diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39b8394ba..1438fec61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.hudi</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hudi-sync-common</artifactId>
                 <version>${hudi.version}</version>
-                <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.hudi</groupId>
diff --git a/xtable-core/pom.xml b/xtable-core/pom.xml
index 24bc31df5..12d37454f 100644
--- a/xtable-core/pom.xml
+++ b/xtable-core/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.hudi</groupId>
             <artifactId>hudi-sync-common</artifactId>
             <version>${hudi.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Iceberg dependencies -->
diff --git a/xtable-hive-metastore/pom.xml b/xtable-hive-metastore/pom.xml
index c4a1e76af..57905d21a 100644
--- a/xtable-hive-metastore/pom.xml
+++ b/xtable-hive-metastore/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.hudi</groupId>
             <artifactId>hudi-hive-sync</artifactId>
             <version>${hudi.version}</version>
-            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Iceberg dependencies  -->