diff --git a/runners/core-construction-java/pom.xml b/runners/core-construction-java/pom.xml
index ee64f912872f..3f323dda8d57 100644
--- a/runners/core-construction-java/pom.xml
+++ b/runners/core-construction-java/pom.xml
@@ -58,16 +58,27 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.beam</groupId>
       <artifactId>beam-sdks-common-runner-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.beam</groupId>
       <artifactId>beam-sdks-java-core</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
+      <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
       <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
@@ -88,6 +99,12 @@
       <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
     </dependency>
 
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.google.auto.value</groupId>
+      <artifactId>auto-value</artifactId>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- test dependencies -->
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategies.java b/runners/core-construction-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategies.java
similarity index 96%
rename from sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategies.java
rename to runners/core-construction-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategies.java
index 9595362c54e5..353be0520686 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategies.java
+++ b/runners/core-construction-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategies.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.beam.sdk.util;
+package org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.OutputTimeFns;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Trigger;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Triggers;
-import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Window;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Window.ClosingBehavior;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.WindowFn;
+import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.SerializableUtils;
+import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowingStrategy;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowingStrategy.AccumulationMode;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowingStrategy.CombineWindowFnOutputTimes;
 import org.joda.time.Duration;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public static RunnerApi.AccumulationMode toProto(AccumulationMode accumulationMo
     }
   }
 
-  public static RunnerApi.ClosingBehavior toProto(Window.ClosingBehavior closingBehavior) {
+  public static RunnerApi.ClosingBehavior toProto(ClosingBehavior closingBehavior) {
     switch (closingBehavior) {
       case FIRE_ALWAYS:
         return RunnerApi.ClosingBehavior.EMIT_ALWAYS;
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ public static RunnerApi.OutputTime toProto(OutputTimeFn<?> outputTimeFn) {
 
   /**
    * Converts a {@link WindowFn} into a {@link RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents} where
-   * {@link RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents#getFunctionSpec()} is a {@link RunnerApi.FunctionSpec}
+   * {@link RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents#getFunctionSpec()} is a {@link FunctionSpec}
    * for the input {@link WindowFn}.
    */
   public static RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents toProto(WindowFn<?, ?> windowFn)
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ public static RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents toProto(WindowFn<?, ?> windowFn)
     // TODO: re-use components
     String windowCoderId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
 
-    RunnerApi.SdkFunctionSpec windowFnSpec =
-        RunnerApi.SdkFunctionSpec.newBuilder()
+    SdkFunctionSpec windowFnSpec =
+        SdkFunctionSpec.newBuilder()
             .setSpec(
                 FunctionSpec.newBuilder()
                     .setUrn(CUSTOM_WINDOWFN_URN)
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ public static RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents toProto(WindowingStrategy<?, ?> wi
   }
 
   /**
-   * Converts from a {@link RunnerApi.WindowingStrategy} accompanied by {@link RunnerApi.Components}
+   * Converts from a {@link RunnerApi.WindowingStrategy} accompanied by {@link Components}
    * to the SDK's {@link WindowingStrategy}.
    */
   public static WindowingStrategy<?, ?> fromProto(RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents proto)
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ public static RunnerApi.MessageWithComponents toProto(WindowingStrategy<?, ?> wi
    * the provided components to dereferences identifiers found in the proto.
    */
   public static WindowingStrategy<?, ?> fromProto(
-      RunnerApi.WindowingStrategy proto, RunnerApi.Components components)
+      RunnerApi.WindowingStrategy proto, Components components)
       throws InvalidProtocolBufferException {
 
     SdkFunctionSpec windowFnSpec = proto.getWindowFn();
diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategiesTest.java b/runners/core-construction-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategiesTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategiesTest.java
rename to runners/core-construction-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategiesTest.java
index 5d3de51cb731..b603d65ea4dc 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/util/WindowingStrategiesTest.java
+++ b/runners/core-construction-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/core/construction/WindowingStrategiesTest.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.beam.sdk.util;
+package org.apache.beam.runners.core.construction;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Trigger;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.Window.ClosingBehavior;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.transforms.windowing.WindowFn;
+import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowingStrategy;
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.util.WindowingStrategy.AccumulationMode;
 import org.joda.time.Duration;
 import org.junit.Test;