diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-openai/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-openai/pom.xml
index 74dd2ce5a..126c10b18 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-openai/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-openai/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 	<dependencies>
 
-		<!-- production dependencies -->
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-ai-azure-openai</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-
-		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-store/pom.xml
index 7950a8b2e..50901e350 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-azure-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-azure-vector-store</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-chroma-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-chroma-store/pom.xml
index 2484f848f..82b8c99d4 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-chroma-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-chroma-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-chroma-store</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-milvus-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-milvus-store/pom.xml
index 525eaf995..c03f4d382 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-milvus-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-milvus-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-milvus-store</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-ollama/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-ollama/pom.xml
index 743310d24..3142c8fb4 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-ollama/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-ollama/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-ollama</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-openai/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-openai/pom.xml
index c53014c6c..b9e744727 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-openai/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-openai/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 	<dependencies>
 
-		<!-- production dependencies -->
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-ai-openai</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-
-		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pgvector-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pgvector-store/pom.xml
index defa4fd2e..a5064170f 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pgvector-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pgvector-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-pgvector-store</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pinecone-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pinecone-store/pom.xml
index 4d019551d..e029dc5e6 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pinecone-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-pinecone-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-pinecone</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-transformers-embedding/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-transformers-embedding/pom.xml
index 40bad2515..562e0e150 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-transformers-embedding/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-transformers-embedding/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 	<dependencies>
 
-		<!-- production dependencies -->
-
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
 			<artifactId>transformers-embedding</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-
-		<!-- test dependencies -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-vertex-ai/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-vertex-ai/pom.xml
index 33c852b9e..3106cd659 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-vertex-ai/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-vertex-ai/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-vertex-ai</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-weaviate-store/pom.xml b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-weaviate-store/pom.xml
index a3d514904..cdd229b9b 100644
--- a/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-weaviate-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai-spring-boot-starters/spring-ai-starter-weaviate-store/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <!-- production dependencies -->
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
@@ -39,13 +37,6 @@
             <artifactId>spring-ai-weaviate-store</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-
-        <!-- test dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 </project>