diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_binary.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_binary.bzl
index 8442348d9069f6..3e13c4735bccc4 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_binary.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_binary.bzl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ load(
     "get_runtime_classpath_for_archive",
 )
 load(":common/java/java_helper.bzl", "helper")
-load(":common/java/java_info.bzl", "JavaInfo", "JavaPluginInfo", "to_java_binary_info")
+load(":common/java/java_info.bzl", "JavaCompilationInfo", "JavaInfo", "JavaPluginInfo", "to_java_binary_info")
 load(":common/java/java_semantics.bzl", "semantics")
 load(":common/paths.bzl", "paths")
 load(":common/proto/proto_info.bzl", "ProtoInfo")
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def basic_java_binary(
         add_opens = ctx.attr.add_opens,
     )
     java_info = target["JavaInfo"]
+    compilation_info = java_info.compilation_info
     runtime_classpath = depset(
         order = "preorder",
         transitive = [
@@ -149,6 +150,13 @@ def basic_java_binary(
                 ),
             ],
         )
+        compilation_info = JavaCompilationInfo(
+            compilation_classpath = compilation_info.compilation_classpath,
+            runtime_classpath = runtime_classpath,
+            boot_classpath = compilation_info.boot_classpath,
+            javac_options = compilation_info.javac_options,
+            javac_options_list = compilation_info.javac_options_list,
+        )
 
     java_attrs = _collect_attrs(ctx, runtime_classpath, classpath_resources)
 
@@ -264,7 +272,7 @@ def basic_java_binary(
 
     _filter_validation_output_group(ctx, output_groups)
 
-    java_binary_info = to_java_binary_info(java_info)
+    java_binary_info = to_java_binary_info(java_info, compilation_info)
 
     default_info = struct(
         files = files,
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_info.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_info.bzl
index 28623a93ee87f7..d52c4b33bc6747 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_info.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/java/java_info.bzl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ _JavaGenJarsInfo = provider(
     },
 )
 
-_JavaCompilationInfo = provider(
+JavaCompilationInfo = provider(
     doc = "Compilation information in Java rules, for perusal of aspects and tools.",
     fields = {
         "boot_classpath": "Boot classpath for this Java target.",
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ _JavaCompilationInfo = provider(
     },
 )
 
-_EMPTY_COMPILATION_INFO = _JavaCompilationInfo(
-    compilation_classpath = depset(),
-    runtime_classpath = depset(),
-    boot_classpath = None,
-    javac_options = [],
-    javac_options_list = [],
-)
-
 def merge(
         providers,
         # private to @_builtins:
@@ -196,12 +188,12 @@ def merge(
         )
     return _java_common_internal.wrap_java_info(_new_javainfo(**result))
 
-def to_java_binary_info(java_info):
+def to_java_binary_info(java_info, compilation_info):
     """Get a copy of the given JavaInfo with minimal info returned by a java_binary
 
     Args:
         java_info: (JavaInfo) A JavaInfo provider instance
-
+        compilation_info: (JavaCompilationInfo)
     Returns:
         (JavaInfo) A JavaInfo instance representing a java_binary target
     """
@@ -226,17 +218,6 @@ def to_java_binary_info(java_info):
     if hasattr(java_info, "cc_link_params_info"):
         result.update(cc_link_params_info = java_info.cc_link_params_info)
 
-    compilation_info = _EMPTY_COMPILATION_INFO
-    if java_info.compilation_info:
-        compilation_info = java_info.compilation_info
-    elif java_info.transitive_compile_time_jars or java_info.transitive_runtime_jars:
-        compilation_info = _JavaCompilationInfo(
-            boot_classpath = None,
-            javac_options = [],
-            javac_options_list = [],
-            compilation_classpath = java_info.transitive_compile_time_jars,
-            runtime_classpath = java_info.transitive_runtime_jars,
-        )
     result["compilation_info"] = compilation_info
 
     java_outputs = [
@@ -471,7 +452,7 @@ def java_info_for_compilation(
     )
     if compilation_info:
         result.update(
-            compilation_info = _JavaCompilationInfo(
+            compilation_info = JavaCompilationInfo(
                 javac_options = _java_common_internal.intern_javac_opts(compilation_info.javac_options),
                 javac_options_list = _java_common_internal.intern_javac_opts(compilation_info.javac_options_list),
                 boot_classpath = compilation_info.boot_classpath,