diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/pom.xml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/pom.xml
index bcad2e4d17d..7f8c42a95a1 100644
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/pom.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j-slf4j2-impl</artifactId>
+      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index c061fccc305..00000000000
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/log4j2.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-status = error
-name = deegreeTestLogConfig
-
-appenders = console
-
-appender.console.type = Console
-appender.console.name = STDOUT
-appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.console.layout.pattern = %d %p %C{1.} [%t] %m%n
-
-rootLogger.level = warn
-rootLogger.appenderRefs = stdout
-rootLogger.appenderRef.stdout.ref = STDOUT
diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c29f479bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-test-logging/src/main/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<configuration>
+	<appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+		<encoder>
+			<pattern>%date %level %logger{1} [%thread] %msg%n</pattern>
+		</encoder>
+	</appender>
+
+	<!--
+	<logger name="org.deegree" level="INFO"/>
+	-->
+
+	<root level="WARN">
+		<appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+		<appender-ref ref="FILE" />
+	</root>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/pom.xml b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/pom.xml
index 5d2f26a7905..177308656fe 100644
--- a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/pom.xml
+++ b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/pom.xml
@@ -37,30 +37,6 @@
           </archive>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-resources</id>
-            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy-resources</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
-              <resources>
-                <resource>
-                  <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-                  <includes>
-                    <include>**/log4j2.properties</include>
-                  </includes>
-                </resource>
-              </resources>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
         <artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from deegree-services/deegree-webservices/src/main/resources/logback.xml
rename to deegree-services/deegree-webservices/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/classes/logback.xml