diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bb335b1c..d1a49c28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
       <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test stuff -->