diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
index 9973121..ee596f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     this.executorService = executorService;
     this.graphLense = appView.getGraphLense();
     this.methodPoolCollection = new MethodPoolCollection(application);
-    this.renamedMembersLense = VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.builder(appInfo);
+    this.renamedMembersLense = new VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.Builder();
     this.timing = timing;
 
     Iterable<DexProgramClass> classes = application.classesWithDeterministicOrder();
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
     if (Log.ENABLED) {
       Log.debug(getClass(), "Merged %d classes.", numberOfMerges);
     }
-    return renamedMembersLense.build(graphLense, mergedClasses, application.dexItemFactory);
+    return renamedMembersLense.build(graphLense, mergedClasses, appInfo);
   }
 
   private boolean methodResolutionMayChange(DexClass source, DexClass target) {
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
     private final DexClass source;
     private final DexClass target;
     private final VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.Builder deferredRenamings =
-        VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.builder(appInfo);
+        new VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.Builder();
     private boolean abortMerge = false;
 
     private ClassMerger(DexClass source, DexClass target) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.java
index e074c25..4e09a9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMergerGraphLense.java
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@
     this.contextualVirtualToDirectMethodMaps = contextualVirtualToDirectMethodMaps;
   }
 
-  public static Builder builder(AppInfo appInfo) {
-    return new Builder(appInfo);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public GraphLenseLookupResult lookupMethod(
       DexMethod method, DexEncodedMethod context, Type type) {
@@ -148,7 +144,6 @@
   }
 
   public static class Builder {
-    private final AppInfo appInfo;
 
     protected final BiMap<DexField, DexField> fieldMap = HashBiMap.create();
     protected final Map<DexMethod, DexMethod> methodMap = new HashMap<>();
@@ -158,14 +153,8 @@
 
     private final Map<DexMethod, DexMethod> originalMethodSignatures = HashBiMap.create();
 
-    private Builder(AppInfo appInfo) {
-      this.appInfo = appInfo;
-    }
-
     public GraphLense build(
-        GraphLense previousLense,
-        Map<DexType, DexType> mergedClasses,
-        DexItemFactory dexItemFactory) {
+        GraphLense previousLense, Map<DexType, DexType> mergedClasses, AppInfo appInfo) {
       if (fieldMap.isEmpty()
           && methodMap.isEmpty()
           && contextualVirtualToDirectMethodMaps.isEmpty()) {
@@ -178,12 +167,12 @@
           fieldMap,
           methodMap,
           getMergedMethodSignaturesAfterClassMerging(
-              mergedMethodsBuilder.build(), mergedClasses, dexItemFactory, cache),
+              mergedMethodsBuilder.build(), mergedClasses, appInfo.dexItemFactory, cache),
           contextualVirtualToDirectMethodMaps,
           getOriginalFieldSignaturesAfterClassMerging(
-              originalFieldSignatures, mergedClasses, dexItemFactory),
+              originalFieldSignatures, mergedClasses, appInfo.dexItemFactory),
           getOriginalMethodSignaturesAfterClassMerging(
-              originalMethodSignatures, mergedClasses, dexItemFactory, cache),
+              originalMethodSignatures, mergedClasses, appInfo.dexItemFactory, cache),
           previousLense);
     }