diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69a79991f..d5c108281 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,16 +92,19 @@
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
             <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
             <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
             <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
             <!-- runtime scope is appropriate, but causes SBT build problems -->
         </dependency>
         <!--geo dependencies-->