diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aea9f5e973..c1cfcc86ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
 			<version>5.1.12</version>
-			<scope>test</scope>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sourceforge.jtds</groupId>