diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlaybackException.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlaybackException.java
index ab749375a4..72b286bff8 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlaybackException.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ExoPlaybackException.java
@@ -121,34 +121,6 @@ public final class ExoPlaybackException extends PlaybackException {
     return new ExoPlaybackException(TYPE_SOURCE, cause, errorCode);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates an instance of type {@link #TYPE_RENDERER} in which {@link #isRecoverable} is {@code
-   * false} and {@link #errorCode} is {@link #ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED}.
-   *
-   * @param cause The cause of the failure.
-   * @param rendererIndex The index of the renderer in which the failure occurred.
-   * @param rendererFormat The {@link Format} the renderer was using at the time of the exception,
-   *     or null if the renderer wasn't using a {@link Format}.
-   * @param rendererFormatSupport The {@link FormatSupport} of the renderer for {@code
-   *     rendererFormat}. Ignored if {@code rendererFormat} is null.
-   * @return The created instance.
-   */
-  public static ExoPlaybackException createForRenderer(
-      Throwable cause,
-      String rendererName,
-      int rendererIndex,
-      @Nullable Format rendererFormat,
-      @FormatSupport int rendererFormatSupport) {
-    return createForRenderer(
-        cause,
-        rendererName,
-        rendererIndex,
-        rendererFormat,
-        rendererFormatSupport,
-        /* isRecoverable= */ false,
-        ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Creates an instance of type {@link #TYPE_RENDERER}.
    *
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRendererTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRendererTest.java
index 36fa3fcfec..9a26fdde87 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRendererTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/audio/MediaCodecAudioRendererTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.RendererConfiguration;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSessionEventListener;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.drm.DrmSessionManager;
@@ -243,7 +244,9 @@ public class MediaCodecAudioRendererTest {
                       "rendererName",
                       /* rendererIndex= */ 0,
                       format,
-                      C.FORMAT_HANDLED));
+                      C.FORMAT_HANDLED,
+                      /* isRecoverable= */ false,
+                      PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED));
             }
           }
         };
diff --git a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
index c5be7dc029..6198054aa2 100644
--- a/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
+++ b/library/transformer/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/transformer/TransformerAudioRenderer.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.FormatHolder;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioProcessor;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.AudioProcessor.AudioFormat;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.audio.SonicAudioProcessor;
@@ -345,7 +346,8 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
         outputAudioFormat = sonicAudioProcessor.configure(outputAudioFormat);
         flushSonicAndSetSpeed(currentSpeed);
       } catch (AudioProcessor.UnhandledAudioFormatException e) {
-        throw createRendererException(e);
+        // TODO(internal b/192864511): Assign an adequate error code.
+        throw createRendererException(e, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED);
       }
     }
     try {
@@ -358,7 +360,8 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
                   .setAverageBitrate(DEFAULT_ENCODER_BITRATE)
                   .build());
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      throw createRendererException(e);
+      // TODO(internal b/192864511): Assign an adequate error code.
+      throw createRendererException(e, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED);
     }
     encoderInputAudioFormat = outputAudioFormat;
     return true;
@@ -382,7 +385,8 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     try {
       decoder = MediaCodecAdapterWrapper.createForAudioDecoding(inputFormat);
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      throw createRendererException(e);
+      // TODO (internal b/184262323): Assign an adequate error code.
+      throw createRendererException(e, PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_UNSPECIFIED);
     }
     speedProvider = new SegmentSpeedProvider(inputFormat);
     currentSpeed = speedProvider.getSpeed(0);
@@ -405,9 +409,15 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
     sonicAudioProcessor.flush();
   }
 
-  private ExoPlaybackException createRendererException(Throwable cause) {
+  private ExoPlaybackException createRendererException(Throwable cause, int errorCode) {
     return ExoPlaybackException.createForRenderer(
-        cause, TAG, getIndex(), inputFormat, /* rendererFormatSupport= */ C.FORMAT_HANDLED);
+        cause,
+        TAG,
+        getIndex(),
+        inputFormat,
+        /* rendererFormatSupport= */ C.FORMAT_HANDLED,
+        /* isRecoverable= */ false,
+        errorCode);
   }
 
   private static long getBufferDurationUs(long bytesWritten, int bytesPerFrame, int sampleRate) {
diff --git a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeRenderer.java b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeRenderer.java
index c0b6335ae8..0506d2f96b 100644
--- a/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeRenderer.java
+++ b/testutils/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/testutil/FakeRenderer.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.C;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Format;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.FormatHolder;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackException;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Renderer;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.RendererCapabilities;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.decoder.DecoderInputBuffer;
@@ -107,7 +108,9 @@ public class FakeRenderer extends BaseRenderer {
                 getName(),
                 getIndex(),
                 format,
-                C.FORMAT_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE);
+                C.FORMAT_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE,
+                /* isRecoverable= */ false,
+                PlaybackException.ERROR_CODE_DECODING_FORMAT_UNSUPPORTED);
           }
           formatsRead.add(format);
           onFormatChanged(format);