diff --git a/spack/package.py b/spack/package.py
index dad2ef24c7..748bb0a239 100644
--- a/spack/package.py
+++ b/spack/package.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Arbor(CMakePackage, CudaPackage):
     # misc dependencies
     depends_on("fmt@7.1:", when="@0.5.3:")  # required by the modcc compiler
     depends_on("fmt@9.1:", when="@0.7.1:")
-    depends_on("googletest@1.12.1", type="test", when="@0.7.1:")
+    depends_on("googletest@1.12.1", when="@0.7.1:")
     depends_on("pugixml@1.11:", when="@0.7.1:")
     depends_on("nlohmann-json")
     depends_on("random123")