diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f595f5e1..cbe9d3c87 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "test:watch": "jest --watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@metamask/providers": "^16.0.0",
     "@metamask/snaps-sdk": "^3.1.1",
     "@metamask/utils": "^8.3.0",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.1",
diff --git a/src/KeyringSnapRpcClient.ts b/src/KeyringSnapRpcClient.ts
index e1309c371..abb43e1c3 100644
--- a/src/KeyringSnapRpcClient.ts
+++ b/src/KeyringSnapRpcClient.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import type { MetaMaskInpageProvider } from '@metamask/providers';
 import type { Json } from '@metamask/utils';
 
 import type { JsonRpcRequest } from './JsonRpcRequest';
 import type { Sender } from './KeyringClient';
 import { KeyringClient } from './KeyringClient';
+import type { BaseProvider } from './providers';
 
 /**
  * Implementation of the `Sender` interface that can be used to send requests
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ import { KeyringClient } from './KeyringClient';
 export class SnapRpcSender implements Sender {
   #origin: string;
 
-  #provider: MetaMaskInpageProvider;
+  #provider: BaseProvider;
 
   /**
    * Create a new instance of `SnapRpcSender`.
    *
    * @param origin - The caller's origin.
-   * @param provider - The `MetaMaskInpageProvider` instance to use.
+   * @param provider - The provider instance to use.
    */
-  constructor(origin: string, provider: MetaMaskInpageProvider) {
+  constructor(origin: string, provider: BaseProvider) {
     this.#origin = origin;
     this.#provider = provider;
   }
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ export class KeyringSnapRpcClient extends KeyringClient {
    * Create a new instance of `KeyringSnapRpcClient`.
    *
    * @param origin - Caller's origin.
-   * @param provider - The `MetaMaskInpageProvider` instance to use.
+   * @param provider - The provider instance to use.
    */
-  constructor(origin: string, provider: MetaMaskInpageProvider) {
+  constructor(origin: string, provider: BaseProvider) {
     super(new SnapRpcSender(origin, provider));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/providers.ts b/src/providers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..253b88420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/providers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+export type Maybe<Type> = Partial<Type> | null | undefined;
+
+export type RequestArguments = {
+  /** The RPC method to request. */
+  method: string;
+
+  /** The params of the RPC method, if any. */
+  params?: unknown[] | Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
+/**
+ * We do re-declare locally the minimum interface from @metamask/providers here. This way this avoid
+ * depending on it "globally" and thus ease incompatible versions (this generally clash with
+ * the @metamask/snaps-sdk and @metamask/keyring-api packages!
+ */
+export type BaseProvider = {
+  /**
+   * Submits an RPC request for the given method, with the given params.
+   * Resolves with the result of the method call, or rejects on error.
+   *
+   * @param args - The RPC request arguments.
+   * @param args.method - The RPC method name.
+   * @param args.params - The parameters for the RPC method.
+   * @returns A Promise that resolves with the result of the RPC method,
+   * or rejects if an error is encountered.
+   */
+  request<Type>(args: RequestArguments): Promise<Maybe<Type>>;
+};
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f4b976f4c..046a5308b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@metamask/eslint-config-jest": ^12.1.0
     "@metamask/eslint-config-nodejs": ^12.1.0
     "@metamask/eslint-config-typescript": ^12.1.0
-    "@metamask/providers": ^16.0.0
     "@metamask/snaps-sdk": ^3.1.1
     "@metamask/utils": ^8.3.0
     "@types/jest": ^28.1.6
@@ -1121,26 +1120,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@metamask/providers@npm:^16.0.0":
-  version: 16.0.0
-  resolution: "@metamask/providers@npm:16.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@metamask/json-rpc-engine": ^7.3.2
-    "@metamask/json-rpc-middleware-stream": ^6.0.2
-    "@metamask/object-multiplex": ^2.0.0
-    "@metamask/rpc-errors": ^6.2.1
-    "@metamask/safe-event-emitter": ^3.0.0
-    "@metamask/utils": ^8.3.0
-    detect-browser: ^5.2.0
-    extension-port-stream: ^3.0.0
-    fast-deep-equal: ^3.1.3
-    is-stream: ^2.0.0
-    readable-stream: ^3.6.2
-    webextension-polyfill: ^0.10.0
-  checksum: cdc06796111edbf01e9aa8498170f7ffa3c68a4c0f66a629e3b0f7d37ee60eb32d83ee12f285c3d974d971c6af16a3fba531fb5733f5fa9412a18e1d3f648539
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@metamask/rpc-errors@npm:^6.2.1":
   version: 6.2.1
   resolution: "@metamask/rpc-errors@npm:6.2.1"