diff --git a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
index 4721a62..122022f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-excel/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.jexcelapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>jxl</artifactId>
             <version>${jxl.version}</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>