diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2a258eab5..209b454a9 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,21 +14,25 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation(platform("org.openrewrite:rewrite-bom:${rewriteVersion}"))
     implementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-java")
-    implementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-groovy:${rewriteVersion}")
-    implementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-kotlin:${rewriteVersion}")
-    implementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-csharp:${rewriteVersion}")
     implementation("org.openrewrite.meta:rewrite-analysis:${rewriteVersion}")
     implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-text:latest.release")
 
+    // Limit transitive dependencies for downstream projects like rewrite-spring
+    compileOnly("org.openrewrite:rewrite-groovy")
+    compileOnly("org.openrewrite:rewrite-kotlin:${rewriteVersion}")
+    compileOnly("org.openrewrite:rewrite-csharp:${rewriteVersion}")
+
     annotationProcessor("org.openrewrite:rewrite-templating:${rewriteVersion}")
     implementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-templating:${rewriteVersion}")
     compileOnly("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core:2.+:with-dependencies") {
         exclude("com.google.auto.service", "auto-service-annotations")
     }
 
-    testImplementation("org.jetbrains:annotations:24.+")
     testImplementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-groovy")
+    testImplementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-kotlin:${rewriteVersion}")
+    testImplementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-csharp:${rewriteVersion}")
     testImplementation("org.openrewrite:rewrite-test")
+    testImplementation("org.jetbrains:annotations:24.+")
     testImplementation("org.junit-pioneer:junit-pioneer:2.+")
     testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/csharp/CSharpFileChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/csharp/CSharpFileChecker.java
index b482eb9cc..6fac69715 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/csharp/CSharpFileChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/csharp/CSharpFileChecker.java
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@
 import org.openrewrite.Tree;
 import org.openrewrite.TreeVisitor;
 import org.openrewrite.csharp.tree.Cs;
+import org.openrewrite.internal.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.openrewrite.marker.SearchResult;
 
 /**
  * Add a search marker if vising a CSharp file
  */
 public class CSharpFileChecker<P> extends TreeVisitor<Tree, P> {
+    private static final boolean IS_CSHARP_AVAILABLE = ReflectionUtils.isClassAvailable("org.openrewrite.csharp.tree.Cs");
+
     @Override
     public @Nullable Tree visit(@Nullable Tree tree, P p) {
-        if (tree instanceof Cs.CompilationUnit) {
+        if (IS_CSHARP_AVAILABLE && tree instanceof Cs.CompilationUnit) {
             return SearchResult.found(tree);
         }
         return tree;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/groovy/GroovyFileChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/groovy/GroovyFileChecker.java
index 6782c32f3..ad68da31c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/groovy/GroovyFileChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/groovy/GroovyFileChecker.java
@@ -19,15 +19,18 @@
 import org.openrewrite.Tree;
 import org.openrewrite.TreeVisitor;
 import org.openrewrite.groovy.tree.G;
+import org.openrewrite.internal.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.openrewrite.marker.SearchResult;
 
 /**
  * Add a search marker if vising a Groovy file
  */
 public class GroovyFileChecker<P> extends TreeVisitor<Tree, P> {
+    private static final boolean IS_GROOVY_AVAILABLE = ReflectionUtils.isClassAvailable("org.openrewrite.groovy.tree.G");
+
     @Override
     public @Nullable Tree visit(@Nullable Tree tree, P p) {
-        if (tree instanceof G.CompilationUnit) {
+        if (IS_GROOVY_AVAILABLE && tree instanceof G.CompilationUnit) {
             return SearchResult.found(tree);
         }
         return tree;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/kotlin/KotlinFileChecker.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/kotlin/KotlinFileChecker.java
index 880b11115..ae1e1bfb3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/kotlin/KotlinFileChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/kotlin/KotlinFileChecker.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.openrewrite.Tree;
 import org.openrewrite.TreeVisitor;
+import org.openrewrite.internal.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.openrewrite.kotlin.tree.K;
 import org.openrewrite.marker.SearchResult;
 
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@
  * Add a search marker if vising a Kotlin file
  */
 public class KotlinFileChecker<P> extends TreeVisitor<Tree, P> {
+    private static final boolean IS_KOTLIN_AVAILABLE = ReflectionUtils.isClassAvailable("org.openrewrite.kotlin.tree.K");
+
     @Override
     public @Nullable Tree visit(@Nullable Tree tree, P p) {
-        if (tree instanceof K.CompilationUnit) {
+        if (IS_KOTLIN_AVAILABLE && tree instanceof K.CompilationUnit) {
             return SearchResult.found(tree);
         }
         return tree;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/RemoveUnusedLocalVariablesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/RemoveUnusedLocalVariablesTest.java
index 9397d7493..1b9e4e522 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/RemoveUnusedLocalVariablesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/staticanalysis/RemoveUnusedLocalVariablesTest.java
@@ -979,7 +979,9 @@ void foo() {
     @Test
     void recordCompactConstructor() {
         rewriteRun(
-          version(java(
+          version(
+            //language=java
+            java(
             """
               public record MyRecord(
                  boolean bar,
@@ -999,6 +1001,7 @@ public record MyRecord(
     @Test
     void removeKotlinUnusedLocalVariable() {
         rewriteRun(
+          //language=kotlin
           kotlin(
             """
               class A (val b: String) {
@@ -1101,12 +1104,13 @@ class Kotlin {
         @Test
         void retainUnusedLocalVariableWithNewClass() {
             rewriteRun(
+              //language=kotlin
               kotlin(
                 """
                   class A {}
                   class B {
                     fun foo() {
-                      val a = A();
+                      val a = A()
                     }
                   }
                   """