")
+    assert not fs.isdir("datafile/foo")
 
 
 def test_isdir_mixed(tmp_dir, dvc):
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ def test_isdir_mixed(tmp_dir, dvc):
         (
             True,
             [
-                os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "foo1.dvc"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "bar1.dvc"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "subdir2", "foo2.dvc"),
+                "dir/subdir1/foo1.dvc",
+                "dir/subdir1/bar1.dvc",
+                "dir/subdir2/foo2.dvc",
             ],
         ),
     ],
@@ -194,21 +194,21 @@ def test_walk(tmp_dir, dvc, dvcfiles, extra_expected):
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
 
     expected = [
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "foo1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "bar1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir2", "foo2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "foo"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "bar"),
+        "dir/subdir1",
+        "dir/subdir2",
+        "dir/subdir1/foo1",
+        "dir/subdir1/bar1",
+        "dir/subdir2/foo2",
+        "dir/foo",
+        "dir/bar",
     ]
 
     actual = []
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk("dir", dvcfiles=dvcfiles):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
-    expected += [os.path.join(path) for path in extra_expected]
+    expected += extra_expected
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
     assert len(actual) == len(expected)
 
@@ -228,21 +228,21 @@ def test_walk_dirty(tmp_dir, dvc):
 
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
     expected = [
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir3"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "foo1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir1", "bar1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir2", "foo2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "subdir3", "foo3"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "bar"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "foo"),
+        "dir/subdir1",
+        "dir/subdir2",
+        "dir/subdir3",
+        "dir/subdir1/foo1",
+        "dir/subdir1/bar1",
+        "dir/subdir2/foo2",
+        "dir/subdir3/foo3",
+        "dir/bar",
+        "dir/foo",
     ]
 
     actual = []
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk("dir"):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
     assert len(actual) == len(expected)
@@ -254,14 +254,12 @@ def test_walk_dirty_cached_dir(tmp_dir, scm, dvc):
 
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
 
-    data = tmp_dir / "data"
-
     actual = []
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk("data"):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
-    expected = [os.path.join("data", "foo"), os.path.join("data", "bar")]
+    expected = ["data/foo", "data/bar"]
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
     assert len(actual) == len(expected)
 
@@ -281,14 +279,14 @@ def test_walk_mixed_dir(tmp_dir, scm, dvc):
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
 
     expected = [
-        os.path.join("dir", "foo"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "bar"),
-        os.path.join("dir", ".gitignore"),
+        "dir/foo",
+        "dir/bar",
+        "dir/.gitignore",
     ]
     actual = []
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk("dir"):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
     assert len(actual) == len(expected)
@@ -317,8 +315,8 @@ def test_isdvc(tmp_dir, dvc):
     assert fs.isdvc("foo")
     assert not fs.isdvc("bar")
     assert fs.isdvc("dir")
-    assert fs.isdvc(os.path.join("dir", "baz"))
-    assert fs.isdvc(os.path.join("dir", "baz"), recursive=True)
+    assert fs.isdvc("dir/baz")
+    assert fs.isdvc("dir/baz", recursive=True)
 
 
 def make_subrepo(dir_, scm, config=None):
@@ -353,7 +351,7 @@ def test_subrepos(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, mocker):
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc, subrepos=True)
 
     def assert_fs_belongs_to_repo(ret_val):
-        method = fs._get_repo
+        method = fs.fs._get_repo
 
         def f(*args, **kwargs):
             r = method(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -363,32 +361,32 @@ def test_subrepos(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, mocker):
         return f
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        fs, "_get_repo", side_effect=assert_fs_belongs_to_repo(subrepo1.dvc)
+        fs.fs, "_get_repo", side_effect=assert_fs_belongs_to_repo(subrepo1.dvc)
     ):
-        assert fs.exists(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo")) is True
-        assert fs.exists(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "bar")) is False
+        assert fs.exists("dir/repo/foo") is True
+        assert fs.exists("dir/repo/bar") is False
 
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo")) is True
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1", "bar")) is True
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1")) is False
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo/foo") is True
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo/dir1/bar") is True
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo/dir1") is False
 
-        assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1")) is True
-        assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1", "bar")) is False
-        assert fs.isdvc(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo")) is True
+        assert fs.isdir("dir/repo/dir1") is True
+        assert fs.isdir("dir/repo/dir1/bar") is False
+        assert fs.isdvc("dir/repo/foo") is True
 
     with mock.patch.object(
-        fs, "_get_repo", side_effect=assert_fs_belongs_to_repo(subrepo2.dvc)
+        fs.fs, "_get_repo", side_effect=assert_fs_belongs_to_repo(subrepo2.dvc)
     ):
-        assert fs.exists(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "lorem")) is True
-        assert fs.exists(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "ipsum")) is False
+        assert fs.exists("dir/repo2/lorem") is True
+        assert fs.exists("dir/repo2/ipsum") is False
 
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "lorem")) is True
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2", "ipsum")) is True
-        assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2")) is False
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo2/lorem") is True
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo2/dir2/ipsum") is True
+        assert fs.isfile("dir/repo2/dir2") is False
 
-        assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2")) is True
-        assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2", "ipsum")) is False
-        assert fs.isdvc(os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "lorem")) is True
+        assert fs.isdir("dir/repo2/dir2") is True
+        assert fs.isdir("dir/repo2/dir2/ipsum") is False
+        assert fs.isdvc("dir/repo2/lorem") is True
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -398,12 +396,12 @@ def test_subrepos(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, mocker):
         (
             True,
             [
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo.dvc"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo", ".dvcignore"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1.dvc"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo2", ".dvcignore"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "lorem.dvc"),
-                os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2.dvc"),
+                "dir/repo/foo.dvc",
+                "dir/repo/.dvcignore",
+                "dir/repo/dir1.dvc",
+                "dir/repo2/.dvcignore",
+                "dir/repo2/lorem.dvc",
+                "dir/repo2/dir2.dvc",
             ],
         ),
     ],
@@ -432,17 +430,17 @@ def test_subrepo_walk(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, dvcfiles, extra_expected):
     dvc._reset()
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
     expected = [
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo.txt"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo", ".gitignore"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1", "bar"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo2", ".gitignore"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "lorem"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2"),
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo2", "dir2", "ipsum"),
+        "dir/repo",
+        "dir/repo.txt",
+        "dir/repo2",
+        "dir/repo/.gitignore",
+        "dir/repo/foo",
+        "dir/repo/dir1",
+        "dir/repo/dir1/bar",
+        "dir/repo2/.gitignore",
+        "dir/repo2/lorem",
+        "dir/repo2/dir2",
+        "dir/repo2/dir2/ipsum",
     ]
 
     actual = []
@@ -452,7 +450,7 @@ def test_subrepo_walk(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, dvcfiles, extra_expected):
         ignore_subrepos=False,
     ):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
     expected += extra_expected
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
@@ -481,27 +479,27 @@ def test_repo_fs_no_subrepos(tmp_dir, dvc, scm):
         "lorem",
         "lorem.dvc",
         "dir",
-        os.path.join("dir", "repo.txt"),
+        "dir/repo.txt",
     ]
 
     actual = []
     for root, dirs, files in fs.walk("", dvcfiles=True):
         for entry in dirs + files:
-            actual.append(os.path.join(root, entry))
+            actual.append(posixpath.join(root, entry))
 
     assert set(actual) == set(expected)
     assert len(actual) == len(expected)
 
     assert fs.isfile("lorem") is True
-    assert fs.isfile(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "foo")) is False
-    assert fs.isdir(os.path.join("dir", "repo")) is False
+    assert fs.isfile("dir/repo/foo") is False
+    assert fs.isdir("dir/repo") is False
     assert fs.isdir("dir") is True
 
     assert fs.isdvc("lorem") is True
-    assert fs.isdvc(os.path.join("dir", "repo", "dir1")) is False
+    assert fs.isdvc("dir/repo/dir1") is False
 
-    assert fs.exists(os.path.join("dir", "repo.txt")) is True
-    assert fs.exists(os.path.join("repo", "ipsum")) is False
+    assert fs.exists("dir/repo.txt") is True
+    assert fs.exists("repo/ipsum") is False
 
 
 def test_get_hash_cached_file(tmp_dir, dvc, mocker):
@@ -540,18 +538,18 @@ def test_get_hash_cached_granular(tmp_dir, dvc, mocker):
         {"dir": {"foo": "foo", "bar": "bar", "subdir": {"data": "data"}}}
     )
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
-    subdir = os.path.join("dir", "subdir")
+    subdir = "dir/subdir"
     assert fs.info(subdir).get("md5") is None
     _, _, obj = stage(dvc.odb.local, subdir, fs, "md5")
     assert obj.hash_info == HashInfo(
         "md5", "af314506f1622d107e0ed3f14ec1a3b5.dir"
     )
-    assert fs.info(os.path.join(subdir, "data")).get("md5") is None
-    _, _, obj = stage(dvc.odb.local, os.path.join(subdir, "data"), fs, "md5")
+    assert fs.info(posixpath.join(subdir, "data")).get("md5") is None
+    _, _, obj = stage(dvc.odb.local, posixpath.join(subdir, "data"), fs, "md5")
     assert obj.hash_info == HashInfo("md5", "8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc")
     (tmp_dir / "dir" / "subdir" / "data").unlink()
     assert (
-        fs.info(os.path.join(subdir, "data"))["md5"]
+        fs.info(posixpath.join(subdir, "data"))["md5"]
         == "8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc"
     )
 
@@ -593,9 +591,7 @@ def test_get_hash_dirty_file(tmp_dir, dvc):
     # get_file_hash(file) should return workspace hash, not DVC cached hash
     fs = RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc)
     assert fs.info("file").get("md5") is None
-    staging, _, obj = stage(
-        dvc.odb.local, "file", fs, "md5"
-    )
+    staging, _, obj = stage(dvc.odb.local, "file", fs, "md5")
     assert obj.hash_info == something_hash_info
     check(staging, obj)
 
@@ -607,9 +603,7 @@ def test_get_hash_dirty_file(tmp_dir, dvc):
 
     # get_file_hash(file) should return DVC cached hash
     assert fs.info("file")["md5"] == file_hash_info.value
-    _, hash_info = get_file_hash(
-        "file", fs, "md5", state=dvc.state
-    )
+    _, hash_info = get_file_hash("file", fs, "md5", state=dvc.state)
     assert hash_info == file_hash_info
 
     # tmp_dir/file can be staged even though it is missing in workspace since
@@ -662,14 +656,22 @@ def test_walk_nested_subrepos(tmp_dir, dvc, scm, traverse_subrepos):
             repo_dir.dvc_gen(dvc_files, commit=f"dvc add in {repo_dir}")
 
         if traverse_subrepos or repo_dir == tmp_dir:
-            repo_dir_path = repo_dir.relative_to(tmp_dir).fs_path if repo_dir != tmp_dir else ""
+            repo_dir_path = (
+                repo_dir.relative_to(tmp_dir).as_posix()
+                if repo_dir != tmp_dir
+                else ""
+            )
             expected[repo_dir_path] = set(
                 scm_files.keys() | dvc_files.keys() | extras
             )
             # files inside a dvc directory
-            expected[os.path.join(repo_dir_path, f"dvc-{base}")] = {f"ipsum-{base}"}
+            expected[posixpath.join(repo_dir_path, f"dvc-{base}")] = {
+                f"ipsum-{base}"
+            }
             # files inside a git directory
-            expected[os.path.join(repo_dir_path, f"dir-{base}")] = {f"bar-{base}"}
+            expected[posixpath.join(repo_dir_path, f"dir-{base}")] = {
+                f"bar-{base}"
+            }
 
     if traverse_subrepos:
         # update subrepos
diff --git a/tests/unit/fs/test_repo_info.py b/tests/unit/fs/test_repo_info.py
index 79af258bb..f50589aac 100644
--- a/tests/unit/fs/test_repo_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/fs/test_repo_info.py
@@ -38,31 +38,29 @@ def repo_fs(tmp_dir, dvc, scm):
     tmp_dir.scm_gen(fs_structure, commit="repo init")
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen(dvc_structure, commit="use dvc")
 
-    yield RepoFileSystem(dvc, subrepos=True)
+    yield RepoFileSystem(repo=dvc, subrepos=True)
 
 
 def test_info_not_existing(repo_fs):
-    path = os.path.join("path", "that", "does", "not", "exist")
-
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
-        repo_fs.info(path)
+        repo_fs.info("path/that/does/not/exist")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "path",
     [
         "README.md",
-        os.path.join("models", "train.py"),
-        os.path.join("models", "test.py"),
-        os.path.join("src", "utils", "__init__.py"),
-        os.path.join("src", "utils", "serve_model.py"),
+        "models/train.py",
+        "models/test.py",
+        "src/utils/__init__.py",
+        "src/utils/serve_model.py",
     ],
 )
 def test_info_git_tracked_file(repo_fs, path):
     info = repo_fs.info(path)
 
-    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs._root_dir
-    assert not info["isdvc"]
+    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs.repo.root_dir
+    assert "dvc_info" not in info
     assert info["type"] == "file"
     assert not info["isexec"]
 
@@ -70,28 +68,28 @@ def test_info_git_tracked_file(repo_fs, path):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "path",
     [
-        os.path.join("data", "raw", "raw-1.csv"),
-        os.path.join("data", "raw", "raw-2.csv"),
-        os.path.join("data", "processed", "processed-1.csv"),
-        os.path.join("data", "processed", "processed-2.csv"),
-        os.path.join("models", "transform.pickle"),
+        "data/raw/raw-1.csv",
+        "data/raw/raw-2.csv",
+        "data/processed/processed-1.csv",
+        "data/processed/processed-2.csv",
+        "models/transform.pickle",
     ],
 )
 def test_info_dvc_tracked_file(repo_fs, path):
     info = repo_fs.info(path)
 
-    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs._root_dir
-    assert info["isdvc"]
+    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs.repo.root_dir
+    assert info["dvc_info"]["isdvc"]
     assert info["type"] == "file"
     assert not info["isexec"]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["src", os.path.join("src", "utils")])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ["src", "src/utils"])
 def test_info_git_only_dirs(repo_fs, path):
     info = repo_fs.info(path)
 
-    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs._root_dir
-    assert not info["isdvc"]
+    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs.repo.root_dir
+    assert "dvc_info" not in info
     assert info["type"] == "directory"
     assert not info["isexec"]
 
@@ -100,8 +98,8 @@ def test_info_git_only_dirs(repo_fs, path):
 def test_info_git_dvc_mixed_dirs(repo_fs, path):
     info = repo_fs.info(path)
 
-    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs._root_dir
-    assert not info["isdvc"]
+    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs.repo.root_dir
+    assert not info["dvc_info"]["isdvc"]
     assert info["type"] == "directory"
     assert not info["isexec"]
 
@@ -110,15 +108,15 @@ def test_info_git_dvc_mixed_dirs(repo_fs, path):
     "path",
     [
         "data",
-        os.path.join("data", "raw"),
-        os.path.join("data", "processed"),
+        "data/raw",
+        "data/processed",
     ],
 )
 def test_info_dvc_only_dirs(repo_fs, path):
     info = repo_fs.info(path)
 
-    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs._root_dir
-    assert info["isdvc"]
+    assert info["repo"].root_dir == repo_fs.repo.root_dir
+    assert info["dvc_info"]["isdvc"]
     assert info["type"] == "directory"
     assert not info["isexec"]
 
@@ -132,8 +130,8 @@ def test_info_on_subrepos(make_tmp_dir, tmp_dir, dvc, scm, repo_fs):
 
     for path in [
         "subrepo",
-        os.path.join("subrepo", "foo"),
-        os.path.join("subrepo", "foobar"),
+        "subrepo/foo",
+        "subrepo/foobar",
     ]:
         info = repo_fs.info(path)
         assert info["repo"].root_dir == str(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_external_repo.py b/tests/unit/test_external_repo.py
index c4ff4d464..4d83495d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_external_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_external_repo.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_hook_is_called(tmp_dir, erepo_dir, mocker):
             repo.dvc_gen("bar", "bar", commit=f"dvc add {repo}/bar")
 
     with external_repo(str(erepo_dir)) as repo:
-        spy = mocker.spy(repo.repo_fs, "repo_factory")
+        spy = mocker.spy(repo.repo_fs.fs, "repo_factory")
 
         list(repo.repo_fs.walk("", ignore_subrepos=False))  # drain
         assert spy.call_count == len(subrepos)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_hook_is_called(tmp_dir, erepo_dir, mocker):
                 call(
                     path,
                     fs=repo.fs,
-                    repo_factory=repo.repo_fs.repo_factory,
+                    repo_factory=repo.repo_fs.fs.repo_factory,
                 )
                 for path in paths
             ],
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_subrepo_is_constructed_properly(
     with external_repo(
         str(tmp_dir), cache_dir=str(cache_dir), cache_types=["symlink"]
     ) as repo:
-        spy = mocker.spy(repo.repo_fs, "repo_factory")
+        spy = mocker.spy(repo.repo_fs.fs, "repo_factory")
 
         list(repo.repo_fs.walk("", ignore_subrepos=False))  # drain
         assert spy.call_count == 1