diff --git a/shield/pom.xml b/shield/pom.xml
index 76313de20f6..5fb7cd7b6f7 100644
--- a/shield/pom.xml
+++ b/shield/pom.xml
@@ -65,18 +65,11 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- real dependencies -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
-            <artifactId>elasticsearch-license-plugin-api</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
             <artifactId>elasticsearch-license-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <scope>test</scope>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>