diff --git a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/spring-geode-samples-caching-httpsession.gradle b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/spring-geode-samples-caching-httpsession.gradle
index e45715f9..549ddc11 100644
--- a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/spring-geode-samples-caching-httpsession.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/spring-geode-samples-caching-httpsession.gradle
@@ -6,27 +6,20 @@ dependencies {
 
 	compile project(":spring-geode-starter")
 
-	compile ("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web") {
-		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
-	}
+	compile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web"
 
 //	runtime project(":spring-geode-starter-session")
 
-	runtime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf") {
-		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
-	}
-
-	runtime ("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat") {
-		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
-	}
-
-	testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
-		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-to-slf4j"
-	}
+	runtime "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf"
+	runtime "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat"
 
 	testCompile project(":spring-geode-starter-session")
 
-	testCompile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test"
+	testCompile "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test"
+
+	testCompile("org.springframework.data:spring-data-geode-test") {
+		exclude group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-core"
+	}
 
 }