diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 889cbaf6..253d7a67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Spring Data Commons -->