diff --git a/hibernate-envers/pom.xml b/hibernate-envers/pom.xml
index 3b25179aa9..a9e71adfb0 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/pom.xml
+++ b/hibernate-envers/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-tools</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ant</groupId>