diff --git a/maven-core/pom.xml b/maven-core/pom.xml
index 30d2f3f0c2..45b8f40cc9 100644
--- a/maven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core/pom.xml
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@
   <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
   <name>Maven</name>
   <dependencies>
-    <!-- TODO: shouldn't be required, but is for correct version to appear in distribution - need dependency mediation -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
       <artifactId>wagon-provider-api</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
-
     <dependency>
       <groupId>plexus</groupId>
       <artifactId>plexus-container-artifact</artifactId>