diff --git a/microprofile/fault-tolerance/pom.xml b/microprofile/fault-tolerance/pom.xml
index d98dcb546d0..772bd2d01cd 100644
--- a/microprofile/fault-tolerance/pom.xml
+++ b/microprofile/fault-tolerance/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics</groupId>
             <artifactId>microprofile-metrics-api</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>jakarta.enterprise</groupId>