diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c08cab87..368da93f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 		<antlr.version>2.7.7</antlr.version>
 		<apache-shiro.version>1.9.1</apache-shiro.version>
 		<cache-api.version>1.1.1</cache-api.version>
-		<log4j.version>2.18.0</log4j.version>
 		<multithreadedtc.version>1.01</multithreadedtc.version>
 		<snappy.version>0.4</snappy.version>
 		<springdata.commons>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</springdata.commons>
@@ -99,8 +98,9 @@
 			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
 		</repository>
 
+<!--
 		<repository>
-			<id>geode-snapshot</id>
+			<id>apache-geode-snapshots</id>
 			<name>Apache Geode Snapshots</name>
 			<url>https://maven.apachegeode-ci.info/snapshots</url>
 			<snapshots>
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 				<enabled>true</enabled>
 			</releases>
 		</repository>
+-->
 
 <!--
 		<repository>