diff --git a/testing/qa/behave/tools/rpc-proxy/build.gradle b/testing/qa/behave/tools/rpc-proxy/build.gradle
index 6e4f9e54bd..a8efe6f27d 100644
--- a/testing/qa/behave/tools/rpc-proxy/build.gradle
+++ b/testing/qa/behave/tools/rpc-proxy/build.gradle
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     compile project(':finance')
     compileOnly project(':node-api')
-    compile project(':core')
-    compile project(':client:rpc')
+    rpcProxyCompile project(':core')
+    rpcProxyCompile project(':client:rpc')
 
     // includes jetty/jersey dependencies used by RPCProxyServer
     compile project(':webserver')