diff --git a/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/JDK14LoggerFactory.java b/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/JDK14LoggerFactory.java
index b7aaec93b..7dabe7424 100644
--- a/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/JDK14LoggerFactory.java
+++ b/slf4j-jdk14/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/JDK14LoggerFactory.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public JDK14LoggerFactory() {
    * 
    * @see org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory#getLogger(java.lang.String)
    */
-  public synchronized Logger getLogger(String name) {
+  public Logger getLogger(String name) {
     // the root logger is called "" in JUL
     if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME)) {
       name = "";