diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/common_directives.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/common_directives.ts
index 0539388de7..a7786d661f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/common_directives.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/common_directives.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {Provider} from '@angular/core';
+
 import {CORE_DIRECTIVES} from './directives';
 
+
 /**
  * A collection of Angular core directives that are likely to be used in each and every Angular
  * application. This includes core directives (e.g., NgIf and NgFor), and forms directives (e.g.,
@@ -53,4 +56,4 @@ import {CORE_DIRECTIVES} from './directives';
  *
  * @experimental Contains forms which are experimental.
  */
-export const COMMON_DIRECTIVES: any[] = CORE_DIRECTIVES;
+export const COMMON_DIRECTIVES: Provider[] = CORE_DIRECTIVES;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/static_reflector.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/static_reflector.ts
index be699ddc57..3713c4b4dd 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/static_reflector.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler-cli/src/static_reflector.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {AttributeMetadata, ComponentMetadata, ContentChildMetadata, ContentChildrenMetadata, DirectiveMetadata, HostBindingMetadata, HostListenerMetadata, HostMetadata, InjectMetadata, InjectableMetadata, InputMetadata, NgModuleMetadata, OptionalMetadata, OutputMetadata, PipeMetadata, Provider, QueryMetadata, SelfMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata, ViewChildMetadata, ViewChildrenMetadata, ViewQueryMetadata, animate, group, keyframes, sequence, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/core';
+import {AttributeMetadata, ComponentMetadata, ContentChildMetadata, ContentChildrenMetadata, DirectiveMetadata, HostBindingMetadata, HostListenerMetadata, HostMetadata, InjectMetadata, InjectableMetadata, InputMetadata, NgModuleMetadata, OptionalMetadata, OutputMetadata, PipeMetadata, QueryMetadata, SelfMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata, ViewChildMetadata, ViewChildrenMetadata, ViewQueryMetadata, animate, group, keyframes, sequence, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {ReflectorReader} from './core_private';
 
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ export class StaticReflector implements ReflectorReader {
     const {coreDecorators, diDecorators, diMetadata, diOpaqueToken, animationMetadata, provider} =
         this.host.angularImportLocations();
     this.opaqueToken = this.host.findDeclaration(diOpaqueToken, 'OpaqueToken');
-    this.registerDecoratorOrConstructor(this.host.findDeclaration(provider, 'Provider'), Provider);
 
     this.registerDecoratorOrConstructor(
         this.host.findDeclaration(diDecorators, 'Host'), HostMetadata);
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/core_private.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/core_private.ts
index 590a9cffec..13466581bf 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/core_private.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/core_private.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ export var ValueUnwrapper: typeof t.ValueUnwrapper = r.ValueUnwrapper;
 export var TemplateRef_: typeof t.TemplateRef_ = r.TemplateRef_;
 export type RenderDebugInfo = t.RenderDebugInfo;
 export var RenderDebugInfo: typeof t.RenderDebugInfo = r.RenderDebugInfo;
-export var createProvider: typeof t.createProvider = r.createProvider;
-export var isProviderLiteral: typeof t.isProviderLiteral = r.isProviderLiteral;
 export var EMPTY_ARRAY: typeof t.EMPTY_ARRAY = r.EMPTY_ARRAY;
 export var EMPTY_MAP: typeof t.EMPTY_MAP = r.EMPTY_MAP;
 export var pureProxy1: typeof t.pureProxy1 = r.pureProxy1;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compile_metadata.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compile_metadata.ts
index 89ec50b248..17b5f45c66 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compile_metadata.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/compile_metadata.ts
@@ -720,3 +720,30 @@ export interface StaticSymbol {
   name: string;
   filePath: string;
 }
+
+export class ProviderMeta {
+  token: any;
+  useClass: Type<any>;
+  useValue: any;
+  useExisting: any;
+  useFactory: Function;
+  dependencies: Object[];
+  multi: boolean;
+
+  constructor(token: any, {useClass, useValue, useExisting, useFactory, deps, multi}: {
+    useClass?: Type<any>,
+    useValue?: any,
+    useExisting?: any,
+    useFactory?: Function,
+    deps?: Object[],
+    multi?: boolean
+  }) {
+    this.token = token;
+    this.useClass = useClass;
+    this.useValue = useValue;
+    this.useExisting = useExisting;
+    this.useFactory = useFactory;
+    this.dependencies = deps;
+    this.multi = !!multi;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
index 10aabe837e..aed3736c3a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/metadata_resolver.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import {AnimationAnimateMetadata, AnimationEntryMetadata, AnimationGroupMetadata, AnimationKeyframesSequenceMetadata, AnimationMetadata, AnimationStateDeclarationMetadata, AnimationStateMetadata, AnimationStateTransitionMetadata, AnimationStyleMetadata, AnimationWithStepsMetadata, AttributeMetadata, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ComponentMetadata, HostMetadata, InjectMetadata, Injectable, ModuleWithProviders, OptionalMetadata, Provider, QueryMetadata, SchemaMetadata, SelfMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata, Type, ViewQueryMetadata, resolveForwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 
-import {Console, LIFECYCLE_HOOKS_VALUES, ReflectorReader, createProvider, isProviderLiteral, reflector} from '../core_private';
+import {Console, LIFECYCLE_HOOKS_VALUES, ReflectorReader, reflector} from '../core_private';
 import {StringMapWrapper} from '../src/facade/collection';
 
 import {assertArrayOfStrings, assertInterpolationSymbols} from './assertions';
@@ -616,18 +616,18 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
     return compileToken;
   }
 
-  getProvidersMetadata(providers: any[], targetEntryComponents: cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[]):
+  getProvidersMetadata(providers: Provider[], targetEntryComponents: cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[]):
       Array<cpl.CompileProviderMetadata|cpl.CompileTypeMetadata|any[]> {
     const compileProviders: Array<cpl.CompileProviderMetadata|cpl.CompileTypeMetadata|any[]> = [];
-    providers.forEach((provider) => {
+    providers.forEach((provider: any) => {
       provider = resolveForwardRef(provider);
-      if (isProviderLiteral(provider)) {
-        provider = createProvider(provider);
+      if (provider && typeof provider == 'object' && provider.hasOwnProperty('provide')) {
+        provider = new cpl.ProviderMeta(provider.provide, provider);
       }
       let compileProvider: cpl.CompileProviderMetadata|cpl.CompileTypeMetadata|any[];
       if (isArray(provider)) {
         compileProvider = this.getProvidersMetadata(provider, targetEntryComponents);
-      } else if (provider instanceof Provider) {
+      } else if (provider instanceof cpl.ProviderMeta) {
         let tokenMeta = this.getTokenMetadata(provider.token);
         if (tokenMeta.equalsTo(identifierToken(Identifiers.ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS))) {
           targetEntryComponents.push(...this._getEntryComponentsFromProvider(provider));
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
     return compileProviders;
   }
 
-  private _getEntryComponentsFromProvider(provider: Provider): cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[] {
+  private _getEntryComponentsFromProvider(provider: cpl.ProviderMeta): cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[] {
     let components: cpl.CompileTypeMetadata[] = [];
     let collectedIdentifiers: cpl.CompileIdentifierMetadata[] = [];
     if (provider.useFactory || provider.useExisting || provider.useClass) {
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ export class CompileMetadataResolver {
     return components;
   }
 
-  getProviderMetadata(provider: Provider): cpl.CompileProviderMetadata {
+  getProviderMetadata(provider: cpl.ProviderMeta): cpl.CompileProviderMetadata {
     var compileDeps: cpl.CompileDiDependencyMetadata[];
     var compileTypeMetadata: cpl.CompileTypeMetadata = null;
     var compileFactoryMetadata: cpl.CompileFactoryMetadata = null;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/runtime_compiler.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/runtime_compiler.ts
index c9b6e48421..ef06c8af8b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/src/runtime_compiler.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/src/runtime_compiler.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Compiler, ComponentFactory, ComponentResolver, ComponentStillLoadingError, Injectable, Injector, ModuleWithComponentFactories, NgModuleFactory, OptionalMetadata, Provider, SchemaMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata, Type} from '@angular/core';
+import {Compiler, ComponentFactory, ComponentResolver, ComponentStillLoadingError, Injectable, Injector, ModuleWithComponentFactories, NgModuleFactory, OptionalMetadata, SchemaMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata, Type} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {Console} from '../core_private';
 
-import {CompileDirectiveMetadata, CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileNgModuleMetadata, CompilePipeMetadata, createHostComponentMeta} from './compile_metadata';
+import {CompileDirectiveMetadata, CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileNgModuleMetadata, CompilePipeMetadata, ProviderMeta, createHostComponentMeta} from './compile_metadata';
 import {CompilerConfig} from './config';
 import {DirectiveNormalizer} from './directive_normalizer';
 import {BaseException} from './facade/exceptions';
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ export class RuntimeCompiler implements Compiler {
           new ModuleBoundCompiler(this, moduleMeta.type.runtime, parentResolver, this._console);
       // Always provide a bound Compiler and ComponentResolver
       const extraProviders = [
-        this._metadataResolver.getProviderMetadata(new Provider(Compiler, {
+        this._metadataResolver.getProviderMetadata(new ProviderMeta(Compiler, {
           useFactory: boundCompilerFactory,
           deps: [[new OptionalMetadata(), new SkipSelfMetadata(), ComponentResolver]]
         })),
         this._metadataResolver.getProviderMetadata(
-            new Provider(ComponentResolver, {useExisting: Compiler}))
+            new ProviderMeta(ComponentResolver, {useExisting: Compiler}))
       ];
       var compileResult = this._ngModuleCompiler.compile(moduleMeta, extraProviders);
       compileResult.dependencies.forEach((dep) => {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/private_export.ts b/modules/@angular/core/private_export.ts
index 16d776d45c..0c41ed9da2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/private_export.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/private_export.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Provider} from './index';
 import {ANY_STATE as ANY_STATE_, DEFAULT_STATE as DEFAULT_STATE_, EMPTY_STATE as EMPTY_STATE_, FILL_STYLE_FLAG as FILL_STYLE_FLAG_} from './src/animation/animation_constants';
 import {AnimationGroupPlayer as AnimationGroupPlayer_} from './src/animation/animation_group_player';
 import {AnimationKeyframe as AnimationKeyframe_} from './src/animation/animation_keyframe';
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import * as change_detection_util from './src/change_detection/change_detection_
 import * as constants from './src/change_detection/constants';
 import * as console from './src/console';
 import * as debug from './src/debug/debug_renderer';
-import * as provider_util from './src/di/provider_util';
+import * as provider from './src/di/provider';
 import * as reflective_provider from './src/di/reflective_provider';
 import * as component_factory_resolver from './src/linker/component_factory_resolver';
 import * as component_resolver from './src/linker/component_resolver';
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ export declare namespace __core_private_types__ {
   export var makeDecorator: typeof decorators.makeDecorator;
   export type DebugDomRootRenderer = debug.DebugDomRootRenderer;
   export var DebugDomRootRenderer: typeof debug.DebugDomRootRenderer;
-  export var createProvider: typeof provider_util.createProvider;
-  export var isProviderLiteral: typeof provider_util.isProviderLiteral;
   export var EMPTY_ARRAY: typeof view_utils.EMPTY_ARRAY;
   export var EMPTY_MAP: typeof view_utils.EMPTY_MAP;
   export var pureProxy1: typeof view_utils.pureProxy1;
@@ -158,8 +155,6 @@ export var __core_private__ = {
   ReflectionCapabilities: reflection_capabilities.ReflectionCapabilities,
   makeDecorator: decorators.makeDecorator,
   DebugDomRootRenderer: debug.DebugDomRootRenderer,
-  createProvider: provider_util.createProvider,
-  isProviderLiteral: provider_util.isProviderLiteral,
   EMPTY_ARRAY: view_utils.EMPTY_ARRAY,
   EMPTY_MAP: view_utils.EMPTY_MAP,
   pureProxy1: view_utils.pureProxy1,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs.ts
index 106152a078..2394e0b7a4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export class IterableDiffers {
    * ```
    */
   static extend(factories: IterableDifferFactory[]): Provider {
-    return new Provider(IterableDiffers, {
+    return {
+      provide: IterableDiffers,
       useFactory: (parent: IterableDiffers) => {
         if (isBlank(parent)) {
           // Typically would occur when calling IterableDiffers.extend inside of dependencies passed
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ export class IterableDiffers {
       },
       // Dependency technically isn't optional, but we can provide a better error message this way.
       deps: [[IterableDiffers, new SkipSelfMetadata(), new OptionalMetadata()]]
-    });
+    };
   }
 
   find(iterable: any): IterableDifferFactory {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
index f5bb58640f..196bb86748 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/keyvalue_differs.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ export class KeyValueDiffers {
    * ```
    */
   static extend(factories: KeyValueDifferFactory[]): Provider {
-    return new Provider(KeyValueDiffers, {
+    return {
+      provide: KeyValueDiffers,
       useFactory: (parent: KeyValueDiffers) => {
         if (isBlank(parent)) {
           // Typically would occur when calling KeyValueDiffers.extend inside of dependencies passed
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class KeyValueDiffers {
       },
       // Dependency technically isn't optional, but we can provide a better error message this way.
       deps: [[KeyValueDiffers, new SkipSelfMetadata(), new OptionalMetadata()]]
-    });
+    };
   }
 
   find(kv: Object): KeyValueDifferFactory {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di.ts
index 87d2ad9ed9..87fae3a288 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/di.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export {forwardRef, resolveForwardRef, ForwardRefFn} from './di/forward_ref';
 
 export {Injector} from './di/injector';
 export {ReflectiveInjector} from './di/reflective_injector';
-export {Binding, ProviderBuilder, bind, Provider, provide} from './di/provider';
+export {Provider, TypeProvider, ValueProvider, ClassProvider, ExistingProvider, FactoryProvider} from './di/provider';
 export {ResolvedReflectiveBinding, ResolvedReflectiveFactory, ResolvedReflectiveProvider} from './di/reflective_provider';
 export {ReflectiveKey} from './di/reflective_key';
 export {NoProviderError, AbstractProviderError, CyclicDependencyError, InstantiationError, InvalidProviderError, NoAnnotationError, OutOfBoundsError} from './di/reflective_exceptions';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider.ts
index 03dbe7cfa8..74cbce3330 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider.ts
@@ -6,410 +6,344 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {BaseException} from '../facade/exceptions';
-import {isBlank, isFunction, isType, normalizeBool, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
 import {Type} from '../type';
 
-
 /**
- * Describes how the {@link Injector} should instantiate a given token.
+ * Configures the {@link Injector} to return an instance of `Type` when `Type' is used as token.
  *
- * See {@link provide}.
- *
- * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/GNAyj6K6PfYg2NBzgwZ5?p%3Dpreview&p=preview))
+ * Create an instance by invoking the `new` operator and supplying additional arguments.
+ * This form is a short form of `TypeProvider`;
  *
+ * ### Example
  * ```javascript
- * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
- *   new Provider("message", { useValue: 'Hello' })
+ * @Injectable()
+ * class Greeting {
+ *   text: 'Hello';
+ * }
+ *
+ * @Injectable()
+ * class MyClass {
+ *   greeting:string;
+ *   constructor(greeting: Greeting) {
+ *     this.greeting = greeting.text;
+ *   }
+ * }
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   Greeting, // Shorthand for { provide: Greeting, useClass: Greeting }
+ *   MyClass   // Shorthand for { provide: MyClass,  useClass: MyClass }
  * ]);
  *
- * expect(injector.get("message")).toEqual('Hello');
+ * const myClass: MyClass = injector.get(MyClass);
+ * expect(myClass.greeting).toEqual('Hello');
  * ```
- * @deprecated
+ *
+ * @stable
  */
-export class Provider {
+export interface TypeProvider extends Type<any> {}
+
+/**
+ * Configures the {@link Injector} to return a value for a token.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   {provide: String, useValue: 'Hello'}
+ * ]);
+ *
+ * expect(injector.get(String)).toEqual('Hello');
+ * ```
+ * @stable
+ */
+export interface ValueProvider {
   /**
-   * Token used when retrieving this provider. Usually, it is a type {@link Type}.
+   * An injection token. (Typically an instance of `Type` or `OpaqueToken`, but can be `any`).
    */
-  token: any;
+  provide: any;
 
   /**
-   * Binds a DI token to an implementation class.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/RSTG86qgmoxCyj9SWPwY?p=preview))
-   *
-   * Because `useExisting` and `useClass` are often confused, the example contains
-   * both use cases for easy comparison.
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * class Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * class Car extends Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * var injectorClass = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle,  useClass: Car }
-   * ]);
-   * var injectorAlias = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle,  useExisting: Car }
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle)).not.toBe(injectorClass.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle)).toBe(injectorAlias.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   * ```
-   */
-  useClass: Type<any>;
-
-  /**
-   * Binds a DI token to a value.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/UFVsMVQIDe7l4waWziES?p=preview))
-   *
-   * ```javascript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   new Provider("message", { useValue: 'Hello' })
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injector.get("message")).toEqual('Hello');
-   * ```
+   * The value to inject.
    */
   useValue: any;
 
   /**
-   * Binds a DI token to an existing token.
+   * If true, than injector returns an array of instances. This is useful to allow multiple
+   * providers spread across many files to provide configuration information to a common token.
    *
-   * {@link Injector} returns the same instance as if the provided token was used.
-   * This is in contrast to `useClass` where a separate instance of `useClass` is returned.
+   * ### Example
+   * ```javascript
+   * var locale = new OpaqueToken('local');
    *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/QsatsOJJ6P8T2fMe9gr8?p=preview))
-   *
-   * Because `useExisting` and `useClass` are often confused the example contains
-   * both use cases for easy comparison.
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * class Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * class Car extends Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * var injectorAlias = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle,  useExisting: Car }
-   * ]);
-   * var injectorClass = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle,  useClass: Car }
+   * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+   *   { provide: locale, useValue: 'en' },
+   *   { provide: locale, useValue: 'sk' },
    * ]);
    *
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle)).toBe(injectorAlias.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle)).not.toBe(injectorClass.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
+   * const locales: string[] = injector.get(locale);
+   * expect(locales).toEqual(['en', 'sk']);
    * ```
    */
+  multi?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configures the {@link Injector} to return an instance of `useClass` for a token.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ * ```javascript
+ * abstract class Shape {
+ *   name: string;
+ * }
+ *
+ * class Square extends Shape {
+ *   name = 'square';
+ * }
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   {provide: Shape, useClass: Square}
+ * ]);
+ *
+ * const shape: Shape = injector.get(Shape);
+ * expect(shape.name).toEqual('square');
+ * expect(shape instanceof Square).toBe(true);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Note that following is not equal:
+ * ```javascript
+ * class Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Hello';
+ * }
+ *
+ * class FormalGreeting extends Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Greetings';
+ * }
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   FormalGreeting,
+ *   {provide: Greeting, useClass: FormalGreeting}
+ * ]);
+ *
+ * // The injector returns different instances.
+ * // See: {provide: ?, useExisting: ?} if you want the same instance.
+ * expect(injector.get(FormalGreeting)).not.toBe(injector.get(Greeting));
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @stable
+ */
+export interface ClassProvider {
+  /**
+   * An injection token. (Typically an instance of `Type` or `OpaqueToken`, but can be `any`).
+   */
+  provide: any;
+
+  /**
+   * Class to instantiate for the `token`.
+   */
+  useClass: Type<any>;
+
+  /**
+   * If true, than injector returns an array of instances. This is useful to allow multiple
+   * providers spread across many files to provide configuration information to a common token.
+   *
+   * ### Example
+   * ```javascript
+   * abstract class Locale {
+   *   name: string;
+   * };
+   *
+   * @Injectable()
+   * class EnLocale extends Locale {
+   *   name: 'en';
+   * };
+   *
+   * @Injectable()
+   * class SkLocale extends Locale {
+   *   name: 'sk';
+   * };
+   *
+   * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+   *   { provide: Locale, useValue: EnLocale, multi: true },
+   *   { provide: Locale, useValue: SkLocale, multi: true },
+   * ]);
+   *
+   * const locales: Locale[] = injector.get(Locale);
+   * const localeNames: string[] = locals.map((l) => l.name);
+   * expect(localeNames).toEqual(['en', 'sk']);
+   * ```
+   */
+  multi?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configures the {@link Injector} to return a value of another `useExisting` token.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ * ```javascript
+ * class Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Hello';
+ * }
+ *
+ * class FormalGreeting extends Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Greetings';
+ * }
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   FormalGreeting,
+ *   {provide: Greeting, useExisting: FormalGreeting}
+ * ]);
+ *
+ * expect(injector.get(Greeting).name).toEqual('Hello');
+ * expect(injector.get(FormalGreeting).name).toEqual('Hello');
+ * expect(injector.get(Salutation).name).toBe(injector.get(Greeting));
+ * ```
+ * @stable
+ */
+export interface ExistingProvider {
+  /**
+   * An injection token. (Typically an instance of `Type` or `OpaqueToken`, but can be `any`).
+   */
+  provide: any;
+
+  /**
+   * Existing `token` to return. (equivalent to `injector.get(useExisting)`)
+   */
   useExisting: any;
 
   /**
-   * Binds a DI token to a function which computes the value.
+   * If true, than injector returns an array of instances. This is useful to allow multiple
+   * providers spread across many files to provide configuration information to a common token.
    *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/Scoxy0pJNqKGAPZY1VVC?p=preview))
+   * ### Example
+   * ```javascript
+   * abstract class Locale {
+   *   name: string;
+   * };
    *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   {provide: Number,  useFactory: () => { return 1+2; }},
-   *   new Provider(String, { useFactory: (value) => { return "Value: " + value; },
-   *                       deps: [Number] })
+   * @Injectable()
+   * class EnLocale extends Locale {
+   *   name: 'en';
+   * };
+   *
+   * @Injectable()
+   * class SkLocale extends Locale {
+   *   name: 'sk';
+   * };
+   *
+   * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+   *   EnLocale,
+   *   SkLocale
+   *   { provide: Locale, useExisting: EnLocale, multi: true },
+   *   { provide: Locale, useExisting: SkLocale, multi: true },
    * ]);
    *
-   * expect(injector.get(Number)).toEqual(3);
-   * expect(injector.get(String)).toEqual('Value: 3');
+   * const locales: Locale[] = injector.get(Locale);
+   * const localeNames: string[] = locals.map((l) => l.name);
+   * expect(localeNames).toEqual(['en', 'sk']);
    * ```
-   *
-   * Used in conjunction with dependencies.
+   */
+  multi?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configures the {@link Injector} to return a value by invoking a `useFactory` function.
+ *
+ * ### Example
+ * ```javascript
+ * const HASH = new OpaqueToken('hash');
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   {provide: Location, useValue: window.location},
+ *   {provide: HASH, useFactory: (location: Location) => location.hash, deps: [Location]}
+ * ]);
+ *
+ *
+ * // Assume location is: http://angular.io/#someLocation
+ * expect(injector.get(HASH)).toEqual('someLocation');
+ * ``
+ * @stable
+ */
+export interface FactoryProvider {
+  /**
+   * An injection token. (Typically an instance of `Type` or `OpaqueToken`, but can be `any`).
+   */
+  provide: any;
+
+  /**
+   * A function to invoke to create a value for this `token`. The function is invoked with
+   * resolved values of `token`s in the `deps` field.
    */
   useFactory: Function;
 
   /**
-   * Specifies a set of dependencies
-   * (as `token`s) which should be injected into the factory function.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/Scoxy0pJNqKGAPZY1VVC?p=preview))
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   {provide: Number,  useFactory: () => { return 1+2; }},
-   *   new Provider(String, { useFactory: (value) => { return "Value: " + value; },
-   *                       deps: [Number] })
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injector.get(Number)).toEqual(3);
-   * expect(injector.get(String)).toEqual('Value: 3');
-   * ```
-   *
-   * Used in conjunction with `useFactory`.
+   * A list of `token`s which need to be resolved by the injector. The list of values is than
+   * used as arguments to the `useFactory` function.
    */
-  dependencies: Object[];
+  deps: any[];
 
-  /** @internal */
-  _multi: boolean;
-
-  constructor(token: any, {useClass, useValue, useExisting, useFactory, deps, multi}: {
-    useClass?: Type<any>,
-    useValue?: any,
-    useExisting?: any,
-    useFactory?: Function,
-    deps?: Object[],
-    multi?: boolean
-  }) {
-    this.token = token;
-    this.useClass = useClass;
-    this.useValue = useValue;
-    this.useExisting = useExisting;
-    this.useFactory = useFactory;
-    this.dependencies = deps;
-    this._multi = multi;
-  }
-
-  // TODO: Provide a full working example after alpha38 is released.
   /**
-   * Creates multiple providers matching the same token (a multi-provider).
-   *
-   * Multi-providers are used for creating pluggable service, where the system comes
-   * with some default providers, and the user can register additional providers.
-   * The combination of the default providers and the additional providers will be
-   * used to drive the behavior of the system.
+   * If true, than injector returns an array of instances. This is useful to allow multiple
+   * providers spread across many files to provide configuration information to a common token.
    *
    * ### Example
+   * ```javascript
+   * class Locale {
+   *   constructor(public name: string) {}
+   * };
+   * const PRIMARY = new OpequeToken('primary');
+   * const SECONDARY = new OpequeToken('secondary');
    *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   new Provider("Strings", { useValue: "String1", multi: true}),
-   *   new Provider("Strings", { useValue: "String2", multi: true})
+   * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+   *   { provide: PRIMARY: useValue: 'en'},
+   *   { provide: SECONDARY: useValue: 'sk'},
+   *   { provide: Locale, useFactory: (n) => new Locale(n), deps: [PRIMARY], multi: true},
+   *   { provide: Locale, useFactory: (n) => new Locale(n), deps: [SECONDARY], multi: true},
    * ]);
    *
-   * expect(injector.get("Strings")).toEqual(["String1", "String2"]);
-   * ```
-   *
-   * Multi-providers and regular providers cannot be mixed. The following
-   * will throw an exception:
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   new Provider("Strings", { useValue: "String1", multi: true }),
-   *   new Provider("Strings", { useValue: "String2"})
-   * ]);
+   * const locales: Locale[] = injector.get(Locale);
+   * const localeNames: string[] = locals.map((l) => l.name);
+   * expect(localeNames).toEqual(['en', 'sk']);
    * ```
    */
-  get multi(): boolean { return normalizeBool(this._multi); }
+  multi?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
- * See {@link Provider} instead.
+ * Describes how the {@link Injector} should be configured.
  *
- * @deprecated
+ * See {@link TypeProvider}, {@link ValueProvider}, {@link ClassProvider}, {@link ExistingProvider},
+ * {@link FactoryProvider}.
+ *
+ * ```javascript
+ * class Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Hello';
+ * }
+ *
+ * class FormalGreeting extends Greeting {
+ *   salutation = 'Greetings';
+ * }
+ *
+ * abstract class Operation {
+ *   apply(a,b): any;
+ * }
+ *
+ * class AddOperation extends Operation {
+ *   apply(a,b) { return a+b; }
+ * }
+ *
+ *
+ * const injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
+ *   FormalGreeting,
+ *   {provide: String, useValue: 'Hello World!'},
+ *   {provide: Greeting, useExisting: FormalGreeting},
+ *   {provide: Operation, useClass: AddOperation},
+ *   {provide: Number, useFactory: (op) =>op.apply(1,2), deps: [Operation] }
+ * ]);
+ *
+ * expect(injector.get(FormalGreeting).name).toEqual('Greetings');
+ * expect(injector.get(String).name).toEqual('Hello World!');
+ * expect(injector.get(Greeting).name).toBe(injector.get(FormalGreeting));
+ * expect(injector.get(Number).toEqual(3);
+ * ```
+ * @stable
  */
-export class Binding extends Provider {
-  constructor(token: any, {toClass, toValue, toAlias, toFactory, deps, multi}: {
-    toClass?: Type<any>,
-    toValue?: any,
-    toAlias?: any,
-    toFactory: Function, deps?: Object[], multi?: boolean
-  }) {
-    super(token, {
-      useClass: toClass,
-      useValue: toValue,
-      useExisting: toAlias,
-      useFactory: toFactory,
-      deps: deps,
-      multi: multi
-    });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get toClass() { return this.useClass; }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get toAlias() { return this.useExisting; }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get toFactory() { return this.useFactory; }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated
-   */
-  get toValue() { return this.useValue; }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a {@link Provider}.
- *
- * To construct a {@link Provider}, bind a `token` to either a class, a value, a factory function,
- * or
- * to an existing `token`.
- * See {@link ProviderBuilder} for more details.
- *
- * The `token` is most commonly a class or {@link OpaqueToken}.
- *
- * @deprecated
- */
-export function bind(token: any): ProviderBuilder {
-  return new ProviderBuilder(token);
-}
-
-/**
- * Helper class for the {@link bind} function.
- * @deprecated
- */
-export class ProviderBuilder {
-  constructor(public token: any) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Binds a DI token to a class.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/ZpBCSYqv6e2ud5KXLdxQ?p=preview))
-   *
-   * Because `toAlias` and `toClass` are often confused, the example contains
-   * both use cases for easy comparison.
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * class Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * class Car extends Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * var injectorClass = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle, useClass: Car}
-   * ]);
-   * var injectorAlias = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle, useExisting: Car}
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle)).not.toBe(injectorClass.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle)).toBe(injectorAlias.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   * ```
-   */
-  toClass(type: Type<any>): Provider {
-    if (!isType(type)) {
-      throw new BaseException(
-          `Trying to create a class provider but "${stringify(type)}" is not a class!`);
-    }
-    return new Provider(this.token, {useClass: type});
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Binds a DI token to a value.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/G024PFHmDL0cJFgfZK8O?p=preview))
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   {provide: 'message', useValue: 'Hello'}
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injector.get('message')).toEqual('Hello');
-   * ```
-   */
-  toValue(value: any): Provider { return new Provider(this.token, {useValue: value}); }
-
-  /**
-   * Binds a DI token to an existing token.
-   *
-   * Angular will return the same instance as if the provided token was used. (This is
-   * in contrast to `useClass` where a separate instance of `useClass` will be returned.)
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/uBaoF2pN5cfc5AfZapNw?p=preview))
-   *
-   * Because `toAlias` and `toClass` are often confused, the example contains
-   * both use cases for easy comparison.
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * class Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * class Car extends Vehicle {}
-   *
-   * var injectorAlias = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle, useExisting: Car}
-   * ]);
-   * var injectorClass = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   Car,
-   *   {provide: Vehicle, useClass: Car})
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle)).toBe(injectorAlias.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorAlias.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   *
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle)).not.toBe(injectorClass.get(Car));
-   * expect(injectorClass.get(Vehicle) instanceof Car).toBe(true);
-   * ```
-   */
-  toAlias(aliasToken: /*Type*/ any): Provider {
-    if (isBlank(aliasToken)) {
-      throw new BaseException(`Can not alias ${stringify(this.token)} to a blank value!`);
-    }
-    return new Provider(this.token, {useExisting: aliasToken});
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Binds a DI token to a function which computes the value.
-   *
-   * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/OejNIfTT3zb1iBxaIYOb?p=preview))
-   *
-   * ```typescript
-   * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
-   *   {provide: Number, useFactory: () => { return 1+2; }},
-   *   {provide: String, useFactory: (v) => { return "Value: " + v; }, deps: [Number]}
-   * ]);
-   *
-   * expect(injector.get(Number)).toEqual(3);
-   * expect(injector.get(String)).toEqual('Value: 3');
-   * ```
-   */
-  toFactory(factory: Function, dependencies?: any[]): Provider {
-    if (!isFunction(factory)) {
-      throw new BaseException(
-          `Trying to create a factory provider but "${stringify(factory)}" is not a function!`);
-    }
-    return new Provider(this.token, {useFactory: factory, deps: dependencies});
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a {@link Provider}.
- *
- * See {@link Provider} for more details.
- *
- * <!-- TODO: improve the docs -->
- * @deprecated
- */
-export function provide(token: any, {useClass, useValue, useExisting, useFactory, deps, multi}: {
-  useClass?: Type<any>,
-  useValue?: any,
-  useExisting?: any,
-  useFactory?: Function,
-  deps?: Object[],
-  multi?: boolean
-}): Provider {
-  return new Provider(token, {
-    useClass: useClass,
-    useValue: useValue,
-    useExisting: useExisting,
-    useFactory: useFactory,
-    deps: deps,
-    multi: multi
-  });
-}
+export type Provider =
+    TypeProvider | ValueProvider | ClassProvider | ExistingProvider | FactoryProvider | any[];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider_util.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider_util.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 25e9ec653a..0000000000
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/provider_util.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {Provider} from './provider';
-
-export function isProviderLiteral(obj: any): boolean {
-  return obj && typeof obj == 'object' && obj.provide;
-}
-
-export function createProvider(obj: any): Provider {
-  return new Provider(obj.provide, obj);
-}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_exceptions.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_exceptions.ts
index 02557f7808..43428e5838 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_exceptions.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_exceptions.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import {ListWrapper} from '../facade/collection';
 import {BaseException, WrappedException} from '../facade/exceptions';
 import {isBlank, stringify} from '../facade/lang';
 import {Type} from '../type';
-
-import {Provider} from './provider';
 import {ReflectiveInjector} from './reflective_injector';
 import {ReflectiveKey} from './reflective_key';
 
@@ -273,8 +271,8 @@ export class OutOfBoundsError extends BaseException {
  *
  * ```typescript
  * expect(() => Injector.resolveAndCreate([
- *   new Provider("Strings", {useValue: "string1", multi: true}),
- *   new Provider("Strings", {useValue: "string2", multi: false})
+ *   { provide: "Strings", useValue: "string1", multi: true},
+ *   { provide: "Strings", useValue: "string2", multi: false}
  * ])).toThrowError();
  * ```
  */
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_injector.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_injector.ts
index 86cc6249ef..46b76b9a10 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_injector.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_injector.ts
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ export abstract class ReflectiveInjector implements Injector {
    *
    * See {@link ReflectiveInjector#fromResolvedProviders} for more info.
    */
-  static resolve(providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|{[k: string]: any}|any[]>):
-      ResolvedReflectiveProvider[] {
+  static resolve(providers: Provider[]): ResolvedReflectiveProvider[] {
     return resolveReflectiveProviders(providers);
   }
 
@@ -423,9 +422,7 @@ export abstract class ReflectiveInjector implements Injector {
    * because it needs to resolve the passed-in providers first.
    * See {@link Injector#resolve} and {@link Injector#fromResolvedProviders}.
    */
-  static resolveAndCreate(
-      providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|{[k: string]: any}|any[]>,
-      parent: Injector = null): ReflectiveInjector {
+  static resolveAndCreate(providers: Provider[], parent: Injector = null): ReflectiveInjector {
     var ResolvedReflectiveProviders = ReflectiveInjector.resolve(providers);
     return ReflectiveInjector.fromResolvedProviders(ResolvedReflectiveProviders, parent);
   }
@@ -516,10 +513,7 @@ export abstract class ReflectiveInjector implements Injector {
    * because it needs to resolve the passed-in providers first.
    * See {@link Injector#resolve} and {@link Injector#createChildFromResolved}.
    */
-  resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|{[k: string]: any}|any[]>):
-      ReflectiveInjector {
-    return unimplemented();
-  }
+  resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Provider[]): ReflectiveInjector { return unimplemented(); }
 
   /**
    * Creates a child injector from previously resolved providers.
@@ -574,7 +568,7 @@ export abstract class ReflectiveInjector implements Injector {
    * expect(car).not.toBe(injector.resolveAndInstantiate(Car));
    * ```
    */
-  resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Type<any>|Provider): any { return unimplemented(); }
+  resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Provider): any { return unimplemented(); }
 
   /**
    * Instantiates an object using a resolved provider in the context of the injector.
@@ -644,7 +638,7 @@ export class ReflectiveInjector_ implements ReflectiveInjector {
    */
   get internalStrategy(): any { return this._strategy; }
 
-  resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|any[]>): ReflectiveInjector {
+  resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Provider[]): ReflectiveInjector {
     var ResolvedReflectiveProviders = ReflectiveInjector.resolve(providers);
     return this.createChildFromResolved(ResolvedReflectiveProviders);
   }
@@ -656,7 +650,7 @@ export class ReflectiveInjector_ implements ReflectiveInjector {
     return inj;
   }
 
-  resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Type<any>|Provider): any {
+  resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Provider): any {
     return this.instantiateResolved(ReflectiveInjector.resolve([provider])[0]);
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_provider.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_provider.ts
index 3417773c93..90bea61879 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_provider.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/di/reflective_provider.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import {Type} from '../type';
 
 import {resolveForwardRef} from './forward_ref';
 import {DependencyMetadata, HostMetadata, InjectMetadata, OptionalMetadata, SelfMetadata, SkipSelfMetadata} from './metadata';
-import {Provider, ProviderBuilder, provide} from './provider';
-import {createProvider, isProviderLiteral} from './provider_util';
+import {ClassProvider, ExistingProvider, FactoryProvider, Provider, TypeProvider, ValueProvider} from './provider';
 import {InvalidProviderError, MixingMultiProvidersWithRegularProvidersError, NoAnnotationError} from './reflective_exceptions';
 import {ReflectiveKey} from './reflective_key';
 
 
+interface NormalizedProvider extends TypeProvider, ValueProvider, ClassProvider, ExistingProvider,
+    FactoryProvider {}
 
 /**
  * `Dependency` is used by the framework to extend DI.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const _EMPTY_LIST: any[] = [];
  * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/RfEnhh8kUEI0G3qsnIeT?p%3Dpreview&p=preview))
  *
  * ```typescript
- * var resolvedProviders = Injector.resolve([new Provider('message', {useValue: 'Hello'})]);
+ * var resolvedProviders = Injector.resolve([{ provide: 'message', useValue: 'Hello' }]);
  * var injector = Injector.fromResolvedProviders(resolvedProviders);
  *
  * expect(injector.get('message')).toEqual('Hello');
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ export class ResolvedReflectiveProvider_ implements ResolvedReflectiveBinding {
 }
 
 /**
- * An internal resolved representation of a factory function created by resolving {@link Provider}.
+ * An internal resolved representation of a factory function created by resolving {@link
+ * Provider}.
  * @experimental
  */
 export class ResolvedReflectiveFactory {
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ export class ResolvedReflectiveFactory {
 /**
  * Resolve a single provider.
  */
-export function resolveReflectiveFactory(provider: Provider): ResolvedReflectiveFactory {
+function resolveReflectiveFactory(provider: NormalizedProvider): ResolvedReflectiveFactory {
   var factoryFn: Function;
   var resolvedDeps: ReflectiveDependency[];
   if (isPresent(provider.useClass)) {
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ export function resolveReflectiveFactory(provider: Provider): ResolvedReflective
     resolvedDeps = [ReflectiveDependency.fromKey(ReflectiveKey.get(provider.useExisting))];
   } else if (isPresent(provider.useFactory)) {
     factoryFn = provider.useFactory;
-    resolvedDeps = constructDependencies(provider.useFactory, provider.dependencies);
+    resolvedDeps = constructDependencies(provider.useFactory, provider.deps);
   } else {
     factoryFn = () => provider.useValue;
     resolvedDeps = _EMPTY_LIST;
@@ -133,16 +135,15 @@ export function resolveReflectiveFactory(provider: Provider): ResolvedReflective
  * {@link Injector} internally only uses {@link ResolvedProvider}, {@link Provider} contains
  * convenience provider syntax.
  */
-export function resolveReflectiveProvider(provider: Provider): ResolvedReflectiveProvider {
+function resolveReflectiveProvider(provider: NormalizedProvider): ResolvedReflectiveProvider {
   return new ResolvedReflectiveProvider_(
-      ReflectiveKey.get(provider.token), [resolveReflectiveFactory(provider)], provider.multi);
+      ReflectiveKey.get(provider.provide), [resolveReflectiveFactory(provider)], provider.multi);
 }
 
 /**
  * Resolve a list of Providers.
  */
-export function resolveReflectiveProviders(
-    providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|{[k: string]: any}|any[]>): ResolvedReflectiveProvider[] {
+export function resolveReflectiveProviders(providers: Provider[]): ResolvedReflectiveProvider[] {
   var normalized = _normalizeProviders(providers, []);
   var resolved = normalized.map(resolveReflectiveProvider);
   return MapWrapper.values(
@@ -186,25 +187,17 @@ export function mergeResolvedReflectiveProviders(
   return normalizedProvidersMap;
 }
 
-function _normalizeProviders(
-    providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|{[k: string]: any}|ProviderBuilder|any[]>,
-    res: Provider[]): Provider[] {
+function _normalizeProviders(providers: Provider[], res: Provider[]): Provider[] {
   providers.forEach(b => {
     if (b instanceof Type) {
-      res.push(provide(b, {useClass: b}));
+      res.push({provide: b, useClass: b});
 
-    } else if (b instanceof Provider) {
-      res.push(b);
-
-    } else if (isProviderLiteral(b)) {
-      res.push(createProvider(b));
+    } else if (b && typeof b == 'object' && b.hasOwnProperty('provide')) {
+      res.push(b as NormalizedProvider);
 
     } else if (b instanceof Array) {
       _normalizeProviders(b, res);
 
-    } else if (b instanceof ProviderBuilder) {
-      throw new InvalidProviderError(b.token);
-
     } else {
       throw new InvalidProviderError(b);
     }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory_loader.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory_loader.ts
index 83e66a489d..f8c66b0eb6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory_loader.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/linker/ng_module_factory_loader.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {NgModuleFactory} from './ng_module_factory';
 
 /**
- * Used to load ng moduled factories.
+ * Used to load ng module factories.
  * @experimental
  */
 export abstract class NgModuleFactoryLoader {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/platform_core_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/platform_core_providers.ts
index 7cd7833601..9818270bfd 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/platform_core_providers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/platform_core_providers.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@ import {Provider} from './di';
 import {Reflector, reflector} from './reflection/reflection';
 import {ReflectorReader} from './reflection/reflector_reader';
 import {TestabilityRegistry} from './testability/testability';
-import {Type} from './type';
 
 function _reflector(): Reflector {
   return reflector;
 }
 
-const _CORE_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any|Type<any>|Provider|any[]> = [
+const _CORE_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
   PlatformRef_, {provide: PlatformRef, useExisting: PlatformRef_},
   {provide: Reflector, useFactory: _reflector, deps: []},
   {provide: ReflectorReader, useExisting: Reflector}, TestabilityRegistry, Console
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs_spec.ts
index 4b4d328ff4..d9c86f2192 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Injector, ReflectiveInjector, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {Injector, ReflectiveInjector} from '@angular/core';
 import {IterableDiffers} from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/differs/iterable_differs';
 import {afterEach, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/di/binding_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/di/binding_spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c999855916..0000000000
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/di/binding_spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
- * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
- */
-
-import {bind, provide} from '@angular/core';
-import {beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
-
-export function main() {
-  describe('provider', () => {
-
-    describe('type errors', () => {
-
-      it('should throw when trying to create a class provider and not passing a class', () => {
-        expect(() => {
-          bind('foo').toClass(<any>0);
-        }).toThrowError('Trying to create a class provider but "0" is not a class!');
-      });
-
-      it('should throw when trying to create a factory provider and not passing a function', () => {
-        expect(() => {
-          bind('foo').toFactory(<any>0);
-        }).toThrowError('Trying to create a factory provider but "0" is not a function!');
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/forward_ref_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/forward_ref_integration_spec.ts
index d59a3e7bdf..be14308b7d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/forward_ref_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/forward_ref_integration_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {NgFor} from '@angular/common';
-import {Component, ContentChildren, Directive, Inject, QueryList, asNativeElements, bind, forwardRef, provide, resolveForwardRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ContentChildren, Directive, Inject, QueryList, asNativeElements, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestComponentBuilder} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
index 59c175c1e4..fe57c7e324 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/ng_module_integration_spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {LowerCasePipe, NgIf} from '@angular/common';
-import {CompilerConfig, NgModuleResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {MockNgModuleResolver} from '@angular/compiler/testing';
-import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Compiler, Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentResolver, Directive, HostBinding, Inject, Injectable, Injector, Input, NgModule, NgModuleRef, Optional, Pipe, ReflectiveInjector, SelfMetadata, Type, forwardRef, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Compiler, Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentResolver, Directive, HostBinding, Inject, Injectable, Injector, Input, NgModule, NgModuleRef, Optional, Pipe, ReflectiveInjector, SelfMetadata, Type, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {Console} from '@angular/core/src/console';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xdescribe, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
@@ -720,7 +717,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
       });
 
       it('should throw when no type and not @Inject (factory case)', () => {
-        expect(() => createInjector([provide('someToken', {useFactory: factoryFn})]))
+        expect(() => createInjector([{provide: 'someToken', useFactory: factoryFn}]))
             .toThrowError('Can\'t resolve all parameters for factoryFn: (?).');
       });
 
@@ -734,7 +731,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
       });
 
       it('should provide to a value', () => {
-        var injector = createInjector([provide(Engine, {useValue: 'fake engine'})]);
+        var injector = createInjector([{provide: Engine, useValue: 'fake engine'}]);
 
         var engine = injector.get(Engine);
         expect(engine).toEqual('fake engine');
@@ -744,7 +741,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         function sportsCarFactory(e: Engine) { return new SportsCar(e); }
 
         var injector =
-            createInjector([Engine, provide(Car, {useFactory: sportsCarFactory, deps: [Engine]})]);
+            createInjector([Engine, {provide: Car, useFactory: sportsCarFactory, deps: [Engine]}]);
 
         var car = injector.get(Car);
         expect(car).toBeAnInstanceOf(SportsCar);
@@ -752,15 +749,15 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
       });
 
       it('should supporting provider to null', () => {
-        var injector = createInjector([provide(Engine, {useValue: null})]);
+        var injector = createInjector([{provide: Engine, useValue: null}]);
         var engine = injector.get(Engine);
         expect(engine).toBeNull();
       });
 
       it('should provide to an alias', () => {
         var injector = createInjector([
-          Engine, provide(SportsCar, {useClass: SportsCar}),
-          provide(Car, {useExisting: SportsCar})
+          Engine, {provide: SportsCar, useClass: SportsCar},
+          {provide: Car, useExisting: SportsCar}
         ]);
 
         var car = injector.get(Car);
@@ -771,8 +768,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
 
       it('should support multiProviders', () => {
         var injector = createInjector([
-          Engine, provide(Car, {useClass: SportsCar, multi: true}),
-          provide(Car, {useClass: CarWithOptionalEngine, multi: true})
+          Engine, {provide: Car, useClass: SportsCar, multi: true},
+          {provide: Car, useClass: CarWithOptionalEngine, multi: true}
         ]);
 
         var cars = injector.get(Car);
@@ -783,7 +780,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
 
       it('should support multiProviders that are created using useExisting', () => {
         var injector = createInjector(
-            [Engine, SportsCar, provide(Car, {useExisting: SportsCar, multi: true})]);
+            [Engine, SportsCar, {provide: Car, useExisting: SportsCar, multi: true}]);
 
         var cars = injector.get(Car);
         expect(cars.length).toEqual(1);
@@ -791,22 +788,22 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
       });
 
       it('should throw when the aliased provider does not exist', () => {
-        var injector = createInjector([provide('car', {useExisting: SportsCar})]);
+        var injector = createInjector([{provide: 'car', useExisting: SportsCar}]);
         var e = `No provider for ${stringify(SportsCar)}!`;
         expect(() => injector.get('car')).toThrowError(e);
       });
 
       it('should handle forwardRef in useExisting', () => {
         var injector = createInjector([
-          provide('originalEngine', {useClass: forwardRef(() => Engine)}),
-          provide('aliasedEngine', {useExisting: <any>forwardRef(() => 'originalEngine')})
+          {provide: 'originalEngine', useClass: forwardRef(() => Engine)},
+          {provide: 'aliasedEngine', useExisting: <any>forwardRef(() => 'originalEngine')}
         ]);
         expect(injector.get('aliasedEngine')).toBeAnInstanceOf(Engine);
       });
 
       it('should support overriding factory dependencies', () => {
         var injector = createInjector(
-            [Engine, provide(Car, {useFactory: (e: Engine) => new SportsCar(e), deps: [Engine]})]);
+            [Engine, {provide: Car, useFactory: (e: Engine) => new SportsCar(e), deps: [Engine]}]);
 
         var car = injector.get(Car);
         expect(car).toBeAnInstanceOf(SportsCar);
@@ -829,13 +826,13 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
 
       it('should use the last provider when there are multiple providers for same token', () => {
         var injector = createInjector(
-            [provide(Engine, {useClass: Engine}), provide(Engine, {useClass: TurboEngine})]);
+            [{provide: Engine, useClass: Engine}, {provide: Engine, useClass: TurboEngine}]);
 
         expect(injector.get(Engine)).toBeAnInstanceOf(TurboEngine);
       });
 
       it('should use non-type tokens', () => {
-        var injector = createInjector([provide('token', {useValue: 'value'})]);
+        var injector = createInjector([{provide: 'token', useValue: 'value'}]);
 
         expect(injector.get('token')).toEqual('value');
       });
@@ -859,12 +856,12 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
       });
 
       it('should throw when trying to instantiate a cyclic dependency', () => {
-        expect(() => createInjector([Car, provide(Engine, {useClass: CyclicEngine})]))
+        expect(() => createInjector([Car, {provide: Engine, useClass: CyclicEngine}]))
             .toThrowError(/Cannot instantiate cyclic dependency! Car/g);
       });
 
       it('should support null values', () => {
-        var injector = createInjector([provide('null', {useValue: null})]);
+        var injector = createInjector([{provide: 'null', useValue: null}]);
         expect(injector.get('null')).toBe(null);
       });
 
@@ -883,7 +880,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         it('should not use the child providers when resolving the dependencies of a parent provider',
            () => {
              var parent = createInjector([Car, Engine]);
-             var child = createInjector([provide(Engine, {useClass: TurboEngine})], parent);
+             var child = createInjector([{provide: Engine, useClass: TurboEngine}], parent);
 
              var carFromChild = child.get(Car);
              expect(carFromChild.engine).toBeAnInstanceOf(Engine);
@@ -891,7 +888,7 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
 
         it('should create new instance in a child injector', () => {
           var parent = createInjector([Engine]);
-          var child = createInjector([provide(Engine, {useClass: TurboEngine})], parent);
+          var child = createInjector([{provide: Engine, useClass: TurboEngine}], parent);
 
           var engineFromParent = parent.get(Engine);
           var engineFromChild = child.get(Engine);
@@ -906,20 +903,22 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
         describe('@Self()', () => {
           it('should return a dependency from self', () => {
             var inj = createInjector([
-              Engine,
-              provide(
-                  Car,
-                  {useFactory: (e: Engine) => new Car(e), deps: [[Engine, new SelfMetadata()]]})
+              Engine, {
+                provide: Car,
+                useFactory: (e: Engine) => new Car(e),
+                deps: [[Engine, new SelfMetadata()]]
+              }
             ]);
 
             expect(inj.get(Car)).toBeAnInstanceOf(Car);
           });
 
           it('should throw when not requested provider on self', () => {
-            expect(() => createInjector([provide(Car, {
+            expect(() => createInjector([{
+                     provide: Car,
                      useFactory: (e: Engine) => new Car(e),
                      deps: [[Engine, new SelfMetadata()]]
-                   })]))
+                   }]))
                 .toThrowError(/No provider for Engine/g);
           });
         });
@@ -929,8 +928,8 @@ function declareTests({useJit}: {useJit: boolean}) {
             var parent = createInjector([Engine]);
             var child = createInjector(
                 [
-                  provide(Engine, {useClass: TurboEngine}),
-                  provide(Car, {useFactory: (e: Engine) => new Car(e), deps: [Engine]})
+                  {provide: Engine, useClass: TurboEngine},
+                  {provide: Car, useFactory: (e: Engine) => new Car(e), deps: [Engine]}
                 ],
                 parent);
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
index 8a11cf1d1e..d39f1e3940 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {NgFor, NgIf} from '@angular/common';
-import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, DebugElement, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Inject, InjectMetadata, Input, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, Self, SkipSelfMetadata, TemplateRef, Type, ViewContainerRef, ViewMetadata, forwardRef, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {Attribute, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, DebugElement, Directive, ElementRef, Host, Inject, InjectMetadata, Input, Optional, Pipe, PipeTransform, Self, SkipSelfMetadata, TemplateRef, Type, ViewContainerRef, ViewMetadata, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
 import {ComponentFixture, TestComponentBuilder, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it, xdescribe, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {getDOM} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/dom_adapter';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
index 41a2a402e5..cdf3a65751 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/test_bed.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {CompilerOptions, ComponentFactory, ComponentMetadataType, ComponentStillLoadingError, DirectiveMetadataType, Injector, ModuleWithComponentFactories, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleMetadataType, NgModuleRef, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PipeMetadataType, PlatformRef, Provider, ReflectiveInjector, SchemaMetadata, assertPlatform, createPlatform, getPlatform} from '../index';
+import {CompilerOptions, ComponentMetadataType, ComponentStillLoadingError, DirectiveMetadataType, Injector, ModuleWithComponentFactories, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleMetadataType, NgModuleRef, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PipeMetadataType, PlatformRef, Provider, SchemaMetadata} from '../index';
 import {ListWrapper} from '../src/facade/collection';
 import {BaseException} from '../src/facade/exceptions';
-import {FunctionWrapper, isPresent, stringify} from '../src/facade/lang';
+import {FunctionWrapper, stringify} from '../src/facade/lang';
 import {Type} from '../src/type';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter} from './async_test_completer';
 import {ComponentFixture} from './component_fixture';
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class TestBed implements Injector {
   private _directiveOverrides: [Type<any>, MetadataOverride<DirectiveMetadataType>][] = [];
   private _pipeOverrides: [Type<any>, MetadataOverride<PipeMetadataType>][] = [];
 
-  private _providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|any[]|any> = [];
+  private _providers: Provider[] = [];
   private _declarations: Array<Type<any>|any[]|any> = [];
   private _imports: Array<Type<any>|any[]|any> = [];
   private _schemas: Array<SchemaMetadata|any[]> = [];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
index 0c81b06ad2..c657b869bb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@
  * allows tests to be asynchronous by either returning a promise or using a 'done' parameter.
  */
 
-import {SchemaMetadata} from '../index';
-
 import {resetFakeAsyncZone} from './fake_async';
-import {TestBed, TestModuleMetadata, getTestBed} from './test_bed';
+import {TestBed} from './test_bed';
 
 declare var global: any;
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
index 7c16a27d9a..835bbed2b2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/testing/testing_internal.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {provide} from '../index';
 import {StringMapWrapper} from '../src/facade/collection';
 import {Math, global, isFunction, isPromise} from '../src/facade/lang';
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/docs/web_workers/web_workers.md b/modules/@angular/docs/web_workers/web_workers.md
index 7e7cfc3ef2..a56664e950 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/docs/web_workers/web_workers.md
+++ b/modules/@angular/docs/web_workers/web_workers.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import {WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM, WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, WORKER_SCRIPT} from "
 import {platform} from "angular2/core";
 
 platform([WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM])
-.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, new Provider(WORKER_SCRIPT, {useValue: "loader.js"});
+.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, {provide: WORKER_SCRIPT, useValue: "loader.js"};
 ```
 ```JavaScript
 // loader.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class HelloWorld {
 
 main(List<String> args, SendPort replyTo) {
   reflector.reflectionCapabilities = new ReflectionCapabilities();
-  platform([WORKER_APP_PLATFORM, new Provider(RENDER_SEND_PORT, useValue: replyTo)])
+  platform([WORKER_APP_PLATFORM, {provide: RENDER_SEND_PORT, useValue: replyTo}])
   .application([WORKER_APP_APPLICATION])
   .bootstrap(RootComponent);
 }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ import {WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM, WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, WORKER_SCRIPT, Messag
 import {platform} from "angular2/core";
 
 let appRef = platform([WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM])
-.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, new Provider(WORKER_SCRIPT, {useValue: "loader.js"});
+.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, {provide: WORKER_SCRIPT, useValue: "loader.js"};
 let bus = appRef.injector.get(MessageBus);
 bus.initChannel("My Custom Channel");
 ```
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ import {WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM, WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, WORKER_SCRIPT, Messag
 import {platform} from "angular2/core";
 
 let appRef = platform([WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM])
-.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, new Provider(WORKER_SCRIPT, {useValue: "loader.js"});
+.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, {provide: WORKER_SCRIPT, useValue: "loader.js"};
 let bus = appRef.injector.get(MessageBus);
 bus.initChannel("My Custom Channel");
 bus.to("My Custom Channel").emit("Hello from the UI");
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ during bootstrap like so:
 In TypeScript:
 ```TypeScript
 // index.ts, running on the UI side
-import {platform, Provider, APP_INITIALIZER, Injector} from 'angular2/core';
+import {platform, APP_INITIALIZER, Injector} from 'angular2/core';
 import {
     WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM,
     WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION_COMMON,
@@ -345,18 +345,18 @@ import {
 
 var bus = new MyAwesomeMessageBus();
 platform([WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM])
-.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION_COMMON, new Provider(MessageBus, {useValue: bus}),
-  new Provider(APP_INITIALIZER, {
+.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION_COMMON, {provide: MessageBus, useValue: bus},
+  { provide: APP_INITIALIZER, 
     useFactory: (injector) => () => initializeGenericWorkerRenderer(injector),
     deps: [Injector],
     multi: true
-  })
+  }
 ]);
 ```
 ```TypeScript
 // background_index.ts, running on the application side
 import {WORKER_APP_PLATFORM, genericWorkerAppProviders} from "angular2/platform/worker_app";
-import {NgZone, platform, Provider} from "angular/core";
+import {NgZone, platform} from "angular/core";
 import {MyApp} from './app';
 
 /**
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ import {MyApp} from './app';
  */
 
 platform([WORKER_APP_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS])
-.application([WORKER_APP_APPLICATION_COMMON, new Provider(MessageBus, {useValue: bus}),
-new Provider(APP_INITIALIZER, {useFactory: (zone, bus) => () => initAppThread(zone, bus), multi: true, deps: [NgZone, MessageBus]})])
+.application([WORKER_APP_APPLICATION_COMMON, {provide: MessageBus, useValue: bus},
+{provide: APP_INITIALIZER, useFactory: (zone, bus) => () => initAppThread(zone, bus), multi: true, deps: [NgZone, MessageBus]}])
 .bootstrap(MyApp);
 
 function initAppThread(zone: NgZone, bus: MyAwesomeMessageBus): void{
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ import {WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM, WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, WORKER_SCRIPT, Servic
 import {platform} from "angular2/core";
 
 let appRef = platform([WORKER_RENDER_PLATFORM])
-.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, new Provider(WORKER_SCRIPT, {useValue: "loader.js"});
+.application([WORKER_RENDER_APPLICATION, {provide: WORKER_SCRIPT, useValue: "loader.js"};
 let injector = instance.injector;
 var broker = injector.get(ServiceMessageBrokerFactory).createMessageBroker("My Broker Channel");
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/examples/compiler/ts/url_resolver/url_resolver.ts b/modules/@angular/examples/compiler/ts/url_resolver/url_resolver.ts
index 04cc6eeb9d..eed80cb240 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/examples/compiler/ts/url_resolver/url_resolver.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/examples/compiler/ts/url_resolver/url_resolver.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import {UrlResolver} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {provide} from '@angular/core';
 import {bootstrap} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 
 var MyApp: any;
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
index 9f514e7d03..882ffd60e0 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {XHR, analyzeAppProvidersForDeprecatedConfiguration, platformCoreDynamic} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {ApplicationRef, COMPILER_OPTIONS, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions, ComponentRef, NgModule, PlatformRef, Type, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
+import {ApplicationRef, COMPILER_OPTIONS, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, CompilerFactory, CompilerOptions, ComponentRef, NgModule, PlatformRef, Provider, Type, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserModule, WORKER_SCRIPT, WorkerAppModule, platformWorkerUi} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
 import {Console} from './core_private';
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ import {INTERNAL_BROWSER_DYNAMIC_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS} from './src/platform_provid
 import {CachedXHR} from './src/xhr/xhr_cache';
 import {XHRImpl} from './src/xhr/xhr_impl';
 
+
+
 /**
  * @experimental
  */
-export const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/> =
-    [{provide: XHR, useClass: CachedXHR}];
+export const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Provider[] = [{provide: XHR, useClass: CachedXHR}];
 
 /**
  * @experimental API related to bootstrapping are still under review.
@@ -107,8 +108,7 @@ export const platformBrowserDynamic = createPlatformFactory(
  */
 // Note: We are using typescript overloads here to have 2 function signatures!
 export function bootstrap<C>(
-    appComponentType: Type<C>,
-    customProviders?: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/>): Promise<ComponentRef<C>> {
+    appComponentType: Type<C>, customProviders?: Provider[]): Promise<ComponentRef<C>> {
   let compilerOptions: CompilerOptions;
   let declarations: any[] = [];
   let entryComponents: any[] = [];
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ export function bootstrap<C>(
  * @experimental
  */
 export function bootstrapWorkerUi(
-    workerScriptUri: string,
-    customProviders: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/> = []): Promise<PlatformRef> {
+    workerScriptUri: string, customProviders: Provider[] = []): Promise<PlatformRef> {
   // For now, just creates the worker ui platform...
-  return Promise.resolve(platformWorkerUi([{
+  return Promise.resolve(platformWorkerUi(([{
                                             provide: WORKER_SCRIPT,
                                             useValue: workerScriptUri,
-                                          }].concat(customProviders)));
+                                          }] as Provider[])
+                                              .concat(customProviders)));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
index 771a42cb02..573dca0abf 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/test/testing_public_browser_spec.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {Component, bind} from '@angular/core';
-import {TestBed, async, fakeAsync, flushMicrotasks, inject, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {Component} from '@angular/core';
+import {TestBed, async, fakeAsync, inject, tick} from '@angular/core/testing';
 
 import {XHRImpl} from '../src/xhr/xhr_impl';
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/private_export.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/private_export.ts
index d250d72a28..1df8836424 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/private_export.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/private_export.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
+import {ClassProvider, ExistingProvider, FactoryProvider, TypeProvider, ValueProvider} from '@angular/core';
+
 import * as browser from './src/browser';
 import * as ng_proble from './src/dom/debug/ng_probe';
 import * as dom_adapter from './src/dom/dom_adapter';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
index 30fe543148..d91a5718c2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/browser.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import {CommonModule, PlatformLocation} from '@angular/common';
-import {ApplicationModule, ExceptionHandler, NgModule, NgModuleFactory, NgModuleRef, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, ReflectiveInjector, RootRenderer, SanitizationService, Testability, assertPlatform, createPlatform, createPlatformFactory, getPlatform, isDevMode, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
+import {ApplicationModule, ExceptionHandler, NgModule, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, RootRenderer, SanitizationService, Testability, createPlatformFactory, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {wtfInit} from '../core_private';
 import {AnimationDriver} from '../src/dom/animation_driver';
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@ import {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManager} from './dom/events/event_manager';
 import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HammerGestureConfig, HammerGesturesPlugin} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
 import {KeyEventsPlugin} from './dom/events/key_events';
 import {DomSharedStylesHost, SharedStylesHost} from './dom/shared_styles_host';
-import {isBlank} from './facade/lang';
 import {DomSanitizationService, DomSanitizationServiceImpl} from './security/dom_sanitization_service';
 
-export const INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/> = [
+export const INTERNAL_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
   {provide: PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, useValue: initDomAdapter, multi: true},
   {provide: PlatformLocation, useClass: BrowserPlatformLocation}
 ];
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/worker_render.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/worker_render.ts
index 3cc37703aa..925154f402 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/worker_render.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/worker_render.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {BaseException, ExceptionHandler, Injectable, Injector, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, ReflectiveInjector, RootRenderer, Testability, assertPlatform, createPlatform, createPlatformFactory, getPlatform, isDevMode, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
+import {BaseException, ExceptionHandler, Injectable, Injector, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, RootRenderer, Testability, createPlatformFactory, isDevMode, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {wtfInit} from '../core_private';
 
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS, EventManager} from './dom/events/event_manager';
 import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG, HammerGestureConfig, HammerGesturesPlugin} from './dom/events/hammer_gestures';
 import {KeyEventsPlugin} from './dom/events/key_events';
 import {DomSharedStylesHost, SharedStylesHost} from './dom/shared_styles_host';
-import {isBlank} from './facade/lang';
 import {ON_WEB_WORKER} from './web_workers/shared/api';
 import {ClientMessageBrokerFactory, ClientMessageBrokerFactory_} from './web_workers/shared/client_message_broker';
 import {MessageBus} from './web_workers/shared/message_bus';
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ export const WORKER_UI_STARTABLE_MESSAGING_SERVICE =
 /**
  * @experimental WebWorker support is currently experimental.
  */
-export const _WORKER_UI_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/> = [
+export const _WORKER_UI_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [
   {provide: NgZone, useFactory: createNgZone, deps: []},
   MessageBasedRenderer,
   {provide: WORKER_UI_STARTABLE_MESSAGING_SERVICE, useExisting: MessageBasedRenderer, multi: true},
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ export const _WORKER_UI_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*
   {provide: SharedStylesHost, useExisting: DomSharedStylesHost},
   {provide: ServiceMessageBrokerFactory, useClass: ServiceMessageBrokerFactory_},
   {provide: ClientMessageBrokerFactory, useClass: ClientMessageBrokerFactory_},
-  {provide: AnimationDriver, useFactory: _resolveDefaultAnimationDriver},
+  {provide: AnimationDriver, useFactory: _resolveDefaultAnimationDriver, deps: []},
   Serializer,
   {provide: ON_WEB_WORKER, useValue: false},
   RenderStore,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
index a7e0ef88a6..8ad8248b38 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/bootstrap_spec.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
  */
 
 import {XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {APP_INITIALIZER, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component, Directive, ExceptionHandler, Inject, Input, NgModule, OnDestroy, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, Pipe, ReflectiveInjector, createPlatform, createPlatformFactory, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {APP_INITIALIZER, Component, Directive, ExceptionHandler, Inject, Input, NgModule, OnDestroy, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, Pipe, createPlatformFactory} from '@angular/core';
 import {ApplicationRef, destroyPlatform} from '@angular/core/src/application_ref';
 import {Console} from '@angular/core/src/console';
 import {ComponentRef} from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
 import {Testability, TestabilityRegistry} from '@angular/core/src/testability/testability';
-import {ComponentFixture} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, Log, afterEach, beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, ddescribe, describe, iit, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {bootstrap, platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/tools/spies.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/tools/spies.ts
index 302f36ee56..f6bbab8cee 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/tools/spies.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/browser/tools/spies.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {ReflectiveInjector, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {ReflectiveInjector} from '@angular/core';
 import {ApplicationRef, ApplicationRef_} from '@angular/core/src/application_ref';
 import {SpyObject} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
index e246052818..9a3d3ad07a 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/testing_public_spec.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {NgIf} from '@angular/common';
 import {CompilerConfig, XHR} from '@angular/compiler';
-import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentMetadata, Directive, DirectiveMetadata, HostBinding, Injectable, Input, NgModule, NgModuleMetadata, Pipe, PipeMetadata, ViewMetadata, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, Component, Directive, Injectable, Input, NgModule, Pipe} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed, async, fakeAsync, inject, tick, withModule} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {expect} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/matchers';
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/service_message_broker_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/service_message_broker_spec.ts
index 34fb8ddc92..cd14b60d7c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/service_message_broker_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/test/web_workers/shared/service_message_broker_spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {provide} from '@angular/core';
 import {beforeEach, beforeEachProviders, describe, expect, iit, inject, it} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {ON_WEB_WORKER} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/shared/api';
 import {RenderStore} from '@angular/platform-browser/src/web_workers/shared/render_store';
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser.ts
index a5d2209e2d..740a4b5683 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/testing/browser.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {LocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
-import {APP_ID, NgModule, NgZone, OpaqueToken, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, ReflectiveInjector, assertPlatform, createPlatform, createPlatformFactory, getPlatform, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
+import {APP_ID, NgModule, NgZone, PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, PlatformRef, Provider, createPlatformFactory, platformCore} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {BrowserModule} from '../src/browser';
 import {BrowserDomAdapter} from '../src/browser/browser_adapter';
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ function createNgZone(): NgZone {
   return new NgZone({enableLongStackTrace: true});
 }
 
-const _TEST_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any /*Type | Provider | any[]*/> =
+const _TEST_BROWSER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[] =
     [{provide: PLATFORM_INITIALIZER, useValue: initBrowserTests, multi: true}];
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
index 7ce077cc9c..be858acf9e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/src/server.ts
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ export const platformServer =
  * @experimental
  */
 export const platformDynamicServer =
-    createPlatformFactory(platformCoreDynamic, 'serverDynamic', INTERNAL_SERVER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS);
\ No newline at end of file
+    createPlatformFactory(platformCoreDynamic, 'serverDynamic', INTERNAL_SERVER_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS);
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
index 497ca9a314..83ab164067 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
    */
   private ng1ComponentsToBeUpgraded: {[name: string]: UpgradeNg1ComponentAdapterBuilder} = {};
   /* @internal */
-  private providers: Array<Type<any>|Provider|any[]|any> = [];
+  private providers: Provider[] = [];
 
   // the ng2AppModule param should be required once the deprecated @Component.directives prop is
   // removed
diff --git a/modules/benchpress/benchpress.ts b/modules/benchpress/benchpress.ts
index b5fee64229..522f74983e 100644
--- a/modules/benchpress/benchpress.ts
+++ b/modules/benchpress/benchpress.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {bind} from '@angular/core/src/di';
 import {Options} from './common';
 
 export * from './common';
diff --git a/modules/benchpress/common.ts b/modules/benchpress/common.ts
index 7d834ea0f3..38cf4785ca 100644
--- a/modules/benchpress/common.ts
+++ b/modules/benchpress/common.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-export {Injector, OpaqueToken, ReflectiveInjector, bind, provide} from '@angular/core/src/di';
+export {Injector, OpaqueToken, ReflectiveInjector} from '@angular/core/src/di';
 export {Options} from './src/common_options';
 export {MeasureValues} from './src/measure_values';
 export {Metric} from './src/metric';
diff --git a/modules/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts b/modules/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts
index 4ad9732712..aedf184bdf 100644
--- a/modules/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts
+++ b/modules/benchpress/src/metric/user_metric.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {OpaqueToken, Provider, bind} from '@angular/core';
+import {OpaqueToken, Provider} from '@angular/core';
 import {StringMapWrapper} from '@angular/facade/src/collection';
 import {isNumber} from '@angular/facade/src/lang';
 
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ export class UserMetric extends Metric {
   describe(): {[key: string]: any} { return this._userMetrics; }
 }
 
-var _PROVIDERS = [bind(UserMetric)
-                      .toFactory(
-                          (userMetrics, wdAdapter) => new UserMetric(userMetrics, wdAdapter),
-                          [Options.USER_METRICS, WebDriverAdapter])];
+var _PROVIDERS: Provider[] = [{
+  provide: UserMetric,
+  useFactory: (userMetrics, wdAdapter) => new UserMetric(userMetrics, wdAdapter),
+  deps: [Options.USER_METRICS, WebDriverAdapter]
+}];
diff --git a/modules/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts b/modules/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts
index 1e50f376b9..d365d01299 100644
--- a/modules/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/benchpress/test/metric/user_metric_spec.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {ReflectiveInjector} from '@angular/core';
+import {Provider, ReflectiveInjector} from '@angular/core';
 import {AsyncTestCompleter, afterEach, beforeEach, ddescribe, describe, expect, iit, inject, it, xit} from '@angular/core/testing/testing_internal';
 import {StringMapWrapper} from '@angular/facade/src/collection';
 import {Json, isBlank, isPresent} from '@angular/facade/src/lang';
-import {Injector, Metric, MultiMetric, Options, PerfLogFeatures, PerflogMetric, UserMetric, WebDriverAdapter, WebDriverExtension, bind, provide} from 'benchpress/common';
+import {Injector, Metric, MultiMetric, Options, PerfLogFeatures, PerflogMetric, UserMetric, WebDriverAdapter, WebDriverExtension} from 'benchpress/common';
 
 export function main() {
   var wdAdapter: MockDriverAdapter;
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ export function main() {
       userMetrics = StringMapWrapper.create();
     }
     wdAdapter = new MockDriverAdapter();
-    var bindings = [
+    var bindings: Provider[] = [
       Options.DEFAULT_PROVIDERS, UserMetric.PROVIDERS,
-      bind(Options.USER_METRICS).toValue(userMetrics),
-      provide(WebDriverAdapter, {useValue: wdAdapter})
+      {provide: Options.USER_METRICS, useValue: userMetrics},
+      {provide: WebDriverAdapter, useValue: wdAdapter}
     ];
     return ReflectiveInjector.resolveAndCreate(bindings).get(UserMetric);
   }
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
index 17c97ff14d..afa239dbc0 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/common/index.d.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export declare class AsyncPipe implements OnDestroy {
 }
 
 /** @experimental */
-export declare const COMMON_DIRECTIVES: any[];
+export declare const COMMON_DIRECTIVES: Provider[];
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const COMMON_PIPES: (typeof AsyncPipe | typeof SlicePipe | typeof I18nPluralPipe | typeof I18nSelectPipe)[];
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index 0adb906e9f..e61becb56b 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -185,25 +185,6 @@ export declare class BaseException extends Error {
     toString(): string;
 }
 
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare function bind(token: any): ProviderBuilder;
-
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare class Binding extends Provider {
-    /** @deprecated */ toAlias: any;
-    /** @deprecated */ toClass: Type<any>;
-    /** @deprecated */ toFactory: Function;
-    /** @deprecated */ toValue: any;
-    constructor(token: any, {toClass, toValue, toAlias, toFactory, deps, multi}: {
-        toClass?: Type<any>;
-        toValue?: any;
-        toAlias?: any;
-        toFactory: Function;
-        deps?: Object[];
-        multi?: boolean;
-    });
-}
-
 /** @stable */
 export declare enum ChangeDetectionStrategy {
     OnPush = 0,
@@ -229,6 +210,13 @@ export interface ClassDefinition {
     [x: string]: Type<any> | Function | any[];
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export interface ClassProvider {
+    multi?: boolean;
+    provide: any;
+    useClass: Type<any>;
+}
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare class CollectionChangeRecord {
     currentIndex: number;
@@ -558,11 +546,26 @@ export declare class ExceptionHandler {
     static exceptionToString(exception: any, stackTrace?: any, reason?: string): string;
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export interface ExistingProvider {
+    multi?: boolean;
+    provide: any;
+    useExisting: any;
+}
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare class ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedException extends BaseException {
     constructor(oldValue: any, currValue: any, context: any);
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export interface FactoryProvider {
+    deps: any[];
+    multi?: boolean;
+    provide: any;
+    useFactory: Function;
+}
+
 /** @experimental */
 export declare function forwardRef(forwardRefFn: ForwardRefFn): Type<any>;
 
@@ -967,44 +970,8 @@ export declare abstract class PlatformRef {
     abstract onDestroy(callback: () => void): void;
 }
 
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare function provide(token: any, {useClass, useValue, useExisting, useFactory, deps, multi}: {
-    useClass?: Type<any>;
-    useValue?: any;
-    useExisting?: any;
-    useFactory?: Function;
-    deps?: Object[];
-    multi?: boolean;
-}): Provider;
-
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare class Provider {
-    dependencies: Object[];
-    multi: boolean;
-    token: any;
-    useClass: Type<any>;
-    useExisting: any;
-    useFactory: Function;
-    useValue: any;
-    constructor(token: any, {useClass, useValue, useExisting, useFactory, deps, multi}: {
-        useClass?: Type<any>;
-        useValue?: any;
-        useExisting?: any;
-        useFactory?: Function;
-        deps?: Object[];
-        multi?: boolean;
-    });
-}
-
-/** @deprecated */
-export declare class ProviderBuilder {
-    token: any;
-    constructor(token: any);
-    toAlias(aliasToken: any): Provider;
-    toClass(type: Type<any>): Provider;
-    toFactory(factory: Function, dependencies?: any[]): Provider;
-    toValue(value: any): Provider;
-}
+/** @stable */
+export declare type Provider = TypeProvider | ValueProvider | ClassProvider | ExistingProvider | FactoryProvider | any[];
 
 /** @stable */
 export declare class QueryList<T> {
@@ -1048,18 +1015,12 @@ export declare abstract class ReflectiveInjector implements Injector {
     createChildFromResolved(providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[]): ReflectiveInjector;
     abstract get(token: any, notFoundValue?: any): any;
     instantiateResolved(provider: ResolvedReflectiveProvider): any;
-    resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Array<Type<any> | Provider | {
-        [k: string]: any;
-    } | any[]>): ReflectiveInjector;
-    resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Type<any> | Provider): any;
+    resolveAndCreateChild(providers: Provider[]): ReflectiveInjector;
+    resolveAndInstantiate(provider: Provider): any;
     /** @deprecated */ static fromResolvedBindings(providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[]): ReflectiveInjector;
     /** @experimental */ static fromResolvedProviders(providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[], parent?: Injector): ReflectiveInjector;
-    static resolve(providers: Array<Type<any> | Provider | {
-        [k: string]: any;
-    } | any[]>): ResolvedReflectiveProvider[];
-    static resolveAndCreate(providers: Array<Type<any> | Provider | {
-        [k: string]: any;
-    } | any[]>, parent?: Injector): ReflectiveInjector;
+    static resolve(providers: Provider[]): ResolvedReflectiveProvider[];
+    static resolveAndCreate(providers: Provider[], parent?: Injector): ReflectiveInjector;
 }
 
 /** @experimental */
@@ -1277,6 +1238,17 @@ export interface TypeDecorator {
     Class(obj: ClassDefinition): Type<any>;
 }
 
+/** @stable */
+export interface TypeProvider extends Type<any> {
+}
+
+/** @stable */
+export interface ValueProvider {
+    multi?: boolean;
+    provide: any;
+    useValue: any;
+}
+
 /** @stable */
 export declare var ViewChild: ViewChildMetadataFactory;
 
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
index d50a394239..d6ee42d97e 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser-dynamic/index.d.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /** @deprecated */
-export declare function bootstrap<C>(appComponentType: Type<C>, customProviders?: Array<any>): Promise<ComponentRef<C>>;
+export declare function bootstrap<C>(appComponentType: Type<C>, customProviders?: Provider[]): Promise<ComponentRef<C>>;
 
 /** @experimental */
-export declare function bootstrapWorkerUi(workerScriptUri: string, customProviders?: Array<any>): Promise<PlatformRef>;
+export declare function bootstrapWorkerUi(workerScriptUri: string, customProviders?: Provider[]): Promise<PlatformRef>;
 
 /** @experimental */
-export declare const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Array<any>;
+export declare const CACHED_TEMPLATE_PROVIDER: Provider[];
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare const platformBrowserDynamic: (extraProviders?: any[]) => PlatformRef;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
index 0020bd1c97..f655752690 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/platform-browser/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /** @experimental */
-export declare const _WORKER_UI_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Array<any>;
+export declare const _WORKER_UI_PLATFORM_PROVIDERS: Provider[];
 
 /** @experimental */
 export declare abstract class AnimationDriver {