diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 02750f668..2c1eff2fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
             <version>1.1.2</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
-                    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>log4j12</artifactId>
                 </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>