diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-fuzzyjoin/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-fuzzyjoin/pom.xml
index ce4e7d1..d554cee 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-fuzzyjoin/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-fuzzyjoin/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hyracks</groupId>