diff --git a/plugins/junit/pom.xml b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
index 669e6b0c1..9b5b15011 100644
--- a/plugins/junit/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/junit/pom.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-spring-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>${pom.version}</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>