diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 4340a42..75f307a 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 
 ==========================================================================
 The Apache License, Version 2.0 applies to the following libraries:
-commons-logging, log4j
+commons-logging
 
 ==========================================================================
 The following license applies to the junit library
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8da30c2..fae54a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -386,31 +386,6 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.15</version>
-      <scope>runtime</scope>
-      <exclusions>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>com.sun.jdmk</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jmxtools</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>com.sun.jmx</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jmxri</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>
-          <artifactId>jms</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-        <exclusion>
-          <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>
-          <artifactId>mail</artifactId>
-        </exclusion>
-      </exclusions>
-    </dependency>
-
-    <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
       <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
       <version>1.8.5</version>