diff --git a/spring-binding/pom.xml b/spring-binding/pom.xml
index e1734da5..c9ea9a6a 100644
--- a/spring-binding/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-binding/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
 			<groupId>ognl</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ognl</artifactId>
 			<version>2.6.9</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
+			<artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
+			<version>1.0</version>
+			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 <!-- Spring Dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -52,11 +59,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
 			<version>2.1-m3</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
-			<artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
-			<version>1.0</version>
-		</dependency>
 <!-- Runtime Dependencies -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>