diff --git a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
index 354399ab68..3574938003 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.web/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>