diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25b8cae..0158c12 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
 			<version>1.6.4</version>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>