diff --git a/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml b/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
index f9a1b5d5a..b482da074 100644
--- a/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
+++ b/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka-streams/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.kafka</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-kafka-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
@@ -64,15 +65,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kafka_2.13</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
-			<artifactId>kafka_2.13</artifactId>
-			<classifier>test</classifier>
-		</dependency>
 		<!-- Following dependency is only provided for testing and won't be packaged with the binder apps-->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>