diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dac06fb0ff..e72753d8fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
 				<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 				<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
 				<version>${mysql.connector.version}</version>
+				<scope>test</scope>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>