diff --git a/spring-amqp-core/pom.xml b/spring-amqp-core/pom.xml
index 054d9fec..1c88fbee 100644
--- a/spring-amqp-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-amqp-core/pom.xml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Other -->
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jsr250-api</artifactId>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>cglib</groupId>
 			<artifactId>cglib-nodep</artifactId>
@@ -53,10 +48,12 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-core-asl</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Logging -->
@@ -73,29 +70,13 @@
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
-					<artifactId>mail</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/pom.xml b/spring-rabbit/pom.xml
index 3425a400..59a53d96 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-rabbit/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -61,39 +62,18 @@
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<exclusions>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
-					<artifactId>mail</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-				<exclusion>
-					<groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-					<artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-				</exclusion>
-			</exclusions>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
-		</dependency>
-
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jsr250-api</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>