diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index fd2900fbcd..72598969ba 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends DefaultProject(info) {
     // testing
     val junit     = Dependencies.junit
     val scalatest = Dependencies.scalatest
+
+    override def deliverProjectDependencies =
+      super.deliverProjectDependencies.toList - akka_actor_tests.projectID ++ Seq(akka_actor_tests.projectID % "test")
   }
 
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