diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dec9ad7..cc018cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow</groupId>
       <artifactId>workflow-step-api</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Test Deps -->