diff --git a/mobile/lib/db/files_db.dart b/mobile/lib/db/files_db.dart
index e76a38e884..885f747112 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/db/files_db.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/db/files_db.dart
@@ -1422,23 +1422,6 @@ class FilesDB with SqlDbBase {
     return files;
   }
 
-  // For a given userID, return unique uploadedFileId for the given userID
-  Future<List<int>> getUploadIDsWithMissingSize(int userId) async {
-    final db = await instance.sqliteAsyncDB;
-    final rows = await db.getAll(
-      '''
-      SELECT DISTINCT $columnUploadedFileID FROM $filesTable
-      WHERE $columnOwnerID = ? AND $columnFileSize IS NULL
-    ''',
-      [userId],
-    );
-    final result = <int>[];
-    for (final row in rows) {
-      result.add(row[columnUploadedFileID] as int);
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
-
   Future<List<String>> getLocalFilesBackedUpWithoutLocation(int userId) async {
     final db = await instance.sqliteAsyncDB;
     final rows = await db.getAll(
@@ -1458,34 +1441,6 @@ class FilesDB with SqlDbBase {
     return result;
   }
 
-  // updateSizeForUploadIDs takes a map of upploadedFileID and fileSize and
-  // update the fileSize for the given uploadedFileID
-  Future<void> updateSizeForUploadIDs(
-    Map<int, int> uploadedFileIDToSize,
-  ) async {
-    if (uploadedFileIDToSize.isEmpty) {
-      return;
-    }
-    final db = await instance.sqliteAsyncDB;
-    final parameterSets = <List<Object?>>[];
-
-    for (final uploadedFileID in uploadedFileIDToSize.keys) {
-      parameterSets.add([
-        uploadedFileIDToSize[uploadedFileID],
-        uploadedFileID,
-      ]);
-    }
-
-    await db.executeBatch(
-      '''
-      UPDATE $filesTable
-      SET $columnFileSize = ?
-      WHERE $columnUploadedFileID = ?;
-    ''',
-      parameterSets,
-    );
-  }
-
   Future<List<EnteFile>> getAllFilesAfterDate({
     required FileType fileType,
     required DateTime beginDate,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/db/remote/table/files_table.dart b/mobile/lib/db/remote/table/files_table.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9969ae359c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/db/remote/table/files_table.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import "package:photos/db/remote/db.dart";
+
+extension FilesTable on RemoteDB {
+  // For a given userID, return unique uploadedFileId for the given userID
+  Future<List<int>> fileIDsWithMissingSize(int userId) async {
+    final rows = await sqliteDB.getAll(
+      "SELECT id FROM files WHERE owner_id = ? AND size = -1",
+      [userId],
+    );
+    final result = <int>[];
+    for (final row in rows) {
+      result.add(row['id'] as int);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  // updateSizeForUploadIDs takes a map of upploadedFileID and fileSize and
+  // update the fileSize for the given uploadedFileID
+  Future<void> updateSize(
+    Map<int, int> idToSize,
+  ) async {
+    final parameterSets = <List<Object?>>[];
+    for (final id in idToSize.keys) {
+      parameterSets.add([idToSize[id], id]);
+    }
+    await sqliteDB.executeBatch(
+      "UPDATE files SET size = ? WHERE id = ?;",
+      parameterSets,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/files_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/files_service.dart
index d6f0994f30..a09fa0936c 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/files_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/files_service.dart
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import 'package:photos/core/configuration.dart';
 import 'package:photos/core/network/network.dart';
 import "package:photos/db/device_files_db.dart";
 import 'package:photos/db/files_db.dart';
+import "package:photos/db/remote/table/files_table.dart";
 import 'package:photos/extensions/list.dart';
 import "package:photos/generated/l10n.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/backup_status.dart";
 import 'package:photos/models/file/file.dart';
 import "package:photos/models/file_load_result.dart";
 import "package:photos/models/metadata/file_magic.dart";
+import "package:photos/service_locator.dart";
 import 'package:photos/services/file_magic_service.dart';
 import "package:photos/services/ignored_files_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/ui/components/action_sheet_widget.dart";
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ class FilesService {
   Future<bool> hasMigratedSizes() async {
     try {
       final List<int> uploadIDsWithMissingSize =
-          await _filesDB.getUploadIDsWithMissingSize(_config.getUserID()!);
+          await remoteDB.fileIDsWithMissingSize(_config.getUserID()!);
       if (uploadIDsWithMissingSize.isEmpty) {
         return Future.value(true);
       }
@@ -69,7 +71,9 @@ class FilesService {
     final batchedFiles = uploadIDsWithMissingSize.chunks(1000);
     for (final batch in batchedFiles) {
       final Map<int, int> uploadIdToSize = await getFilesSizeFromInfo(batch);
-      await _filesDB.updateSizeForUploadIDs(uploadIdToSize);
+      if (uploadIdToSize.isNotEmpty) {
+        await remoteDB.updateSize(uploadIdToSize);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ class FilesService {
     BuildContext context,
   ) async {
     final List<EnteFile> uploadedFiles =
-        files.where((element) => element.uploadedFileID != null).toList();
+        files.where((element) => element.uploadedFileqID != null).toList();
 
     final List<EnteFile> remoteFilesToUpdate = [];
     final Map<int, Map<String, dynamic>> fileIDToUpdateMetadata = {};