diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/ivy.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/ivy.xml
index 04e0fc1c0b3..38c57006b1e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/ivy.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/ivy.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.context" rev="latest.integration" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.springframework" name="org.springframework.context.support" rev="latest.integration" conf="test->runtime"/>
 		<dependency org="org.junit" name="com.springsource.org.junit" rev="${org.junit.version}" conf="test->compile"/>
-		<dependency org="javax.persistence" name="com.springsource.javax.persistence" rev="1.0.0" conf="optional, compile->compile"/>
+		<dependency org="javax.persistence" name="com.springsource.javax.persistence" rev="1.0.0" conf="provided->compile"/>
 		<dependency org="javax.mail" name="com.springsource.javax.mail" rev="1.4.0" conf="test->compile"/>
 	</dependencies>