diff --git a/handler/pom.xml b/handler/pom.xml
index c7d2646e26..c11b364303 100644
--- a/handler/pom.xml
+++ b/handler/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-codec</artifactId>
       <version>${project.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>