diff --git a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
index 9039c7203..14a8b7d96 100644
--- a/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-neo4j-rest/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
             <version>${neo4j.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
           <exclusions>
+              <exclusion>
+                  <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+              </exclusion>
+
               <exclusion>
                   <groupId>org.neo4j</groupId>
                   <artifactId>neo4j</artifactId>