diff --git a/bazel/private/bazel_java_proto_library_rule.bzl b/bazel/private/bazel_java_proto_library_rule.bzl
index adfbe68d8a..e5217f2de4 100644
--- a/bazel/private/bazel_java_proto_library_rule.bzl
+++ b/bazel/private/bazel_java_proto_library_rule.bzl
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@
 load("@rules_java//java/common:java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo")
 load("//bazel/common:proto_common.bzl", "proto_common")
 load("//bazel/common:proto_info.bzl", "ProtoInfo")
-load("//bazel/private:java_proto_support.bzl", "java_compile_for_protos", "java_info_merge_for_protos")
+load("//bazel/private:java_proto_support.bzl", "JavaProtoAspectInfo", "java_compile_for_protos", "java_info_merge_for_protos")
 load("//bazel/private:toolchain_helpers.bzl", "toolchains")
 
 _JAVA_PROTO_TOOLCHAIN = "//bazel/private:java_toolchain_type"
 
-# The provider is used to collect source and runtime jars in the `proto_library` dependency graph.
-JavaProtoAspectInfo = provider("JavaProtoAspectInfo", fields = ["jars"])
-
 def _filter_provider(provider, *attrs):
     return [dep[provider] for attr in attrs for dep in attr if provider in dep]