diff --git a/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection.go b/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection.go
index a1e364b93..b8ff3b436 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection.go
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/clues"
 	kjson "github.com/microsoft/kiota-serialization-json-go"
 
-	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/common/ptr"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/data"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/support"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/observe"
@@ -20,12 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/logger"
 )
 
-var (
-	_ data.BackupCollection = &Collection{}
-	_ data.Item             = &Item{}
-	_ data.ItemInfo         = &Item{}
-	_ data.ItemModTime      = &Item{}
-)
+var _ data.BackupCollection = &Collection{}
 
 const (
 	collectionChannelBufferSize = 1000
@@ -81,57 +74,6 @@ func (col *Collection) Items(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) <-chan data.I
 	return col.stream
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// items
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-// Item represents a single item retrieved from exchange
-type Item struct {
-	id      string
-	message []byte
-	info    *details.GroupsInfo
-	// TODO(ashmrtn): Can probably eventually be sourced from info as there's a
-	// request to provide modtime in ItemInfo structs.
-	modTime time.Time
-
-	// true if the item was marked by graph as deleted.
-	deleted bool
-}
-
-func (i *Item) ID() string {
-	return i.id
-}
-
-func (i *Item) ToReader() io.ReadCloser {
-	return io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(i.message))
-}
-
-func (i Item) Deleted() bool {
-	return i.deleted
-}
-
-func (i *Item) Info() (details.ItemInfo, error) {
-	return details.ItemInfo{Groups: i.info}, nil
-}
-
-func (i *Item) ModTime() time.Time {
-	return i.modTime
-}
-
-func NewItem(
-	identifier string,
-	dataBytes []byte,
-	detail details.GroupsInfo,
-	modTime time.Time,
-) Item {
-	return Item{
-		id:      identifier,
-		message: dataBytes,
-		info:    &detail,
-		modTime: modTime,
-	}
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // items() production
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -172,11 +114,7 @@ func (col *Collection) streamItems(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer func() { <-semaphoreCh }()
 
-			col.stream <- &Item{
-				id:      id,
-				modTime: time.Now().UTC(), // removed items have no modTime entry.
-				deleted: true,
-			}
+			col.stream <- data.NewDeletedItem(id)
 
 			atomic.AddInt64(&streamedItems, 1)
 			atomic.AddInt64(&totalBytes, 0)
@@ -221,7 +159,7 @@ func (col *Collection) streamItems(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			data, err := writer.GetSerializedContent()
+			itemData, err := writer.GetSerializedContent()
 			if err != nil {
 				el.AddRecoverable(ctx, clues.Wrap(err, "serializing channel message"))
 				return
@@ -229,12 +167,10 @@ func (col *Collection) streamItems(ctx context.Context, errs *fault.Bus) {
 
 			info.ParentPath = col.LocationPath().String()
 
-			col.stream <- &Item{
-				id:      ptr.Val(item.GetId()),
-				message: data,
-				info:    info,
-				modTime: info.Modified,
-			}
+			col.stream <- data.NewPrefetchedItem(
+				io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(itemData)),
+				id,
+				details.ItemInfo{Groups: info})
 
 			atomic.AddInt64(&streamedItems, 1)
 			atomic.AddInt64(&totalBytes, info.Size)
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection_test.go b/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection_test.go
index 118fc778b..be4c52dc7 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/collection_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package groups
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/collection/groups/mock"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/support"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/tester"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/details"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
@@ -27,31 +29,37 @@ func TestCollectionUnitSuite(t *testing.T) {
 	suite.Run(t, &CollectionUnitSuite{Suite: tester.NewUnitSuite(t)})
 }
 
-func (suite *CollectionUnitSuite) TestReader_Valid() {
-	m := []byte("test message")
-	description := "aFile"
-	ed := &Item{id: description, message: m}
+func (suite *CollectionUnitSuite) TestPrefetchedItem_Reader() {
+	table := []struct {
+		name     string
+		readData []byte
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "HasData",
+			readData: []byte("test message"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Empty",
+			readData: []byte{},
+		},
+	}
 
-	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	_, err := buf.ReadFrom(ed.ToReader())
-	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err, clues.ToCore(err))
-	assert.Equal(suite.T(), buf.Bytes(), m)
-	assert.Equal(suite.T(), description, ed.ID())
-}
+	for _, test := range table {
+		suite.Run(test.name, func() {
+			t := suite.T()
 
-func (suite *CollectionUnitSuite) TestReader_Empty() {
-	var (
-		empty    []byte
-		expected int64
-		t        = suite.T()
-	)
+			ed := data.NewPrefetchedItem(
+				io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(test.readData)),
+				"itemID",
+				details.ItemInfo{})
 
-	ed := &Item{message: empty}
-	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	received, err := buf.ReadFrom(ed.ToReader())
-
-	assert.Equal(t, expected, received)
-	assert.NoError(t, err, clues.ToCore(err))
+			buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+			_, err := buf.ReadFrom(ed.ToReader())
+			assert.NoError(t, err, "reading data: %v", clues.ToCore(err))
+			assert.Equal(t, test.readData, buf.Bytes(), "read data")
+			assert.Equal(t, "itemID", ed.ID(), "item ID")
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func (suite *CollectionUnitSuite) TestNewCollection_state() {