diff --git a/java/bulk-export/bulk-export-core/pom.xml b/java/bulk-export/bulk-export-core/pom.xml
index 60934d8177..a1261a8448 100644
--- a/java/bulk-export/bulk-export-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java/bulk-export/bulk-export-core/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
             <groupId>sleeper</groupId>  
             <artifactId>core</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>   
-            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Test dependencies -->
         <dependency>