diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 16c69f55ff3..e21987ab6bd 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
             <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
             <artifactId>druid-server</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.druid</groupId>
             <artifactId>druid-common</artifactId>
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>