diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
index 4d3ddafe7c3..90c746503c8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator-docs/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
 			<artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>