diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
index 34ec7f0949..5b7c83482a 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
             <artifactId>spring-data-mongodb</artifactId>
             <version>${org.springframework.data.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
             <version>${org.springframework.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>