diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 6ab0b8e763..37667dbe5c 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
+            <!-- Required by remoting -->
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
             <optional>true</optional>