diff --git a/taskflow/atom.py b/taskflow/atom.py
index ee4fbdf2..8aab4bad 100644
--- a/taskflow/atom.py
+++ b/taskflow/atom.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import logging
 
 import six
 
+from taskflow import exceptions
 from taskflow.utils import misc
 from taskflow.utils import reflection
 
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ class Atom(object):
                            auto_extract=True):
         self.rebind = _build_arg_mapping(self.name, requires, rebind,
                                          executor, auto_extract)
+        out_of_order = self.provides.intersection(self.requires)
+        if out_of_order:
+            raise exceptions.InvariantViolation(
+                "Atom %(item)s provides %(oo)s that are required "
+                "by this atom"
+                % dict(item=self.name, oo=sorted(out_of_order)))
 
     @property
     def name(self):
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_flow_dependencies.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_flow_dependencies.py
index fb6a6e29..edb21e13 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_flow_dependencies.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_flow_dependencies.py
@@ -107,13 +107,6 @@ class FlowDependenciesTest(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(flow.requires, set(['a', 'b', 'c', 'z']))
         self.assertEqual(flow.provides, set(['x', 'y', 'q', 'i', 'j', 'k']))
 
-    def test_linear_flow_self_requires(self):
-        flow = lf.Flow('lf')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvariantViolation,
-                          flow.add,
-                          utils.TaskNoRequiresNoReturns(rebind=['x'],
-                                                        provides='x'))
-
     def test_linear_flow_provides_same_values(self):
         flow = lf.Flow('lf').add(utils.TaskOneReturn(provides='x'))
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.DependencyFailure,
@@ -134,13 +127,6 @@ class FlowDependenciesTest(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(flow.requires, set())
         self.assertEqual(flow.provides, set())
 
-    def test_unordered_flow_self_requires(self):
-        flow = uf.Flow('uf')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvariantViolation,
-                          flow.add,
-                          utils.TaskNoRequiresNoReturns(rebind=['x'],
-                                                        provides='x'))
-
     def test_unordered_flow_requires_values(self):
         flow = uf.Flow('uf').add(
             utils.TaskOneArg('task1'),
@@ -234,13 +220,6 @@ class FlowDependenciesTest(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(flow.requires, set())
         self.assertEqual(flow.provides, set())
 
-    def test_graph_flow_self_requires(self):
-        flow = gf.Flow('g-1-req-error')
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(exceptions.DependencyFailure, '^No path',
-                                flow.add,
-                                utils.TaskOneArgOneReturn(requires=['a'],
-                                                          provides='a'))
-
     def test_graph_flow_requires_values(self):
         flow = gf.Flow('gf').add(
             utils.TaskOneArg('task1'),
@@ -296,3 +275,9 @@ class FlowDependenciesTest(test.TestCase):
                                                           requires=['c']),
                                 utils.TaskOneArgOneReturn(provides='c',
                                                           requires=['a']))
+
+    def test_task_requires_and_provides_same_values(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvariantViolation,
+                          utils.TaskOneArgOneReturn,
+                          requires='a',
+                          provides='a')