diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eebe8db..ab5fd2e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
             <version>${onos.version}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+            <classifier>tests</classifier>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>