diff --git a/debezium-connector-jdbc/pom.xml b/debezium-connector-jdbc/pom.xml
index 8af83b5e8..16cbf9a38 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/debezium-connector-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.oracle.database.jdbc</groupId>
             <artifactId>ojdbc8</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>