diff --git a/goldens/public-api/core/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/core/index.api.md
index 9d556fe1f78..33110bb93e9 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/core/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/core/index.api.md
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ export interface InjectDecorator {
 export class InjectionToken<T> {
     // @deprecated
     constructor(_desc: string, options: {
-        providedIn?: Type<any> | 'any';
+        providedIn: Type<any> | 'any';
         factory: () => T;
     });
     constructor(_desc: string, options?: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts b/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
index 1f377c8092d..4d5990dddd1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class InjectionToken<T> {
   constructor(
     _desc: string,
     options: {
-      providedIn?: Type<any> | 'any';
+      providedIn: Type<any> | 'any';
       factory: () => T;
     },
   );