diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index c0f74cf..fc8216f 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>
             <artifactId>onlab-junit</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>