diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c175ce9d957e871ec2a92a7d6e0377ecf7b3be4..07dafc6e6897ba59982c7d3ceb27b8be9b1b95bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,17 +50,7 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-api </artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.6</version>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.7.6</version>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.tango-controls</groupId>