diff --git a/usage/pom.xml b/usage/pom.xml
index 325e56c3151b..aea5a6a47066 100644
--- a/usage/pom.xml
+++ b/usage/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dbunit</groupId>