diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
index 947f79aefb..b5d04fe91a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultProjectBuilder.java
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ import org.apache.maven.model.Repository;
 import org.apache.maven.model.inheritance.InheritanceAssembler;
 import org.apache.maven.model.interpolator.Interpolator;
 import org.apache.maven.model.io.ModelReader;
-import org.apache.maven.model.lifecycle.LifecycleBindingsInjector;
 import org.apache.maven.model.management.ManagementInjector;
 import org.apache.maven.model.normalization.ModelNormalizer;
+import org.apache.maven.model.plugin.LifecycleBindingsInjector;
 import org.apache.maven.model.plugin.PluginConfigurationExpander;
 import org.apache.maven.model.profile.ProfileActivationException;
 import org.apache.maven.model.profile.ProfileInjector;
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/LifecycleBindingsInjector.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/LifecycleBindingsInjector.java
similarity index 100%
rename from maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/LifecycleBindingsInjector.java
rename to maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/plugin/LifecycleBindingsInjector.java