diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 536ba38..bf61fdd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -316,19 +316,19 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spark-core_2.11</artifactId>
                 <version>${spark.version}</version>
-                <scope>compile</scope>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spark-graphx_2.11</artifactId>
                 <version>${spark.version}</version>
-                <scope>compile</scope>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spark-sql_2.11</artifactId>
                 <version>${spark.version}</version>
-                <scope>compile</scope>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>