diff --git a/Command/Move.hs b/Command/Move.hs
index af3623da0c..3a39e1de0d 100644
--- a/Command/Move.hs
+++ b/Command/Move.hs
@@ -69,20 +69,29 @@ toStart dest move afile key = do
 	ishere <- inAnnex key
 	if not ishere || u == Remote.uuid dest
 		then stop -- not here, so nothing to do
-		else do
-			showMoveAction move key afile
-			next $ toPerform dest move key afile
-toPerform :: Remote -> Bool -> Key -> AssociatedFile -> CommandPerform
-toPerform dest move key afile = moveLock move key $ do
-	-- Checking the remote is expensive, so not done in the start step.
-	-- In fast mode, location tracking is assumed to be correct,
-	-- and an explicit check is not done, when copying. When moving,
-	-- it has to be done, to avoid inaverdent data loss.
+		else toStart' dest move afile key
+
+toStart' :: Remote -> Bool -> AssociatedFile -> Key -> CommandStart
+toStart' dest move afile key = do
 	fast <- Annex.getState Annex.fast
-	let fastcheck = fast && not move && not (Remote.hasKeyCheap dest)
-	isthere <- if fastcheck
-		then Right <$> expectedpresent
-		else Remote.hasKey dest key
+	if fast && not move && not (Remote.hasKeyCheap dest)
+		then ifM (expectedPresent dest key)
+			( stop
+			, go True (pure $ Right False)
+			)
+		else go False (Remote.hasKey dest key)
+  where
+	go fastcheck isthere = do
+		showMoveAction move key afile
+		next $ toPerform dest move key afile fastcheck =<< isthere
+
+expectedPresent :: Remote -> Key -> Annex Bool
+expectedPresent dest key = do
+	remotes <- Remote.keyPossibilities key
+	return $ dest `elem` remotes
+
+toPerform :: Remote -> Bool -> Key -> AssociatedFile -> Bool -> Either String Bool -> CommandPerform
+toPerform dest move key afile fastcheck isthere = moveLock move key $
 	case isthere of
 		Left err -> do
 			showNote err
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ toPerform dest move key afile = moveLock move key $ do
 						warning "This could have failed because --fast is enabled."
 					stop
 		Right True -> do
-			unlessM expectedpresent $
+			unlessM (expectedPresent dest key) $
 				Remote.logStatus dest key InfoPresent
 			finish
   where
@@ -109,9 +118,6 @@ toPerform dest move key afile = moveLock move key $ do
 			removeAnnex key
 			next $ Command.Drop.cleanupLocal key
 		| otherwise = next $ return True
-	expectedpresent = do
-		remotes <- Remote.keyPossibilities key
-		return $ dest `elem` remotes
 
 {- Moves (or copies) the content of an annexed file from a remote
  - to the current repository.
diff --git a/Command/Sync.hs b/Command/Sync.hs
index 07006ef287..a4004736a2 100644
--- a/Command/Sync.hs
+++ b/Command/Sync.hs
@@ -376,5 +376,5 @@ syncFile rs f (k, _) = do
 	put dest = do
 		ok <- commandAction $ do
 			showStart "copy" f
-			next $ Command.Move.toPerform dest False k (Just f)
+			Command.Move.toStart' dest False (Just f) k
 		return (ok, if ok then Just (Remote.uuid dest) else Nothing)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ca82d88ad7..86e0fae391 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ git-annex (5.20140307) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * repair: Improve memory usage when git fsck finds a great many broken
     objects.
   * webapp: Use securemem for constant time auth token comparisons.
+  * copy --fast --to remote: Avoid printing anything for files that
+    are already believed to be present on the remote.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:17:01 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/copy_to_--fast_should_not_mention_every_file_it_checks.mdwn b/doc/bugs/copy_to_--fast_should_not_mention_every_file_it_checks.mdwn
index 7c0137fb1e..81d84b300c 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/copy_to_--fast_should_not_mention_every_file_it_checks.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/copy_to_--fast_should_not_mention_every_file_it_checks.mdwn
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ No information whatsoever is printed during upload when ran without `--quite` it
 """]]
 
 [[!meta title="copy --fast --to remote should be quiet when nothing to do"]]
+
+> [[fixed|done]]; Avoided the unnecessary output in this situation.
+> --[[Joey]]