diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index 16d511e6db..b980123fb2 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -55,13 +55,10 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.cassandra</groupId>
             <artifactId>cassandra-all</artifactId>
             <version>3.11.4</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>