diff --git a/scm-core/pom.xml b/scm-core/pom.xml
index 643c9d1705..5ba07696a4 100644
--- a/scm-core/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-core/pom.xml
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
       <artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
       <version>3.0.1-b11</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- util -->