diff --git a/yt/data_objects/static_output.py b/yt/data_objects/static_output.py
index 515ab007c9..8e6356ba1f 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/static_output.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/static_output.py
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ class Dataset(abc.ABC):
     known_filters: dict[ParticleType, ParticleFilter] | None = None
     _index_class: type[Index]
     field_units: dict[AnyFieldKey, Unit] | None = None
-    derived_field_list = requires_index("derived_field_list")
     fields = requires_index("fields")
     conversion_factors: dict[str, float] | None = None
     # _instantiated represents an instantiation time (since Epoch)
@@ -654,9 +653,13 @@ def print_stats(self):
     def field_list(self):
         return self.index.field_list
 
+    @property
+    def derived_field_list(self):
+        self.index
+        return self.field_info.derived_field_list
+
     def create_field_info(self):
         self.field_dependencies = {}
-        self.derived_field_list = []
         self.filtered_particle_types = []
         self.field_info = self._field_info_class(self, self.field_list)
         self.coordinates.setup_fields(self.field_info)
@@ -915,7 +918,7 @@ def _setup_filtered_type(self, filter):
             if fn[0] == filter.filtered_type:
                 # Now we can add this
                 available = True
-                self.derived_field_list.append((filter.name, fn[1]))
+                self.field_info.derived_field_list.append((filter.name, fn[1]))
                 fi[filter.name, fn[1]] = filter.wrap_func(fn, fi[fn])
                 # Now we append the dependencies
                 fd[filter.name, fn[1]] = fd[fn]
diff --git a/yt/fields/field_info_container.py b/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
index b3837f5ad2..55a7fd06d6 100644
--- a/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
+++ b/yt/fields/field_info_container.py
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ class FieldInfoContainer(UserDict):
     known_other_fields: KnownFieldsT = ()
     known_particle_fields: KnownFieldsT = ()
     extra_union_fields: tuple[FieldKey, ...] = ()
+    derived_field_list: list[FieldKey]
 
     def __init__(self, ds, field_list: list[FieldKey], slice_info=None):
         super().__init__()
+        self.derived_field_list = []
         self._show_field_errors: list[Exception] = []
         self.ds = ds
         # Now we start setting things up.
@@ -417,8 +419,8 @@ def find_dependencies(self, loaded):
         deps, unavailable = self.check_derived_fields(loaded)
         self.ds.field_dependencies.update(deps)
         # Note we may have duplicated
-        dfl = set(self.ds.derived_field_list).union(deps.keys())
-        self.ds.derived_field_list = sorted(dfl)
+        dfl = set(self.derived_field_list).union(deps.keys())
+        self.derived_field_list = sorted(dfl)
         return loaded, unavailable
 
     def add_output_field(self, name, sampling_type, **kwargs):
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ def check_derived_fields(self, fields_to_check=None):
 
         # now populate the derived field list with results
         # this violates isolation principles and should be refactored
-        dfl = set(self.ds.derived_field_list).union(deps.keys())
+        dfl = set(self.derived_field_list).union(deps.keys())
         dfl = sorted(dfl)
 
         if not hasattr(self.ds.index, "meshes"):
@@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ def check_derived_fields(self, fields_to_check=None):
                 filtered_dfl.append(field)
             dfl = filtered_dfl
 
-        self.ds.derived_field_list = dfl
+        self.derived_field_list = dfl
         self._set_linear_fields()
         return deps, unavailable
 
@@ -697,6 +699,6 @@ def _set_linear_fields(self):
         non_log_fields = [
             prefix + coord for prefix in non_log_prefixes for coord in coords
         ]
-        for field in self.ds.derived_field_list:
+        for field in self.derived_field_list:
             if field[1] in non_log_fields:
                 self[field].take_log = False
diff --git a/yt/frontends/fits/data_structures.py b/yt/frontends/fits/data_structures.py
index b178f27822..13a40705f5 100644
--- a/yt/frontends/fits/data_structures.py
+++ b/yt/frontends/fits/data_structures.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ def _setup_derived_fields(self):
         [self.dataset.conversion_factors[field] for field in self.field_list]
         for field in self.field_list:
             if field not in self.derived_field_list:
-                self.derived_field_list.append(field)
+                self.dataset.field_info.derived_field_list.append(field)
 
         for field in self.derived_field_list:
             f = self.dataset.field_info[field]
diff --git a/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py b/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
index 2e2a27da56..f741d26109 100644
--- a/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
+++ b/yt/frontends/ytdata/data_structures.py
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ def _with_parameter_file_open(self, f):
 
     def create_field_info(self):
         self.field_dependencies = {}
-        self.derived_field_list = []
         self.filtered_particle_types = []
         self.field_info = self._field_info_class(self, self.field_list)
         self.coordinates.setup_fields(self.field_info)