diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f4b96fefb..e0ee18900 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
 				<groupId>net.sf.saxon</groupId>
 				<artifactId>Saxon-HE</artifactId>
 				<version>9.9.1-6</version>
-				<scope>provided</scope>
 			</dependency>
 
 			<dependency>