diff --git a/apps/blank/pom.xml b/apps/blank/pom.xml
index 675de3fa9..83bec6084 100644
--- a/apps/blank/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/blank/pom.xml
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>