diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/pom.xml b/error-prone-contrib/pom.xml
index c6d84cfee1f..a27da56f31d 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>