diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index 71e4bbc750..20c2a74262 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ object AkkaBuild extends Build {
   lazy val contrib = Project(
     id = "akka-contrib",
     base = file("akka-contrib"),
-    dependencies = Seq(remote, remoteTests % "compile;test->test", cluster),
+    dependencies = Seq(remote, remoteTests % "test->test", cluster),
     settings = defaultSettings ++ scaladocSettings ++ javadocSettings ++ multiJvmSettings ++ Seq(
       libraryDependencies ++= Dependencies.contrib,
       testOptions += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.JUnit, "-v"),