diff --git a/internal/backend/backend.go b/internal/backend/backend.go
index caac42cc67..d8b28b9435 100644
--- a/internal/backend/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/backend.go
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ type Operation struct {
 	// behavior of the operation.
 	PlanMode     plans.Mode
 	AutoApprove  bool
-	Parallelism  int
 	Targets      []addrs.Targetable
 	ForceReplace []addrs.AbsResourceInstance
 	Variables    map[string]UnparsedVariableValue
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply.go b/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply.go
index 2ec123d30a..ef89466a23 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (b *Remote) opApply(stopCtx, cancelCtx context.Context, op *backend.Operati
 		return nil, diags.Err()
 	}
 
-	if op.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
+	if b.ContextOpts != nil && b.ContextOpts.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
 		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 			tfdiags.Error,
 			"Custom parallelism values are currently not supported",
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply_test.go b/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply_test.go
index d549145597..4bc2a909f2 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote/backend_apply_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func testOperationApplyWithTimeout(t *testing.T, configDir string, timeout time.
 	return &backend.Operation{
 		ConfigDir:    configDir,
 		ConfigLoader: configLoader,
-		Parallelism:  defaultParallelism,
 		PlanRefresh:  true,
 		StateLocker:  clistate.NewLocker(timeout, stateLockerView),
 		Type:         backend.OperationTypeApply,
@@ -223,7 +222,10 @@ func TestRemote_applyWithParallelism(t *testing.T) {
 	op, configCleanup, done := testOperationApply(t, "./testdata/apply")
 	defer configCleanup()
 
-	op.Parallelism = 3
+	if b.ContextOpts == nil {
+		b.ContextOpts = &terraform.ContextOpts{}
+	}
+	b.ContextOpts.Parallelism = 3
 	op.Workspace = backend.DefaultStateName
 
 	run, err := b.Operation(context.Background(), op)
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan.go b/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan.go
index 82f33ec2dc..736c040b4d 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (b *Remote) opPlan(stopCtx, cancelCtx context.Context, op *backend.Operatio
 		return nil, diags.Err()
 	}
 
-	if op.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
+	if b.ContextOpts != nil && b.ContextOpts.Parallelism != defaultParallelism {
 		diags = diags.Append(tfdiags.Sourceless(
 			tfdiags.Error,
 			"Custom parallelism values are currently not supported",
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan_test.go b/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan_test.go
index a231f149ec..6d4ced7b87 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote/backend_plan_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ func testOperationPlanWithTimeout(t *testing.T, configDir string, timeout time.D
 	return &backend.Operation{
 		ConfigDir:    configDir,
 		ConfigLoader: configLoader,
-		Parallelism:  defaultParallelism,
 		PlanRefresh:  true,
 		StateLocker:  clistate.NewLocker(timeout, stateLockerView),
 		Type:         backend.OperationTypePlan,
@@ -198,7 +197,10 @@ func TestRemote_planWithParallelism(t *testing.T) {
 	op, configCleanup, done := testOperationPlan(t, "./testdata/plan")
 	defer configCleanup()
 
-	op.Parallelism = 3
+	if b.ContextOpts == nil {
+		b.ContextOpts = &terraform.ContextOpts{}
+	}
+	b.ContextOpts.Parallelism = 3
 	op.Workspace = backend.DefaultStateName
 
 	run, err := b.Operation(context.Background(), op)
diff --git a/internal/command/meta_backend.go b/internal/command/meta_backend.go
index 71ebfbe262..82ecd89c78 100644
--- a/internal/command/meta_backend.go
+++ b/internal/command/meta_backend.go
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ func (m *Meta) Operation(b backend.Backend) *backend.Operation {
 
 	return &backend.Operation{
 		PlanOutBackend: planOutBackend,
-		Parallelism:    m.parallelism,
 		Targets:        m.targets,
 		UIIn:           m.UIInput(),
 		UIOut:          m.Ui,