diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6201f18c2..d6e964880 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -853,12 +853,6 @@
                 <scope>test</scope>
             </dependency>
 
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.17</version>
-            </dependency>
-
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
                 <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>