diff --git a/spring-aop/pom.xml b/spring-aop/pom.xml
index 1c3b5bdccd..bd86839742 100644
--- a/spring-aop/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-aop/pom.xml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-aop</artifactId>
@@ -28,7 +23,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>