diff --git a/Command/Status.hs b/Command/Status.hs
index 8e41a96a9d..290ecd586a 100644
--- a/Command/Status.hs
+++ b/Command/Status.hs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import Data.Ord
 import System.PosixCompat.Files
 
 import Common.Annex
-import qualified Types.Backend as B
-import qualified Types.Remote as R
 import qualified Remote
 import qualified Command.Unused
 import qualified Git
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ import Utility.DataUnits
 import Utility.DiskFree
 import Annex.Content
 import Types.Key
-import Backend
 import Logs.UUID
 import Logs.Trust
 import Remote
@@ -116,9 +113,7 @@ selStats fast_stats slow_stats = do
  -}
 global_fast_stats :: [Stat]
 global_fast_stats = 
-	[ supported_backends
-	, supported_remote_types
-	, repository_mode
+	[ repository_mode
 	, remote_list Trusted
 	, remote_list SemiTrusted
 	, remote_list UnTrusted
@@ -171,14 +166,6 @@ showStat s = maybe noop calc =<< s
 		(lift . showHeader) desc
 		lift . showRaw =<< a
 
-supported_backends :: Stat
-supported_backends = stat "supported backends" $ json unwords $
-	return $ map B.name Backend.list
-
-supported_remote_types :: Stat
-supported_remote_types = stat "supported remote types" $ json unwords $
-	return $ map R.typename Remote.remoteTypes
-
 repository_mode :: Stat
 repository_mode = stat "repository mode" $ json id $ lift $
 	ifM isDirect 
diff --git a/Command/Version.hs b/Command/Version.hs
index c8507cd5ac..b330d1ff10 100644
--- a/Command/Version.hs
+++ b/Command/Version.hs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import Command
 import qualified Build.SysConfig as SysConfig
 import Annex.Version
 import BuildFlags
+import qualified Types.Backend as B
+import qualified Types.Remote as R
+import qualified Remote
+import qualified Backend
 
 def :: [Command]
 def = [noCommit $ noRepo showPackageVersion $ dontCheck repoExists $
@@ -25,13 +29,20 @@ start = do
 	v <- getVersion
 	liftIO $ do
 		showPackageVersion
-		putStrLn $ "local repository version: " ++ fromMaybe "unknown" v
-		putStrLn $ "default repository version: " ++ defaultVersion
-		putStrLn $ "supported repository versions: " ++ unwords supportedVersions
-		putStrLn $ "upgrade supported from repository versions: " ++ unwords upgradableVersions
+		info "local repository version" $ fromMaybe "unknown" v
+		info "default repository version" defaultVersion
+		info "supported repository versions" $
+			unwords supportedVersions
+		info "upgrade supported from repository versions" $
+			unwords upgradableVersions
 	stop
 
 showPackageVersion :: IO ()
 showPackageVersion = do
-	putStrLn $ "git-annex version: " ++ SysConfig.packageversion
-	putStrLn $ "build flags: " ++ unwords buildFlags
+	info "git-annex version" SysConfig.packageversion
+	info "build flags" $ unwords buildFlags
+	info "key/value backends" $ unwords $ map B.name Backend.list
+	info "remote types" $ unwords $ map R.typename Remote.remoteTypes
+
+info :: String -> String -> IO ()
+info k v = putStrLn $ k ++ ": " ++ v
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0fddf8f97f..2647a1ef8c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ git-annex (4.20130921) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     written by MacGPG.
   * assistant: More robust inotify handling; avoid crashing if a directory
     cannot be read.
+  * Moved list of backends and remote types from status to version
+    command.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sun, 22 Sep 2013 19:42:29 -0400