diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
index c4a3f95660..8633366b8d 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystem.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends Slf4JLoggingSystem {
 		}
 		super.beforeInitialize();
 		loggerContext.getTurboFilterList().add(FILTER);
-		configureJBossLoggingToUseSlf4j();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -208,10 +207,6 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystem extends Slf4JLoggingSystem {
 		loadConfiguration(initializationContext, getSelfInitializationConfig(), null);
 	}
 
-	private void configureJBossLoggingToUseSlf4j() {
-		System.setProperty("org.jboss.logging.provider", "slf4j");
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public List<LoggerConfiguration> getLoggerConfigurations() {
 		List<LoggerConfiguration> result = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
index e1230eb98d..ea0470f611 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/logback/LogbackLoggingSystemTests.java
@@ -253,12 +253,6 @@ public class LogbackLoggingSystemTests extends AbstractLoggingSystemTests {
 		assertThat(output).contains("Hello debug world");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void jbossLoggingIsConfiguredToUseSlf4j() {
-		this.loggingSystem.beforeInitialize();
-		assertThat(System.getProperty("org.jboss.logging.provider")).isEqualTo("slf4j");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void bridgeHandlerLifecycle() {
 		assertThat(bridgeHandlerInstalled()).isFalse();