diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
index 861bcf06f9..943b9edff8 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/Sql.java
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
  * {@link org.springframework.test.context.NestedTestConfiguration @NestedTestConfiguration}
  * for details.
  *
- * <p>Use of this annotation requires that that the {@code spring-jdbc} and
- * {@code spring-tx} modules be present in the classpath.
+ * <p>Use of this annotation requires the {@code spring-jdbc} and {@code spring-tx}
+ * modules as well as their transitive dependencies to be present on the classpath.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 4.1
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
index 466774f64a..c7e51561f8 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/jdbc/SqlScriptsTestExecutionListener.java
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ import static org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils.CLASSPATH_URL_PREFIX;
  * locate these beans.
  *
  * <h3>Required Dependencies</h3>
- * <p>Use of this listener requires that that the {@code spring-jdbc} and
- * {@code spring-tx} modules be present in the classpath.
+ * <p>Use of this listener requires the {@code spring-jdbc} and {@code spring-tx}
+ * modules as well as their transitive dependencies to be present on the classpath.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @author Dmitry Semukhin