1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/MetadataProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/MetadataProvider.java
index 80d4104686..60db714d17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/MetadataProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/actions/MetadataProvider.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 package com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions;
 
-import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.cache.Metadata;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -30,21 +29,18 @@ public interface MetadataProvider {
    * calls.
    *
    * <p>Returned {@link Metadata} instance correspond to the final target of a symlink, and
-   * therefore must not have a type of
-   * {@link com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.FileStateType#SYMLINK} themselves.
+   * therefore must not have a type of {@link FileStateType#SYMLINK} themselves.
    *
-   * The return value is owned by the cache and must not be modified.
+   * <p>The return value is owned by the cache and must not be modified.
    *
    * @param input the input to retrieve the digest for
    * @return the artifact's digest or null if digest cannot be obtained (due to artifact
-   *         non-existence, lookup errors, or any other reason)
-   *
+   *     non-existence, lookup errors, or any other reason)
    * @throws DigestOfDirectoryException in case {@code input} is a directory.
    * @throws IOException If the file cannot be digested.
-   *
    */
   @Nullable
-  Metadata getMetadata(ActionInput input) throws IOException;
+  FileArtifactValue getMetadata(ActionInput input) throws IOException;
 
   /** Looks up an input from its exec path. */
   @Nullable