diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 522ee90..d52a2d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.17</version>
+			<version>${log4j.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
@@ -470,11 +470,6 @@
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
 			<version>${commons.io.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>${log4j.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>