diff --git a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
index b38b9edab47..1c62bacb541 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.context/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
-			<optional>true</optional>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>