diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20220316-155420.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20220316-155420.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ace26bf512
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20220316-155420.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Use cli_vars instead of context to create package and selector renderers
+time: 2022-03-16T15:54:20.608384-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: gshank
+  Issue: "4876"
+  PR: "4878"
diff --git a/core/dbt/config/renderer.py b/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
index a87a12e5ea1..3b6a9b45981 100644
--- a/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
+++ b/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ def name(self):
         'Project config'
 
     def get_package_renderer(self) -> BaseRenderer:
-        return PackageRenderer(self.context)
+        return PackageRenderer(self.ctx_obj.cli_vars)
 
     def get_selector_renderer(self) -> BaseRenderer:
-        return SelectorRenderer(self.context)
+        return SelectorRenderer(self.ctx_obj.cli_vars)
 
     def render_project(
         self,