diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadataIdentity.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadataIdentity.cs
index af97d9a043..913576e6a8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadataIdentity.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelMetadataIdentity.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
         /// <param name="parameter">The <see cref="ParameterInfo" />.</param>
         /// <param name="modelType">The model type.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadataIdentity"/>.</returns>
-        public static ModelMetadataIdentity ForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
+        private static ModelMetadataIdentity ForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
         {
             if (parameter == null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/ModelMetadataProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/ModelMetadataProvider.cs
index 147ccc45f5..1b4f01cd6d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/ModelMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ModelBinding/ModelMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -32,27 +32,5 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
         /// <param name="parameter">The <see cref="ParameterInfo"/>.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instance describing the <paramref name="parameter"/>.</returns>
         public abstract ModelMetadata GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Supplies metadata describing a parameter.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="parameter">The <see cref="ParameterInfo"/></param>
-        /// <param name="modelType">The actual model type.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instance describing the <paramref name="parameter"/>.</returns>
-        public virtual ModelMetadata GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
-        {
-            throw new NotSupportedException();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Supplies metadata describing a property.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="propertyInfo">The <see cref="PropertyInfo"/>.</param>
-        /// <param name="modelType">The actual model type.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instance describing the <paramref name="propertyInfo"/>.</returns>
-        public virtual ModelMetadata GetMetadataForProperty(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type modelType)
-        {
-            throw new NotSupportedException();
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
index 709dffcf5c..f150169fd3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers
 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerParameterDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerParameterDescriptor.cs
index 593a40d0fc..e52cf741fb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerParameterDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Controllers/ControllerParameterDescriptor.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers
 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
index 93e6a09b28..6f260b5750 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IParameterInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
 
-namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="ParameterDescriptor"/> for action parameters.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
rename to src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
index 5a9a8682d1..ccbe5de73c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Infrastructure/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/IPropertyInfoParameterDescriptor.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
 
-namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="ParameterDescriptor"/> for bound properties.
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/DefaultModelMetadataProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/DefaultModelMetadataProvider.cs
index b9e374701e..e15c0c3532 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/DefaultModelMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/DefaultModelMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,27 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
     /// <summary>
     /// A default implementation of <see cref="IModelMetadataProvider"/> based on reflection.
     /// </summary>
-    public class DefaultModelMetadataProvider : ModelMetadataProvider
+    public class DefaultModelMetadataProvider : ModelMetadataProvider, IModelMetadataProvider2
     {
+        private static readonly Func<ParameterInfo, Type, ModelMetadataIdentity> _modelMetadataIdentityForParameter;
+
         private readonly TypeCache _typeCache = new TypeCache();
         private readonly Func<ModelMetadataIdentity, ModelMetadataCacheEntry> _cacheEntryFactory;
         private readonly ModelMetadataCacheEntry _metadataCacheEntryForObjectType;
 
+        static DefaultModelMetadataProvider()
+        {
+            var forParameterMethod = typeof(ModelMetadataIdentity).GetMethod(
+                nameof(ModelMetadataIdentity.ForParameter),
+                BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic,
+                binder: null,
+                types: new[] { typeof(ParameterInfo), typeof(Type) },
+                modifiers: null);
+
+            _modelMetadataIdentityForParameter = (Func<ParameterInfo, Type, ModelMetadataIdentity>)
+                forParameterMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<ParameterInfo, Type, ModelMetadataIdentity>));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="DefaultModelMetadataProvider"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -103,7 +118,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
             => GetMetadataForParameter(parameter, parameter?.ParameterType);
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override ModelMetadata GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
+        ModelMetadata IModelMetadataProvider2.GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
+            => GetMetadataForParameter(parameter, modelType);
+
+        internal ModelMetadata GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
         {
             if (parameter == null)
             {
@@ -133,8 +151,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
             return cacheEntry.Metadata;
         }
 
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public override ModelMetadata GetMetadataForProperty(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type modelType)
+        ModelMetadata IModelMetadataProvider2.GetMetadataForProperty(PropertyInfo parameter, Type modelType)
+            => GetMetadataForProperty(parameter, modelType);
+
+        internal ModelMetadata GetMetadataForProperty(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type modelType)
         {
             if (propertyInfo == null)
             {
@@ -183,7 +205,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata
         private ModelMetadataCacheEntry GetCacheEntry(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType)
         {
             return _typeCache.GetOrAdd(
-                ModelMetadataIdentity.ForParameter(parameter, modelType),
+                _modelMetadataIdentityForParameter(parameter, modelType),
                 _cacheEntryFactory);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/IModelMetadataProvider2.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/IModelMetadataProvider2.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9d8d809f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/IModelMetadataProvider2.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+    internal interface IModelMetadataProvider2
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Supplies metadata describing a parameter.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="parameter">The <see cref="ParameterInfo"/></param>
+        /// <param name="modelType">The actual model type.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instance describing the <paramref name="parameter"/>.</returns>
+        ModelMetadata GetMetadataForParameter(ParameterInfo parameter, Type modelType);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Supplies metadata describing a property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="propertyInfo">The <see cref="PropertyInfo"/>.</param>
+        /// <param name="modelType">The actual model type.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="ModelMetadata"/> instance describing the <paramref name="propertyInfo"/>.</returns>
+        ModelMetadata GetMetadataForProperty(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, Type modelType);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
index 0f9a5bf103..c5d48ed8a9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/Metadata/ModelAttributes.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
         /// <returns>
         /// A <see cref="ModelAttributes"/> instance with the attributes of the property and its <see cref="Type"/>.
         /// </returns>
-        public static ModelAttributes GetAttributesForProperty(Type containerType, PropertyInfo property, Type modelType)
+        internal static ModelAttributes GetAttributesForProperty(Type containerType, PropertyInfo property, Type modelType)
         {
             if (containerType == null)
             {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
         /// <returns>
         /// A <see cref="ModelAttributes"/> instance with the attributes of the parameter and its <see cref="Type"/>.
         /// </returns>
-        public static ModelAttributes GetAttributesForParameter(ParameterInfo parameterInfo, Type modelType)
+        internal static ModelAttributes GetAttributesForParameter(ParameterInfo parameterInfo, Type modelType)
         {
             if (parameterInfo == null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ParameterBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ParameterBinder.cs
index a7f1b8e5ba..7a04fe8be3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ParameterBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/ModelBinding/ParameterBinder.cs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
 
             if (!modelBindingResult.IsModelSet ||
                 modelBindingResult.Model == null ||
-                !(_modelMetadataProvider is ModelMetadataProvider modelMetadataProvider))
+                !(_modelMetadataProvider is IModelMetadataProvider2 modelMetadataProvider))
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/HandlerParameterDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/HandlerParameterDescriptor.cs
index 099b86192c..cc1be6d7b8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/HandlerParameterDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/HandlerParameterDescriptor.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
 {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
index cb02222300..4bb1f43ca9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages/Infrastructure/PageBoundPropertyDescriptor.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Reflection;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal;
 
 namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.Infrastructure
 {