diff --git a/jpo-ode-plugins/pom.xml b/jpo-ode-plugins/pom.xml
index fe9ab0b77..2cd532973 100644
--- a/jpo-ode-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/jpo-ode-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@
       <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     -->
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-        <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.13</version>
-    </dependency>
-
   </dependencies>
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1e5768bd..3a04df47f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-          <artifactId>log4j-to-slf4j</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -116,11 +110,6 @@
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>
-      <dependency>
-        <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-        <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.13</version>
-      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>