diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
index 9bfea14d30..af94025a73 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-jpamodelgen</artifactId>
             <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteriaquery/HibernateUtil.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteriaquery/HibernateUtil.java
index 0d11ea1567..35cfe55ba6 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteriaquery/HibernateUtil.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteriaquery/HibernateUtil.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public class HibernateUtil {
             Metadata metadata = metadataSources.getMetadataBuilder()
                     .applyBasicType(LocalDateStringType.INSTANCE)
                     .build();
-
             return metadata.getSessionFactoryBuilder().build();
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(ex);