diff --git a/src/reference/asciidoc/appendix.adoc b/src/reference/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
index d72fac6d..921ad27c 100644
--- a/src/reference/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
+++ b/src/reference/asciidoc/appendix.adoc
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ When using `spring-kafka-test` (_version 2.1.x_, starting with _version 2.1.5_)
     <artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
     <version>${spring.kafka.version}</version>
     <scope>test</scope>
-    <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-            <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-            <artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-    </exclusions>
 </dependency>
 
 <dependency>
@@ -41,6 +35,7 @@ When using `spring-kafka-test` (_version 2.1.x_, starting with _version 2.1.5_)
     <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka_2.11</artifactId>
     <version>1.1.0</version>
+    <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 
 <dependency>
@@ -48,6 +43,7 @@ When using `spring-kafka-test` (_version 2.1.x_, starting with _version 2.1.5_)
     <artifactId>kafka_2.11</artifactId>
     <version>1.1.0</version>
     <classifier>test</classifier>
+    <scope>test</scope>
 </dependency>
 ----