diff --git a/mapr_spark_2_1_mep_3_0-lib/pom.xml b/mapr_spark_2_1_mep_3_0-lib/pom.xml
index 0e8901cc237..c13068ec0aa 100644
--- a/mapr_spark_2_1_mep_3_0-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/mapr_spark_2_1_mep_3_0-lib/pom.xml
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
       <artifactId>spark-core_2.11</artifactId>
       <version>${spark.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
       <artifactId>spark-launcher_2.11</artifactId>
       <version>${spark.version}</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -204,4 +206,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>