diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a55c1a021..15c1f16441 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@
                         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                         <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
                     </exclusion>
+                    <exclusion>
+                        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+                    </exclusion>                    
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                         <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>