diff --git a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjector.java b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjector.java
index 7a3c79cee5ac..2183023183ad 100644
--- a/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjector.java
+++ b/check_api/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjector.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.MutableClassToInstanceMap;
 import com.google.errorprone.ErrorProneFlags;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
-import com.google.inject.ProvisionException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -41,6 +40,17 @@
 public final class ErrorProneInjector {
   private final ClassToInstanceMap<Object> instances = MutableClassToInstanceMap.create();
 
+  /** Indicates that there was a runtime failure while providing an instance. */
+  public static final class ProvisionException extends RuntimeException {
+    public ProvisionException(String message) {
+      super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ProvisionException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+      super(message, cause);
+    }
+  }
+
   public static ErrorProneInjector create() {
     return new ErrorProneInjector();
   }
diff --git a/check_api/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjectorTest.java b/check_api/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjectorTest.java
index 023b9ea30ac2..3d6dc3d02df4 100644
--- a/check_api/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjectorTest.java
+++ b/check_api/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/scanner/ErrorProneInjectorTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 
-import com.google.inject.ProvisionException;
+import com.google.errorprone.scanner.ErrorProneInjector.ProvisionException;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;