diff --git a/framework/dependencies.yml b/framework/dependencies.yml
index 4785f7a1de..949a123ffb 100644
--- a/framework/dependencies.yml
+++ b/framework/dependencies.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require:    &allDependencies
     - com.google.code.gson -> gson 2.8.9
     - com.jamonapi -> jamon 2.82
     - com.ning -> async-http-client 1.9.40
-    - commons-beanutils 1.9.4 
+    - commons-beanutils 1.9.4
     - commons-codec 1.15
     - org.apache.commons -> commons-email 1.5
     - commons-fileupload 1.4
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ require:    &allDependencies
     - io.netty -> netty 3.10.6.Final
     - org.postgresql -> postgresql 42.3.1
     - org.slf4j -> slf4j-api 1.7.33
-    - org.slf4j -> slf4j-log4j12 1.7.33
     - org.apache.logging.log4j -> log4j-slf4j-impl 2.17.1
     - org.yaml -> snakeyaml 1.30
     - net.spy -> spymemcached 2.12.3
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ repositories:
         type:       local
         artifact:   "${play.path}/framework/lib/[artifact]-[revision].jar"
         contains:   *allDependencies
-        
+
     - playCoreCrud:
         type:       local
         artifact:   "${play.path}/modules/crud"
@@ -104,16 +103,16 @@ repositories:
         artifact:   "${play.path}/modules/secure"
         contains:
             - play -> secure $version
-            
+
     - playCoreDocviewer:
         type:       local
         artifact:   "${play.path}/modules/docviewer"
         contains:
             - play -> docviewer $version
 
-    - playModules:  
+    - playModules:
         type:       chain
-        using:            
+        using:
             - playLocalModules:
                 type:       local
                 descriptor: "${play.path}/modules/[module]-[revision]/conf/dependencies.yml"
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ repositories:
                 type:       http
                 descriptor: "https://www.playframework.com/modules/repo/[module]/[revision]/dependencies.yml"
                 artifact:   "https://www.playframework.com/modules/[module]-[revision].zip"
-                
+
         contains:
             - play -> *
 
diff --git a/framework/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.32.jar b/framework/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.32.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index b16a0785b6..0000000000
Binary files a/framework/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.32.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/framework/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.33.jar b/framework/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.33.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 808eea16ff..0000000000
Binary files a/framework/lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.33.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/framework/test-src/play/LoggerTest.java b/framework/test-src/play/LoggerTest.java
index e97e30af32..09f062d487 100755
--- a/framework/test-src/play/LoggerTest.java
+++ b/framework/test-src/play/LoggerTest.java
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public void tearDown() throws Exception {
     @Test
     public void testInitWithPropertiesForDefaultRoot() {
         //given
-        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsoluteFile() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
+        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
+
         Logger.log4j = null;
         init();
         //when
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public void testInitWithPropertiesForDefaultRoot() {
     @Test
     public void testInitWithPropertiesForCustom() {
         //given
-        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsoluteFile() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
+        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
         Logger.log4j = null;
         init();
         //when
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ public void testInitWithPropertiesForCustom() {
     @Test
     public void testInitWithPropertiesForPlay() {
         //given
-        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsoluteFile() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
+        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties");
         Logger.log4j = null;
         init();
         //when
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ public void testInitWithPropertiesForPlay() {
     @Test
     public void testInitWithXMLForCustom() {
         //given
-        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsoluteFile() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml");
+        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml");
         Logger.log4j = null;
         init();
         //when
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public void testInitWithXMLForCustom() {
     @Test
     public void testInitWithXMLForPlay() {
         //given
-        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsoluteFile() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml");
+        Play.configuration.put(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME, Play.applicationPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml");
         Logger.log4j = null;
         init();
         //when
@@ -155,9 +156,16 @@ private void init() {
             @Override
             public URL getLog4jConf() {
                 try {
+                    System.out.println(Play.configuration.getProperty(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME));
+
+                    File f =  new File(Play.configuration.getProperty(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME));
+                    System.out.println("f="+ f.getAbsolutePath());
+                    System.out.println("f="+ f.toURI());
+                    System.out.println("f="+ f.toURI().toURL());
+
                     return new File(Play.configuration.getProperty(APPLICATION_LOG_PATH_PROPERTYNAME)).toURI().toURL();
                 } catch (MalformedURLException ignored) {
-
+                    System.out.println("e="+ e.getMessage());
                 }
                 return super.getLog4jConf();
             }
diff --git a/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties b/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties
index 4cb01b92f4..ef18fd79ec 100755
--- a/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties
+++ b/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.properties
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-# appender Console
-appender.console.type = Console
-appender.console.name = STDOUT
-appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.console.layout.pattern = %d [%t] %p %c - %m%n
-appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
-appender.console.filter.threshold.level = INFO
-# play logger
-logger.app.name = play
-logger.app.level = INFO
-# play logger
-logger.custom.name = logtest.properties
-logger.custom.level = WARN
-# root logger
-rootLogger.level = DEBUG
-rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = STDOUT
\ No newline at end of file
+# appender Console
+appender.console.type = Console
+appender.console.name = STDOUT
+appender.console.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.console.layout.pattern = %d [%t] %p %c - %m%n
+appender.console.filter.threshold.type = ThresholdFilter
+appender.console.filter.threshold.level = INFO
+# play logger
+logger.app.name = play
+logger.app.level = INFO
+# play logger
+logger.custom.name = logtest.properties
+logger.custom.level = WARN
+# root logger
+rootLogger.level = DEBUG
+rootLogger.appenderRef.console.ref = STDOUT
+
diff --git a/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml b/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml
index 2c267f6ee2..8c67108e9f 100755
--- a/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml
+++ b/framework/test-src/play/testlog4j.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-<Configuration name="ConfigTest" status="ERROR" monitorInterval="5">
-    <Appenders>
-
-        <SystemPropertyArbiter propertyName="env" propertyValue="dev">
-            <Console name="Out">
-                <PatternLayout pattern="%m%n"/>
-            </Console>
-        </SystemPropertyArbiter>
-        <SystemPropertyArbiter propertyName="env" propertyValue="prod">
-            <List name="Out">
-            </List>
-        </SystemPropertyArbiter>
-
-    </Appenders>
-    <Loggers>
-        <Logger name="logtest.xml" level="trace" >
-            <AppenderRef ref="Out"/>
-        </Logger>
-        <Root level="debug">
-            <AppenderRef ref="Out"/>
-        </Root>
-    </Loggers>
-</Configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
+<Configuration name="ConfigTest" status="ERROR" monitorInterval="5">
+    <Appenders>
+
+        <SystemPropertyArbiter propertyName="env" propertyValue="dev">
+            <Console name="Out">
+                <PatternLayout pattern="%m%n"/>
+            </Console>
+        </SystemPropertyArbiter>
+        <SystemPropertyArbiter propertyName="env" propertyValue="prod">
+            <List name="Out">
+            </List>
+        </SystemPropertyArbiter>
+
+    </Appenders>
+    <Loggers>
+        <Logger name="logtest.xml" level="trace" >
+            <AppenderRef ref="Out"/>
+        </Logger>
+        <Root level="debug">
+            <AppenderRef ref="Out"/>
+        </Root>
+    </Loggers>
+</Configuration>