diff --git a/fhir-core/pom.xml b/fhir-core/pom.xml
index 79246bbc7b2..25af90008d9 100644
--- a/fhir-core/pom.xml
+++ b/fhir-core/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.ws.rs-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testng</groupId>