diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e14adf90d..af3f275f2 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     <!-- used in integration testing -->
     <slf4j.api.minimum.compatible.version>1.6.0</slf4j.api.minimum.compatible.version>
     <cal10n.version>0.8.1</cal10n.version>
-    <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
     <reload4j.version>1.2.18.3</reload4j.version>    
     <logback.version>1.0.13</logback.version>
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
@@ -103,12 +102,6 @@
         <version>${project.version}</version>
       </dependency>
 
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-        <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-        <version>${log4j.version}</version>
-      </dependency>
-
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.reload4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>reload4j</artifactId>