diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 825552ded72..b93f704b4a5 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@
                 <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
                 <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>log4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2.17</version>
-            </dependency>
 
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.pdfbox</groupId>
diff --git a/preflight/pom.xml b/preflight/pom.xml
index 1110b612fa9..d7cdc12df6a 100644
--- a/preflight/pom.xml
+++ b/preflight/pom.xml
@@ -207,11 +207,6 @@
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<!-- TODO find a suitable place to store the isator test pdfs <dependency> 
 			<groupId>org.pdfa</groupId> <artifactId>isartor</artifactId> <version>1.0-20080813</version> 
 			<scope>test</scope> </dependency> -->