diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index 7e54c2207be..104c21f3d91 100644
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>
             <artifactId>elasticsearch</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.elasticsearch</groupId>