diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/__init__.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/__init__.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     util,
 )
 from . import (
+    constants,
     debugcommands,
     fileserverclient,
     remotefilectx,
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@
             # patterns.
             def stream_out_shallow(orig):
                 caps = remote.capabilities()
-                if shallowrepo.requirement in caps:
+                if constants.NETWORK_CAP_LEGACY_SSH_GETFILES in caps:
                     opts = {}
                     if repo.includepattern:
                         opts['includepattern'] = '\0'.join(repo.includepattern)
diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/constants.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/constants.py
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/constants.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/constants.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 REQUIREMENT = "remotefilelog"
 
+NETWORK_CAP_LEGACY_SSH_GETFILES = 'exp-remotefilelog-ssh-getfiles-1'
+
 FILENAMESTRUCT = '!H'
 FILENAMESIZE = struct.calcsize(FILENAMESTRUCT)
 
diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/fileserverclient.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/fileserverclient.py
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/fileserverclient.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/fileserverclient.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
         def _updatecallstreamopts(self, command, opts):
             if command != 'getbundle':
                 return
-            if 'remotefilelog' not in self.capabilities():
+            if (constants.NETWORK_CAP_LEGACY_SSH_GETFILES
+                not in self.capabilities()):
                 return
             if not util.safehasattr(self, '_localrepo'):
                 return
@@ -377,9 +378,8 @@
                 try:
                     with self._connect() as conn:
                         remote = conn.peer
-                        # TODO: deduplicate this with the constant in
-                        #       shallowrepo
-                        if remote.capable("remotefilelog"):
+                        if remote.capable(
+                                constants.NETWORK_CAP_LEGACY_SSH_GETFILES):
                             if not isinstance(remote, _sshv1peer):
                                 raise error.Abort('remotefilelog requires ssh '
                                                   'servers')
diff --git a/hgext/remotefilelog/remotefilelogserver.py b/hgext/remotefilelog/remotefilelogserver.py
--- a/hgext/remotefilelog/remotefilelogserver.py
+++ b/hgext/remotefilelog/remotefilelogserver.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     wireprotov1server,
 )
 from .  import (
+    constants,
     shallowrepo,
     shallowutil,
 )
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@
             ui.configbool('remotefilelog', 'server'))):
             if isinstance(proto, _sshv1server):
                 # legacy getfiles method which only works over ssh
-                caps.append(shallowrepo.requirement)
+                caps.append(constants.NETWORK_CAP_LEGACY_SSH_GETFILES)
             caps.append('getflogheads')
             caps.append('getfile')
         return caps
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-pull-noshallow.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-pull-noshallow.t
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-pull-noshallow.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-pull-noshallow.t
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 
   $ cd master
   $ echo 'hello' | hg -R . serve --stdio | grep capa | identifyrflcaps
+  exp-remotefilelog-ssh-getfiles-1
   getfile
   getflogheads
-  remotefilelog
   $ echo 'capabilities' | hg -R . serve --stdio | identifyrflcaps ; echo
+  exp-remotefilelog-ssh-getfiles-1
   getfile
   getflogheads
-  remotefilelog
   
 
 Pull to the child repository.  Use our custom setupremotefilelog extension
diff --git a/tests/test-remotefilelog-push-pull.t b/tests/test-remotefilelog-push-pull.t
--- a/tests/test-remotefilelog-push-pull.t
+++ b/tests/test-remotefilelog-push-pull.t
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 
   $ cd master
   $ echo 'hello' | hg -R . serve --stdio | grep capa | identifyrflcaps
+  exp-remotefilelog-ssh-getfiles-1
   getfile
   getflogheads
-  remotefilelog
   $ echo 'capabilities' | hg -R . serve --stdio | identifyrflcaps ; echo
+  exp-remotefilelog-ssh-getfiles-1
   getfile
   getflogheads
-  remotefilelog
   
 # pull to shallow from full