diff --git a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylistParserTest.java b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylistParserTest.java
index 9ee35acb09..1bd1fab352 100644
--- a/library/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylistParserTest.java
+++ b/library/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylistParserTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class HlsMasterPlaylistParserTest extends TestCase {
 
       HlsMasterPlaylist masterPlaylist = (HlsMasterPlaylist) playlist;
 
-      List<Variant> variants = masterPlaylist.variants;
+      List<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> variants = masterPlaylist.variants;
       assertNotNull(variants);
       assertEquals(5, variants.size());
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
index 6f73258fc1..948f97e887 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsChunkSource.java
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.TrackGroup;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.chunk.Chunk;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.chunk.ChunkedTrackBlacklistUtil;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.chunk.DataChunk;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsMasterPlaylist;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsMediaPlaylist;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsPlaylistParser;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.Variant;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.BaseTrackSelection;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelection;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
   private final DataSource dataSource;
   private final HlsPlaylistParser playlistParser;
   private final PtsTimestampAdjusterProvider timestampAdjusterProvider;
-  private final Variant[] variants;
+  private final HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants;
   private final HlsMediaPlaylist[] variantPlaylists;
   private final TrackGroup trackGroup;
   private final long[] variantLastPlaylistLoadTimesMs;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ import java.util.Locale;
    *     multiple {@link HlsChunkSource}s are used for a single playback, they should all share the
    *     same provider.
    */
-  public HlsChunkSource(String baseUri, Variant[] variants, DataSource dataSource,
+  public HlsChunkSource(String baseUri, HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants, DataSource dataSource,
       PtsTimestampAdjusterProvider timestampAdjusterProvider) {
     this.baseUri = baseUri;
     this.variants = variants;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
index 071d1f94ab..3937e562e5 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/HlsMediaPeriod.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsMasterPlaylist;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsMediaPlaylist;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsPlaylist;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.HlsPlaylistParser;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist.Variant;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.trackselection.TrackSelection;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.Allocator;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
@@ -321,7 +320,8 @@ import java.util.List;
     if (playlist instanceof HlsMediaPlaylist) {
       Format format = Format.createContainerFormat("0", MimeTypes.APPLICATION_M3U8, null, null,
           Format.NO_VALUE);
-      Variant[] variants = new Variant[] {new Variant(playlist.baseUri, format, null)};
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants = new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] {
+          new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl(playlist.baseUri, format, null)};
       sampleStreamWrappers.add(buildSampleStreamWrapper(C.TRACK_TYPE_DEFAULT, baseUri, variants,
           null, null));
       return sampleStreamWrappers;
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ import java.util.List;
     HlsMasterPlaylist masterPlaylist = (HlsMasterPlaylist) playlist;
 
     // Build the default stream wrapper.
-    List<Variant> selectedVariants = new ArrayList<>(masterPlaylist.variants);
-    ArrayList<Variant> definiteVideoVariants = new ArrayList<>();
-    ArrayList<Variant> definiteAudioOnlyVariants = new ArrayList<>();
+    List<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> selectedVariants = new ArrayList<>(masterPlaylist.variants);
+    ArrayList<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> definiteVideoVariants = new ArrayList<>();
+    ArrayList<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> definiteAudioOnlyVariants = new ArrayList<>();
     for (int i = 0; i < selectedVariants.size(); i++) {
-      Variant variant = selectedVariants.get(i);
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl variant = selectedVariants.get(i);
       if (variant.format.height > 0 || variantHasExplicitCodecWithPrefix(variant, "avc")) {
         definiteVideoVariants.add(variant);
       } else if (variantHasExplicitCodecWithPrefix(variant, "mp4a")) {
@@ -354,25 +354,25 @@ import java.util.List;
       // Leave the enabled variants unchanged. They're likely either all video or all audio.
     }
     if (!selectedVariants.isEmpty()) {
-      Variant[] variants = new Variant[selectedVariants.size()];
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants = new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[selectedVariants.size()];
       selectedVariants.toArray(variants);
       sampleStreamWrappers.add(buildSampleStreamWrapper(C.TRACK_TYPE_DEFAULT, baseUri, variants,
           masterPlaylist.muxedAudioFormat, masterPlaylist.muxedCaptionFormat));
     }
 
     // Build the audio stream wrapper if applicable.
-    List<Variant> audioVariants = masterPlaylist.audios;
+    List<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> audioVariants = masterPlaylist.audios;
     if (!audioVariants.isEmpty()) {
-      Variant[] variants = new Variant[audioVariants.size()];
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants = new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[audioVariants.size()];
       audioVariants.toArray(variants);
       sampleStreamWrappers.add(buildSampleStreamWrapper(C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO, baseUri, variants, null,
           null));
     }
 
     // Build the text stream wrapper if applicable.
-    List<Variant> subtitleVariants = masterPlaylist.subtitles;
+    List<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> subtitleVariants = masterPlaylist.subtitles;
     if (!subtitleVariants.isEmpty()) {
-      Variant[] variants = new Variant[subtitleVariants.size()];
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants = new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[subtitleVariants.size()];
       subtitleVariants.toArray(variants);
       sampleStreamWrappers.add(buildSampleStreamWrapper(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT, baseUri, variants, null,
           null));
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ import java.util.List;
   }
 
   private HlsSampleStreamWrapper buildSampleStreamWrapper(int trackType, String baseUri,
-      Variant[] variants, Format muxedAudioFormat, Format muxedCaptionFormat) {
+      HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl[] variants, Format muxedAudioFormat, Format muxedCaptionFormat) {
     DataSource dataSource = dataSourceFactory.createDataSource();
     HlsChunkSource defaultChunkSource = new HlsChunkSource(baseUri, variants, dataSource,
         timestampAdjusterProvider);
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ import java.util.List;
         eventDispatcher);
   }
 
-  private static boolean variantHasExplicitCodecWithPrefix(Variant variant, String prefix) {
+  private static boolean variantHasExplicitCodecWithPrefix(HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl variant,
+      String prefix) {
     String codecs = variant.codecs;
     if (TextUtils.isEmpty(codecs)) {
       return false;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylist.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylist.java
index 3b9fd1c0b9..6d52a5f728 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylist.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsMasterPlaylist.java
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public final class HlsMasterPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
 
-  public final List<Variant> variants;
-  public final List<Variant> audios;
-  public final List<Variant> subtitles;
+  public final List<HlsUrl> variants;
+  public final List<HlsUrl> audios;
+  public final List<HlsUrl> subtitles;
 
   public final Format muxedAudioFormat;
   public final Format muxedCaptionFormat;
 
-  public HlsMasterPlaylist(String baseUri, List<Variant> variants, List<Variant> audios,
-      List<Variant> subtitles, Format muxedAudioFormat, Format muxedCaptionFormat) {
+  public HlsMasterPlaylist(String baseUri, List<HlsUrl> variants, List<HlsUrl> audios,
+      List<HlsUrl> subtitles, Format muxedAudioFormat, Format muxedCaptionFormat) {
     super(baseUri, HlsPlaylist.TYPE_MASTER);
     this.variants = Collections.unmodifiableList(variants);
     this.audios = Collections.unmodifiableList(audios);
@@ -41,4 +41,21 @@ public final class HlsMasterPlaylist extends HlsPlaylist {
     this.muxedCaptionFormat = muxedCaptionFormat;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Represents a url in an HLS master playlist.
+   */
+  public static final class HlsUrl {
+
+    public final String url;
+    public final Format format;
+    public final String codecs;
+
+    public HlsUrl(String url, Format format, String codecs) {
+      this.url = url;
+      this.format = format;
+      this.codecs = codecs;
+    }
+
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
index b9afdb9f4a..3bceb0237e 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/HlsPlaylistParser.java
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
 
   private static HlsMasterPlaylist parseMasterPlaylist(LineIterator iterator, String baseUri)
       throws IOException {
-    ArrayList<Variant> variants = new ArrayList<>();
-    ArrayList<Variant> audios = new ArrayList<>();
-    ArrayList<Variant> subtitles = new ArrayList<>();
+    ArrayList<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> variants = new ArrayList<>();
+    ArrayList<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> audios = new ArrayList<>();
+    ArrayList<HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl> subtitles = new ArrayList<>();
     int bitrate = 0;
     String codecs = null;
     int width = Format.NO_VALUE;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
           String language = parseOptionalStringAttr(line, REGEX_LANGUAGE);
           Format format = Format.createTextContainerFormat(subtitleName, MimeTypes.APPLICATION_M3U8,
               MimeTypes.TEXT_VTT, null, bitrate, selectionFlags, language);
-          subtitles.add(new Variant(uri, format, codecs));
+          subtitles.add(new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl(uri, format, codecs));
         } else if (TYPE_AUDIO.equals(type)) {
           // We assume all audios belong to the same group.
           String uri = parseOptionalStringAttr(line, REGEX_URI);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
               null, null, audioBitrate, Format.NO_VALUE, Format.NO_VALUE, null, selectionFlags,
               language);
           if (uri != null) {
-            audios.add(new Variant(uri, format, codecs));
+            audios.add(new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl(uri, format, codecs));
           } else {
             muxedAudioFormat = format;
           }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public final class HlsPlaylistParser implements ParsingLoadable.Parser<HlsPlayli
         }
         Format format = Format.createVideoContainerFormat(name, MimeTypes.APPLICATION_M3U8, null,
             null, bitrate, width, height, Format.NO_VALUE, null);
-        variants.add(new Variant(line, format, codecs));
+        variants.add(new HlsMasterPlaylist.HlsUrl(line, format, codecs));
         bitrate = 0;
         codecs = null;
         name = null;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/Variant.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/Variant.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d7a2aeb43..0000000000
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/Variant.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.playlist;
-
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
-
-/**
- * Variant stream reference.
- */
-public final class Variant {
-
-  public final String url;
-  public final Format format;
-  public final String codecs;
-
-  public Variant(String url, Format format, String codecs) {
-    this.url = url;
-    this.format = format;
-    this.codecs = codecs;
-  }
-
-}