diff --git a/grails-web-jsp/build.gradle b/grails-web-jsp/build.gradle
index 2ff6508e894..2ed5cf5f087 100644
--- a/grails-web-jsp/build.gradle
+++ b/grails-web-jsp/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(":grails-web-gsp")
 
     // Required for JSP support
-    compile 'javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1'
+    provided 'javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1'
 
 }
-