diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java
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index f1ab7b953..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerAdapter.java
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@@ -1,335 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-ant.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 The OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven.slf4j;
-
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
-import org.slf4j.helpers.MarkerIgnoringBase;
-import org.slf4j.helpers.MessageFormatter;
-
-/**
- * Created on 6/14/15.
- *
- * @author colezlaw
- */
-public class MavenLoggerAdapter extends MarkerIgnoringBase {
-
-    /**
-     * A reference to the Maven log.
-     */
-    private final Log log;
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a new Maven Logger Adapter.
-     *
-     * @param log the Maven log
-     */
-    public MavenLoggerAdapter(Log log) {
-        super();
-        this.log = log;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns true if trace is enabled.
-     *
-     * @return whether or not trace is enabled
-     */
-    @Override
-    public boolean isTraceEnabled() {
-        if (log != null) {
-            return log.isDebugEnabled();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void trace(String msg) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(msg);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void trace(String format, Object arg) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void trace(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg1, arg2).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void trace(String format, Object... arguments) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arguments).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void trace(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(msg, t);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-            t.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDebugEnabled() {
-        if (log != null) {
-            return log.isDebugEnabled();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void debug(String msg) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(msg);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void debug(String format, Object arg) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void debug(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg1, arg2).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void debug(String format, Object... arguments) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arguments).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void debug(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.debug(msg, t);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-            t.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isInfoEnabled() {
-        if (log != null) {
-            return log.isInfoEnabled();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void info(String msg) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.info(msg);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void info(String format, Object arg) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.info(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void info(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg1, arg2).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.info(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void info(String format, Object... arguments) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arguments).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.info(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void info(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.info(msg, t);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-            t.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isWarnEnabled() {
-        if (log != null) {
-            return log.isWarnEnabled();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void warn(String msg) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.warn(msg);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void warn(String format, Object arg) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.warn(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void warn(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg1, arg2).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.warn(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void warn(String format, Object... arguments) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arguments).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.warn(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void warn(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.warn(msg, t);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-            t.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isErrorEnabled() {
-        if (log != null) {
-            return log.isErrorEnabled();
-        }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void error(String msg) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.error(msg);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void error(String format, Object arg) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.error(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void error(String format, Object arg1, Object arg2) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arg1, arg2).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.error(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void error(String format, Object... arguments) {
-        final String message = MessageFormatter.format(format, arguments).getMessage();
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.error(message);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void error(String msg, Throwable t) {
-        if (log != null) {
-            log.error(msg, t);
-        } else {
-            System.out.println(msg);
-            t.printStackTrace();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerFactory.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerFactory.java
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index 639952939..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/MavenLoggerFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-ant.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 The OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven.slf4j;
-
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
-import org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-
-/**
- * Created on 6/14/15.
- *
- * @author colezlaw
- */
-public class MavenLoggerFactory implements ILoggerFactory {
-
-    /**
-     * A reference to the Maven log adapter.
-     */
-    private final MavenLoggerAdapter mavenLoggerAdapter;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs a new logger factory.
-     *
-     * @param log a reference to the Maven log
-     */
-    public MavenLoggerFactory(Log log) {
-        super();
-        this.mavenLoggerAdapter = new MavenLoggerAdapter(log);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the Maven Logger Adapter.
-     *
-     * @param name ignored in this implementation
-     * @return the maven logger adapter
-     */
-    @Override
-    public Logger getLogger(String name) {
-        return mavenLoggerAdapter;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/package-info.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/package-info.java
deleted file mode 100644
index ea82c377b..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/slf4j/package-info.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This package contains the the slf4j adapter that wraps the maven logger.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven.slf4j;
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.java
deleted file mode 100644
index af66c7ee3..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/StaticLoggerBinder.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-ant.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 The OWASP Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.slf4j.impl;
-
-import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
-import org.owasp.dependencycheck.maven.slf4j.MavenLoggerFactory;
-import org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory;
-import org.slf4j.spi.LoggerFactoryBinder;
-
-/**
- * The binding of org.slf4j.LoggerFactory class with an actual instance of
- * org.slf4j.ILoggerFactory is performed using information returned by this
- * class.
- *
- * @author colezlaw
- */
-//CSOFF: FinalClass
-public class StaticLoggerBinder implements LoggerFactoryBinder {
-//CSON: FinalClass
-
-    /**
-     * The unique instance of this class
-     */
-    private static final StaticLoggerBinder SINGLETON = new StaticLoggerBinder();
-
-    /**
-     * Return the singleton of this class.
-     *
-     * @return the StaticLoggerBinder singleton
-     */
-    public static final StaticLoggerBinder getSingleton() {
-        return SINGLETON;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Maven mojos have their own logger, so we'll use one of those.
-     */
-    private Log log = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Set the Task which will this is to log through.
-     *
-     * @param log the task through which to log
-     */
-    public void setLog(Log log) {
-        this.log = log;
-        loggerFactory = new MavenLoggerFactory(log);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Declare the version of the SLF4J API this implementation is compiled
-     * against. The value of this filed is usually modified with each release.
-     */
-    // to avoid constant folding by the compiler, this field must *not* be final
-    //CSOFF: StaticVariableName
-    //CSOFF: VisibilityModifier
-    public static String REQUESTED_API_VERSION = "1.7.12"; // final
-    //CSON: VisibilityModifier
-    //CSON: StaticVariableName
-
-    /**
-     * The logger factory class string.
-     */
-    private static final String LOGGER_FACTORY_CLASS = MavenLoggerFactory.class.getName();
-
-    /**
-     * The ILoggerFactory instance returned by the {@link #getLoggerFactory}
-     * method should always be the same object
-     */
-    private ILoggerFactory loggerFactory;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructs the static logger factory.
-     */
-    private StaticLoggerBinder() {
-        loggerFactory = new MavenLoggerFactory(log);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the logger factory.
-     *
-     * @return the logger factory
-     */
-    @Override
-    public ILoggerFactory getLoggerFactory() {
-        return loggerFactory;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the logger factory class string.
-     *
-     * @return the logger factory class string
-     */
-    @Override
-    public String getLoggerFactoryClassStr() {
-        return LOGGER_FACTORY_CLASS;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/package-info.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/package-info.java
deleted file mode 100644
index cf998d0da..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/package-info.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This package contains the static binder for the slf4j-maven logger.
- */
-package org.slf4j.impl;