diff --git a/adaptors/sql-resource/provider/pom.xml b/adaptors/sql-resource/provider/pom.xml
index 1a783cd..3a212e6 100755
--- a/adaptors/sql-resource/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/adaptors/sql-resource/provider/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onap.ccsdk.sli.core</groupId>