diff --git a/symmetric/pom.xml b/symmetric/pom.xml
index 8f6f0b5606..86f1f50ed3 100644
--- a/symmetric/pom.xml
+++ b/symmetric/pom.xml
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@
       <groupId>rome</groupId>
       <artifactId>rome</artifactId>
       <version>0.9</version>
-      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Admin GUI -->
     <dependency>