diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6050d91e4d7..f48d660c514 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -932,7 +932,6 @@
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
         <artifactId>javax.activation</artifactId>
         <version>1.1.0.v201105071233</version>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.orbit</groupId>
@@ -943,7 +942,6 @@
         <groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
         <artifactId>javax.transaction-api</artifactId>
         <version>1.3</version>
-        <scope>provided</scope>
       </dependency>
       <!-- maven deps -->
       <dependency>