diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
index 7ebf84e9aed..8d2fa3e313e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
       <groupId>javax.persistence</groupId>
       <artifactId>persistence-api</artifactId>
       <version>1.0</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>