diff --git a/lib/commons/BUILD b/lib/commons/BUILD
index 93d3c2f877..e8de396541 100644
--- a/lib/commons/BUILD
+++ b/lib/commons/BUILD
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ java_library(
     exports = ["@commons-pool//jar"],
 )
 
+java_library(
+    name = "text",
+    data = ["//lib:LICENSE-Apache2.0"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    exports = ["@commons-text//jar"],
+)
+
 java_library(
     name = "validator",
     data = ["//lib:LICENSE-Apache2.0"],
diff --git a/lib/gitiles/BUILD b/lib/gitiles/BUILD
index 5756791cf1..b1bbca16b9 100644
--- a/lib/gitiles/BUILD
+++ b/lib/gitiles/BUILD
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ java_library(
     exports = [
         ":cm-autolink",
         ":commonmark",
-        ":commons-text",
         ":gfm-strikethrough",
         ":gfm-tables",
         ":gitiles-servlet",
         ":prettify",
         "//lib/commons:lang3",
+        "//lib/commons:text",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ java_library(
     exports = ["@cm-autolink//jar"],
 )
 
-java_library(
-    name = "commons-text",
-    data = ["//lib:LICENSE-Apache2.0"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    exports = ["@commons-text//jar"],
-)
-
 java_library(
     name = "commonmark",
     data = ["//lib:LICENSE-commonmark"],