diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bb94b7c6..c1f21d987 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <artifactId>mailapi</artifactId>
                 <version>1.5.2</version>
             </dependency>
-            <dependency>
-                <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-                <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-                <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>