diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b909c548..b8d6ae90a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@
             <artifactId>jsr105-api</artifactId>
             <version>1.0.1</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
@@ -193,4 +188,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>